GOLF SHOT
Dictionary entry overview: What does golf shot mean?
• GOLF SHOT (noun)
The noun GOLF SHOT has 1 sense:
1. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Familiarity information: GOLF SHOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• GOLF SHOT (noun)
Meaning:
The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
golf shot; golf stroke; swing
Hypernyms ("golf shot" is a kind of...):
shot; stroke ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "golf shot"):
downswing (a swing downward of a golf club)
shank (a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball)
sclaff (a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball)
approach; approach shot (a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green)
putt; putting (hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter)
explosion (a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball)
drive; driving (hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver)
draw; hook; hooking (a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer)
fade; slice; 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)
