Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

sink-a-putt

verb
/sɪŋk ə pʌt/
Definition
To successfully strike a golf ball into the hole on the putting green with one stroke.
Examples
  • After a long day on the green, I finally managed to sink a putt on the last hole.
  • He practiced his short game every afternoon in hopes of sinking more putts during the tournament.
  • The key to winning was to sink a putt from ten feet away.
Meaning
The phrase ‘sink-a-putt’ is commonly used in golf to describe the action of getting the ball into the hole from the putting surface.
Synonyms
  • make a putt
  • hole a putt
  • finish a hole