putting

Verb

put (third-person singular simple present puts, present participle putting, simple past put, past participle put or (UK dialectal) putten)

1. To physically place (sth or sb swh).
   • She put her books on the table.

   Synonyms:

   locate

2. To place in abstract; to attach or attribute; to assign.
   • The government put restrictions on vehicle imports.
3. To bring or set (into a certain relation, state or condition).
   • Theſe Verſes Originally Greek, were put in Latin,1670, John Milton, “The [First] Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 11
4. To express (something in a certain manner).
   • When you put it that way, I guess I can see your point.
5. To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention.
   • I put it to you, Sir, that you are a thief and a liar.
6. To set as a calculation or estimate.
   • They have put the cost of repairs at around £10 million.

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Verb (1)

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putted)

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.1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC

Verb (2)

putt (third-person singular simple present putts, present participle putting, simple past and past participle putted)

1. To make a putting sound.
2. (slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
3. To move along slowly.

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