putting

noun — 4 senses

putting

noun

US [ˈpʰʊɾɪŋ] · /ˈpʊtɪŋ/

Etymology From put + -ing.

1

Obsolete Instigation or incitement; enticement.

...and then if there be a putting in fear alſo, the clergy is ouſted in all the caſes mentiond in this ſtatute.1736, Matthew Hale, Historia Placitorum Coronæ, page 353:

2

The action or result of the verb put.

Related terms: forthputting, off-putting, offputting, shot putting, up-putting

putting

noun

/ˈpʌtɪŋ/ · [ˈpʰʌtɪŋ]

Etymology From putt + -ing.

1

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Usually The action of the verb to putt.

2

Golf, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Usually A variety of golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using a putter.

Derived terms: putting green
Related terms: crazy golf

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