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GOLF GAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
Synonyms:
golf; golf game
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("golf game" is a kind of...):
outdoor game (an athletic game that is played outdoors)
Domain member category:
toe (hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
heel (strike with the heel of the club)
putt (hit a putt)
putt (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter)
shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
toe (drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
carry (cover a certain distance or advance beyond)
hole up (score a hole in one)
eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)
caddie; caddy (act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player)
ace (play (a hole) in one stroke)
par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)
tee off (strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole)
address (adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting)
drive (strike with a driver, as in teeing off)
hole; hole out (hit the ball into the hole)
slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
sclaff (strike (the ground) in making a sclaff)
sclaff (strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first)
chip (play a chip shot)
birdie (shoot in one stroke under par)
double birdie; eagle (shoot two strokes under par)
double bogey (to shoot two strokes over par)
bogey (to shoot in one stroke over par)
dormie; dormy (in match play a side that stands as many holes ahead as there are holes remaining to be played)
greenside (adjacent to a putting green)
approach; approach shot (a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green)
chip; chip shot ((golf) a low running approach shot)
driving iron; one iron ((golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face)
club-head; club head; clubhead; golf-club head ((golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball)
golf course; links course (course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf)
golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)
driving range; golf range (a practice range for practicing golf shots)
heel ((golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft)
plus fours (men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf))
toe ((golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft)
wedge ((golf) an iron with considerable loft and a broad sole)
whip ((golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club)
loft ((golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air)
address (the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball)
scratch ((golf) a handicap of zero strokes)
card; scorecard ((golf) a record of scores (as in golf))
apron ((golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green)
divot (a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club))
divot ((golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke)
greenskeeper (someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course)
medal winner; medalist; medallist ((golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament)
stroke ((golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club)
birdie ((golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole)
bogey ((golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole)
double-bogey ((golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole)
eagle ((golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole)
double eagle ((golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole)
par ((golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "golf game"):
professional golf (playing golf for money)
round; round of golf (the activity of playing 18 holes of golf)
medal play; stroke play (golf scoring by total strokes taken)
match play (golf scoring by holes won)
miniature golf (a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles)
clock golf (a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole)
