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Definition of putty noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

putty

noun

NAmE//ˈpʌt̮i//

[uncountable]

a soft sticky substance that becomes hard when it is dry and that is used for fastening glass into window frames He looked very ill and his face was the color of putty (= gray).

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(like) putty in somebody's hands

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easily controlled or influenced by another person She'll persuade him. He's like putty in her hands.

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(like) putty in somebody's hands

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put together phrasal verb
put toward phrasal verb
putty noun
put under phrasal verb
put up phrasal verb