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Putted vs Rutted - What's the difference?

putted | rutted |

As verbs the difference between putted and rutted

is that putted is past tense of putt while rutted is past tense of rut.

As an adjective rutted is

marked or grooved with ruts.

putted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (putt)

    • putt

    English

    Etymology 1

    (en)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.
    • Related terms
    * pitch and putt * putter * putting green

    Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
  • (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a putt sound.
  • (motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
  • To move along slowly.

    • rutted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (rut)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a road etc) Marked or grooved with ruts.
  • * 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 413:
    • It was as much as part of her days as stale bread and the blisters on her toes after a long day of walking the hard, rutted road.