Definition of putting | Bee Dictionary of English

n hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter; he didn't sink a single putt over three feet"
his putting let him down today
v put into a certain place or abstract location
v cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation
v formulate in a particular style or language
v attribute or give
v make an investment
v estimate
v cause (someone) to undergo something
v adapt
v arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

For 95 years, actresses at the Takarazuka Grand Theater outside Osaka have been putting on live shows with enough glitter to make Liberace's eyes water.
A century later, the consequences of putting every living soul on gas-powered wheels are piling up, from the air over our cities to the sand under our soldiers' boots.

Jaso putting it together at plate in June
John Jaso is batting .366 with a .481 on-base percentage in 12 games this June, putting him on pace to have the best month of his career.
June 20, 2013 - Oakland A's
Man putting boat in water winds up depositing truck and trailer in river too
NASHUA – A man putting his boat into the Merrimack River on Wednesday wound up losing his trailer and Chevrolet truck into the water as well. John Pragosa was backing up his 2004 Chevy SS modified pickup truck, worth more than $30,000, toward the river with a 1962 hydroplane boat that he just finished restoring on a trailer. The river’s current began pulling the boat downstream, so Pragosa put ...
June 19, 2013 - The Nashua Telegraph
We’re Putting A Price On Carbon, But Is It Making A Difference?
More than 20% of global emissions are now either taxed or traded. But the question remains: will adding economic incentives to cleaner energy actually work? Putting a price on carbon emissions is seen as crucial to curbing climate change. And the good news is that much of the world is doing just that (though not the U.S. ). A new report from the World Bank identifies 40 national, and 20 sub ...
June 19, 2013 - Fast Company Magazine

Vladimir Putin in The Associated Press
I understand that back home police are putting people in prison,Putin said, drawing a laugh from Clinton. "That's their job. I'm counting on the fact that the positive trend seen in the relationship will not be harmed by these events."
President Bush in CNN
Steroids have sullied the game, and players and the owners must take the Mitchell report seriously; I'm confident they will,Bush said. "And my hope is that this report is a part of putting the 'steroid era' of baseball behind us."
Joe Biden in New York Times
In brief remarks before a meeting at the residence of Gen. Ray Odierno, the top United States military commander in Iraq, Mr. Biden said: "The country is in a position where it looks like the most difficult thing is putting the government together....

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