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putter around — verb move around aimlessly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑putter, ↑potter, ↑potter around • Derivationally related forms: ↑potterer (for: ↑potter), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Putter — Put ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.] To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around in the garden. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
putter — v. (AE) (d; intr.) to putter around (to putter around the house) (BE has potter) * * * [ pʌtə] (AE) (d; intr.) to putter around (BE has potter; to putter around the house) … Combinatory dictionary
putter — [[t]pʌ̱tə(r)[/t]] putters, puttering, puttered 1) N COUNT A putter is a club used for hitting a golf ball a short distance once it is on the green. 2) VERB If you putter around, you do unimportant but quite enjoyable things, without hurrying.… … English dictionary
putter — put|ter1 [ˈpʌtə US ər] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: putt] a type of ↑golf club (=stick) , used to hit the ball a short distance towards or into the hole putter 2 putter2 v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: potter to putter… … Dictionary of contemporary English
putter — put|ter1 [ pʌtər ] noun count a special type of stick that is used in golf for hitting the ball a short distance along the ground toward the hole putter put|ter 2 [ pʌtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL to pass the time in a relaxed… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
putter — [v] dawdle doodle, fiddle, fritter, goof around*, loiter, mess, mess around*, niggle, poke*, potter*, puddle*, shuffle around, tinker*; concepts 87,210 Ant. execute … New thesaurus
putter — putter1 [poot′ər] n. a person or thing that puts putter2 [put′ər] n. Golf 1. a short, straight faced club used in putting: see GOLF CLUB 2. a person who putts putter3 [put′ər] vi. [var. of … English World dictionary
putter — Synonyms and related words: beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, coquet, dabble, dally, diddle, doodle, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle faddle, fidget with, finger with, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, footle, fribble, fritter away… … Moby Thesaurus
putter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. dabble, dawdle, idle, loaf, tinker, fiddle (inf.), monkey (inf.). See inactivity, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dawdle, fritter, poke; see loiter . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. tinker … English dictionary for students
