Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
potter around — verb move around aimlessly • Syn: ↑putter, ↑potter, ↑putter around • Derivationally related forms: ↑potterer (for: ↑potter), ↑putterer ( … Useful english dictionary
putter — See potter. See potter, putter … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
potter — See potter, putter … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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 — keep busy in a rather useless way, 1877 alteration of POTTER (Cf. potter) (q.v.) … Etymology dictionary
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
potter — meaning ‘to occupy oneself in a desultory but pleasurable way’, is normally used with about or around. Its inflected forms are pottered, pottering. In AmE the usual spelling is putter … Modern English usage
putter around — verb move around aimlessly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑putter, ↑potter, ↑potter around • Derivationally related forms: ↑potterer (for: ↑potter), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 — 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
