putter

putt·er¹

P0679900 (pŭt′ər)n.1. A short golf club used for putting.2. A golfer who is putting.

put·ter²

P0679900 (pŭt′ər)v. put·tered, put·ter·ing, put·ters v.intr.1. To occupy oneself with minor or unimportant tasks.2. To walk or move in an unhurried or casual manner.v.tr. To spend (time) doing minor or unimportant activities: puttered away the hours in the garden.

[Probably alteration of potter, probably frequentative of Middle English poten, to poke, push, from Old English potian.]

put′ter·er n.

put·ter³

P0679900 (pŭt′ər)v.intr. put·tered, put·ter·ing, put·ters 1. To make a repeated or intermittent sound like that of a small gasoline engine.2. To move while making such a sound.

[From putt-putt.]

putter

(ˈpʌtə) n1. (Golf) a club for putting, usually having a solid metal head2. (Golf) a golfer who putts

putter

(ˈpʌtə) vb1. (intr;often foll by about or around) to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner2. (intr;often foll by along or about) to move with little energy or direction: to putter about town. 3. (usually foll by: away) to waste (time)nthe act of puttering Equivalent term (in Britain and certain other countries): potter [C16 (in the sense: to poke repeatedly): from Old English potian to thrust; see put]

putter

(ˈpʊtə) n1. a person who puts: the putter of a question. 2. (Athletics (Track & Field)) a person who puts the shot

put•ter¹

(ˈpʌt ər)

v.i. to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner. Also, esp. Brit., potter. [1875–80; variant of potter²] put′ter•er, n. put′ter•ing•ly, adv.

putt•er²

(ˈpʌt ər)

n. 1. a golf club used in putting. 2. a person who putts a golf ball. [1735–45]

put•ter³

(ˈpʊt ər)

n. a person or thing that puts. [1810–20]

putter

Past participle: puttered
Gerund: puttering

Imperative
putter
putter

Present
I putter
you putter
he/she/it putters
we putter
you putter
they putter

Preterite
I puttered
you puttered
he/she/it puttered
we puttered
you puttered
they puttered

Present Continuous
I am puttering
you are puttering
he/she/it is puttering
we are puttering
you are puttering
they are puttering

Present Perfect
I have puttered
you have puttered
he/she/it has puttered
we have puttered
you have puttered
they have puttered

Past Continuous
I was puttering
you were puttering
he/she/it was puttering
we were puttering
you were puttering
they were puttering

Past Perfect
I had puttered
you had puttered
he/she/it had puttered
we had puttered
you had puttered
they had puttered

Future
I will putter
you will putter
he/she/it will putter
we will putter
you will putter
they will putter

Future Perfect
I will have puttered
you will have puttered
he/she/it will have puttered
we will have puttered
you will have puttered
they will have puttered

Future Continuous
I will be puttering
you will be puttering
he/she/it will be puttering
we will be puttering
you will be puttering
they will be puttering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been puttering
you have been puttering
he/she/it has been puttering
we have been puttering
you have been puttering
they have been puttering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been puttering
you will have been puttering
he/she/it will have been puttering
we will have been puttering
you will have been puttering
they will have been puttering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been puttering
you had been puttering
he/she/it had been puttering
we had been puttering
you had been puttering
they had been puttering

Conditional
I would putter
you would putter
he/she/it would putter
we would putter
you would putter
they would putter

Past Conditional
I would have puttered
you would have puttered
he/she/it would have puttered
we would have puttered
you would have puttered
they would have puttered

putter

Club used for putting.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	putter - a golfer who is putting golf player, golfer, linksman - someone who plays the game of golf
	2.	putter - the iron normally used on the putting greenputting ironiron - a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head
Verb	1.	putter - work lightly; "The old lady is pottering around in the garden"potterbusy, occupy - keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
	2.	putter - do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"monkey around, muck about, muck around, potter, tinker, mess around, monkeypuddle - mess around, as in a liquid or paste; "The children are having fun puddling in paint"work - exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
	3.	putter - move around aimlesslypotter around, putter around, pottermove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"

putter

verb1. To waste time by engaging in aimless activity:doodle, fool.Informal: fool around, mess around.2. To be nervously or uselessly active:bustle, fuss.Informal: mess around.3. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion:fiddle, fidget, fool, monkey, play, tinker, toy, trifle, twiddle.

Translations

轻击棒

putt

(pat) verb (in golf) to send a ball gently forward when aiming for the hole. （高尔夫球）轻击球 ˈputter noun a golf-club used for putting. （高尔夫球的）轻击棒

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putter along

1. To move forward at a listless pace or in an aimless manner. You can still see my granddad puttering along into town each morning, the same way he's done every morning for the last 30 years. I hate it when people potter along in the bike lane when I'm trying to get to work each morning. Go to the countryside if you're looking for a leisurely bike ride!2. To continue or make progress at a steady, consistent pace, especially one that is neither particularly fast nor slow. The economy has been puttering along for a while now, and while it continues to make gains, it is not accelerating at the pace many economists say is needed to recover from the recession. Our business has been puttering along. We haven't exploded into success, but we're making good growth each month.See also: putter

putter about

To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad puttering about in that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just puttering about.See also: putter

putter around

To move from place to place, doing trivial, random, or aimless tasks or activities. It makes me sad thinking of my granddad puttering around that big old house all by himself. I didn't have a specific plan while I was in London, so I spent most of the time just puttering around.See also: around, putter

putter around

and putter aboutto do little things of little consequence; to do small tasks as found around the house. I spent all of Saturday just puttering around, not really getting anything done. I stayed home and puttered about during my vacation.See also: around, putter

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verb to waste time by engaging in aimless activity

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verb to be nervously or uselessly active

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verb to move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion

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noun a golfer who is putting

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noun the iron normally used on the putting green

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verb work lightly

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verb do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

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verb move around aimlessly

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