Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game.
- noun a heavy stone used in the game of putting.
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- verb Present participle of
put . - noun The action of the verb to put.
- verb Present participle of
putt . - noun The action of the verb to
putt . - noun golf A variety of
golf in which balls are tapped into holes over short distances using aputter .
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- noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
Etymologies
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Examples
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But isn't "risk off" the same thing as selling out of your positions or putting on shorts, and doesn't the phrase "putting risk back on" really mean "buying" or getting back in the market?
Forbes.com: News ETFChannel.com 2011
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A key part of Mr. Cook's creative process is what he called "putting my mind in neutral," which he achieves by playing the piano up to an hour a day.
The Reigning Whiz of Artisanal Cheese J.S. Marcus 2012
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That's what I call putting the fun and funda back in fundamentalism.
Curlicues: The End of Straight-Ahead Cycling? BikeSnobNYC 2008
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The way we were painting--ignoring the little and sometimes big chips that remain--is what I call putting a bandage over things or finding a temporary solution to a bigger concern.
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The way we were painting--ignoring the little and sometimes big chips that remain--is what I call putting a bandage over things or finding a temporary solution to a bigger concern.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Now, stop sliding is what you call putting the best face on bad news.
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“That is what they call putting a stop on the instrument,” he remarked, by way of explanation.
The Honor of the Name �mile Gaboriau 2003
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"That's what we call putting two and two together," said the Parson.
International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various
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That's what I call putting the face of a joke upon the body of a truth.
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Being one who can idle with no grace whatever she was engaged in what she called putting the place to rights.
Somewhere in Red Gap Harry Leon Wilson 1903
oroboros commented on the word putting
Golf stroke; placing.
November 22, 2007