PAR
Dictionary entry overview: What does par mean?
• PAR (noun)
The noun PAR has 2 senses:
1. (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Familiarity information: PAR used as a noun is rare.
• PAR (verb)
The verb PAR has 1 sense:
1. make a score (on a hole) equal to par
Familiarity information: PAR used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PAR (noun)
Meaning:
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Context examples:
a par-5 hole / par for this course is 72
Hypernyms ("par" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (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)
Meaning:
A state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
equivalence; equality; equation; par
Context example:
on a par with the best
Hypernyms ("par" is a kind of...):
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "par"):
egalite; egality (social and political equality)
tie (equality of score in a contest)
• PAR (verb)
Meaning:
Make a score (on a hole) equal to par
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "par" is one way to...):
hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (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)
Sentence frame:
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