drive for show, putt for dough
Long drive shots may look impressive, but putting accuracy on the green is most important in order to win.
putt
UK /pʌt/ US [pʰat]
verb 5noun 4
Collocations
2ADJ.
excellent, good
VERB + PUTT
made, missed
Definitions
noun
1
The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
verb
1
To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter.
There were the golfers. Was it possible that they were going on with their game? Yes, there was a fellow driving off from a tee, and that other group upon the green were surely putting for the hole.
noun
1
A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
2
A motorcycle.
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Synonyms
noun — hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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There were the golfers. Was it possible that they were going on with their game? Yes, there was a fellow driving off from a tee, and that other group upon the green were surely putting for the hole.
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We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir.
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Excellent putt.
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That was an excellent putt.
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Tom made a good putt.
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I missed the putt.
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i Register
In some senses, putt is marked as slang, obsolete, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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