putting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
   putt.
   
   • his putting let him down today
2. verb put into a certain place or abstract location
   set; pose; place; lay; put; position.
   
   • Put your things here
   • Set the tray down
   • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
   • Place emphasis on a certain point
3. verb cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
   put.
   
   • That song put me in awful good humor
   • put your ideas in writing
4. verb formulate in a particular style or language
   put; redact; frame; couch; cast.
   
   • I wouldn't put it that way
   • She cast her request in very polite language
5. verb attribute or give
   put; assign.
   
   • She put too much emphasis on her the last statement
   • He put all his efforts into this job
   • The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story
6. verb make an investment
   put; invest; place; commit.
   
   • Put money into bonds
7. verb estimate
   put; set; place.
   
   • We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
8. verb cause (someone) to undergo something
   put.
   
   • He put her to the torture
9. verb adapt
   put.
   
   • put these words to music
10. verb arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
    put; order; set up; arrange.
    
    • arrange my schedule
    • set up one's life
    • I put these memories with those of bygone times

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