Learner's definition of PUTTY
[noncount]
: a soft, sticky substance that becomes hard when it dries and that is used for holding glass in window frames or for filling small holes in wood（用于固定窗玻璃或填充木孔的）油灰，泥子
putty in your hands
◊ If someone is putty in your hands, you are able to control that person very easily.任某人摆布
— putty
verb putties; puttied; puttying [+ object]