putty (redirected from be like putty in hands)

put·ty  (pt)

n. pl. put·ties

1.

a. A doughlike cement made by mixing whiting and linseed oil, used to fill holes in woodwork and secure panes of glass.

b. A substance with a similar consistency or function.

2. A fine lime cement used as a finishing coat on plaster.

3. A yellowish or light brownish gray to grayish yellow or light grayish brown.

tr.v. put·tied, put·ty·ing, put·ties

To fill, cover, or secure with putty.

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[French potée, polishing powder, from Old French, a potful, from pot, pot, from Vulgar Latin *pottus.]

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putty [ˈpʌtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a stiff paste made of whiting and linseed oil that is used to fix glass panes into frames and to fill cracks or holes in woodwork, etc.

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) any substance with a similar consistency, function, or appearance

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a mixture of lime and water with sand or plaster of Paris used on plaster as a finishing coat

4. (Engineering / Tools) (as modifier) a putty knife

5. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) See putty powder

6. a person who is easily influenced or persuaded he's putty in her hands

7. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a colour varying from a greyish-yellow to a greyish-brown or brownish-grey

b.  (as adjective) putty-coloured

up to putty Austral informal worthless or useless

vb -ties, -tying, -tied

(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (tr) to fix, fill, or coat with putty

[from French potée a potful]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	putty - a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass cement - something that hardens to act as adhesive material filler - used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
Verb	1.	putty - apply putty in order to fix or fill; "putty the window sash" apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"

Translations

putty [ˈpʌtɪ]

A. N → masilla f
to be putty in sb's hands → ser el muñeco de algn

B. CPD putty knife N → espátula f para masilla

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putty [ˈpʌti] n → mastic m
put-up job n → coup m monté
put-upon [ˈpʊtəpɒn] adj
I feel put-upon → Je trouve qu'on profite de moi.

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putty¹

n → Kitt m; he was putty in her hands → er war Wachs in ihren Händen

vt → kitten

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putty [ˈpʌtɪ] n (for windows) → stucco, mastice m da vetrai
to be putty in sb's hands (fig) → essere come la creta nelle mani di qn

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putty [ˈpʌtɪ] n (for windows) → stucco, mastice m da vetrai
to be putty in sb's hands (fig) → essere come la creta nelle mani di qn

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putty

n putty [ˈpati]

a type of paste made from ground chalk and oil, used to fix glass in windows etc. stopverf مَعْجونة لِتَثْبيت الزُّجاج маджун kyt kit der Kitt στόκος masilla kitt بتونه kitti mastic מֶרֶק पुटीन, पुट्टी, लेप gitt dempul kítti stucco パテ (접합제) 퍼티 kitas, glaistas tepe dempul stopverf kitt, sparkelmasse kit betume chit замазка git kit staklarski git kitt, spackel ปูนอุดรอยรั่ว cam macunu 油灰 замазка для вікон; шпаклівка سفيدہ اور السي تيل کا مرکب جو کھڑکي وغيرہ ميں شيشہ فٹ کرنے کے کام آتا ہے vữa, mát-tít 腻子，油灰