English > golf shot: 1 sense > noun 1, act| Meaning | The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it. |
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| Synonyms | golf stroke, swing |
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| Narrower | approach, approach shot | A relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green |
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| downswing | A swing downward of a golf club |
| drive, driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver |
| explosion | A golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball |
| hook, draw, hooking | A golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer |
| putt, putting | hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter |
| sclaff | A poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball |
| shank | A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball |
| slice, fade, slicing | A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer |
| teeoff | The act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole |
| Broader | stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
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