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golf
(gŏlf, gôlf)n.
A game played on a large outdoor course with a series of 9 or 18 holes spaced far apart, the object being to propel a small, hard ball with the use of various clubs into each hole with as few strokes as possible.
v. golfed, golf·ing, golfs
v.intr.
To play this game: She golfed every day on her vacation.
v.tr.
To play this game at (a location): He golfed 18 holes this morning. I golfed the municipal course last Saturday.
[Middle English.]
golf′er n.
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golf
(ɡɒlf)n
(Golf)
a. a game played on a large open course, the object of which is to hit a ball using clubs, with as few strokes as possible, into each of usually 18 holes
b. (as modifier): a golf bag.
vb
(Golf) (intr) to play golf
[C15: perhaps from Middle Dutch colf club]
Golf
(ɡɒlf)n
(Telecommunications) communications a code word for the letter g
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
golf
(gɒlf, gɔlf; Brit. also gɒf)n.
1. a game in which clubs are used to hit a small ball into a series of holes, usu. 9 or 18, situated over a course, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
v.i. 2. to play golf.
[1425–75]
golf′er, n.
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Golf
See Also: SPORTS
- Addressed his ball as if he were stroking a cat —P. G. Wodehouse Wodehouse, known for his humorous golf stories, not surprisingly coined many funny golf similes.
- The ball breasting the hill like some untamed jack-rabbit of the California prairie —P. G. Wodehouse
- Before making a shot, he would inspect his enormous bag of clubs and take out one after another, slowly, as if he were playing spillikens —P. G. Wodehouse
- Brooded over each shot like one whose heart is bowed down by bad news from home —P. G. Wodehouse
- Drove as if he were cracking a whip —P. G. Wodehouse
- Golf is like a love affair: if you don’t take it seriously, it’s no fun. If you do take it seriously, it breaks your heart —Arnold Daly, Reader’s Digest, November, 1933
- He stood over his ball, pawing at it with his driving-iron like a cat investigating a tortoise —P. G. Wodehouse
- He whiffed that baby [the ball] so bad he torqued like a licorice twist and found his head looking straight behind him like a cockatoo —Joseph Wambaugh
- I’m playing like Tarzan and scoring like Jane —Chi Chi Rodriguez quoted in the 1987 Masters tournament by Dick Schaap
- A man … with thirty-eight golfless years behind him … loses all sense of proportion [when he takes up the game] … like a fly that happens to be sitting on the wall of the dam just when the crack comes —P. G. Wodehouse
- Scooped with his mashie as if he were ladling soup —P. G. Wodehouse
- Stood addressing his ball [to tee off] like Lot’s wife just after she had been turned into a pillar of salt —P. G. Wodehouse
- That poor golf ball … perched on the tee, as naked as a quarterback without a helmet —Dave Anderson, New York Times/Sports of the Times, May 11, 1987
- Wielded his midiron like one killing snakes —P. G. Wodehouse
- With infinite caution, like one suspecting a trap of some kind, he selected clubs from his bulging bag —P. G. Wodehouse
Similes Dictionary, 1st Edition. © 1988 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
golf
Past participle: golfed
Gerund: golfing
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| Noun | 1. |  golf - 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 holesoutdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors professional golf - playing golf for money round of golf, round - the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" 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 approach shot, approach - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green" driving iron, one iron - (golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face 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; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course" scorecard, card - (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" 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; "it was a good drive but the ball ended up in a divot" greenskeeper - someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course stroke - (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club; "Nicklaus won by three strokes" 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; "a par-5 hole"; "par for this course is 72" address - adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting tee off - strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par ace - play (a hole) in one stroke eagle - shoot in two strokes under par hole up - score a hole in one carry - cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green" toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" putt - hit a putt; "he lost because he putted so poorly" heel - strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball" toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" 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 |
| Verb | 1. | golf - play golf play - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" |
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golf
Golf terms
ace (U.S.), air shot or fresh air shot, albatross, approach, apron, back nine (chiefly U.S.), backswing, bag, ball, bandit, better-ball, birdie, blade, bogey, borrow, bunker, trap, or (esp. U.S. & Canad.) sand trap, caddie, caddie car, carry, casual water, chip, club, clubhouse, course, cup, cut, divot, dormie, downswing, draw, drive, driver, driving range, duff, eagle, fade, fairway, fluff, foozle, fore, four-ball, foursome, front nine (chiefly U.S.), gimme, green, green fee, green keeper, greensome, grip, half, half shot, handicap, hazard, heel, hole, hole in one, honour, hook, hosel, iron, ladies' tee, lag, lie, links, local rules, loft, long iron, marker, match play, medal play, medal tee, midiron, nine-hole course, nineteenth hole, par, pin, pitch and run, pitching wedge, pitch shot, play through, plus fours, plus twos, practice swing, pull, putt, putter, putting green, rabbit, recovery, rough, round, rub of the green, run, Royal and Ancient or R & A, sand wedge, sclaff, score, score card, scratch, shaft, shank, short iron, single, slice, slow play, spoon, Stableford system, stance, stroke, stroke play, stymie, sweetspot, swing, take-away, tee, thin, tiger, threesome, top, trolley, waggle, wedge, wood, yipsCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
gholf
لُعْبَةُ الـجُولْفلُعْبَة الغولْفيَلْعَب الغولْف
Голф
golfhrát golf
golf
golfo
golfGustav
گلف
golfGideon
golf
golfgolfozik
golf
golfleika golf
ゴルフ
골프
golfasgolfo aikštelėgolfo klubasgolfo lazdagolfo žaidėjas
golfsspēlēt golfu
hrať golf
golf
голф
golf
กอล์ฟกีฬากอล์ฟ
golfgolf oynamak
гольф
golfmôn chơi gôn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
golf
[ˈgɒlf] n → golf mto play golf → jouer au golf
My dad plays golf → Mon père joue au golf.golf ball n
(on typewriter) → boule fgolf club n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
golf
n → Golf nt
vi → Golf spielen
golf
:golf bag
n → Golftasche f
golf ball
n
→ Golfball m
(on typewriter) → Kugelkopf m; golf-ball printer → Kugelkopfdrucker m
golf club
golf course
n → Golfplatz m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
golf
(golf) noun a game in which a small white ball is hit across open ground and into small holes by means of golf-clubs. He plays golf every Sunday.
verb to play golf.
ˈgolfing nounˈgolfer noun
a person who plays golf. a keen golfer.
ˈgolf-club noun the long thin stick used to hit the ball in golf. He bought a new set of golf-clubs.
golf club a society of people who play golf, or the place where they meet. the local golf club.
golf course the place where golf is played.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
golf
→ لُعْبَةُ الـجُولْف golf golf Golf γκολφ golf golf golf golf golf ゴルフ 골프 golf golf golf golfe гольф golf กีฬากอล์ฟ golf môn chơi gôn 高尔夫球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Where can I play golf?
- Is there a public golf course near here?
- Do they rent out golf clubs? (US)
Do they hire out golf clubs? (UK)
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