Usually means: Small engine sound or movement.
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We found 13 dictionaries that define the word put-put:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. put-put: Merriam-Webster
  2. put-put: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. put-put: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. put-put, put-put: Collins English Dictionary
  5. put-put: Vocabulary.com
  6. put-put: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. put-put: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. put-put: Dictionary.com
  9. put-put: Rhymezone
  10. put-put: FreeDictionary.org
  11. put-put: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. put-put: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Put-Put: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See put-puts as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (put-put)

noun:  a small gasoline engine (as on motor boat)


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