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golf

//ɡɒlf//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for golf

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Forms

present (v1)
golf
past (v2)
golfed
past participle (v3)
golfed
present participle
golfing
3rd person singular
golfs

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.

  2. 2.Alternative letter-case form of Golf from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To play the game of golf.

    • Last mystery of all, he learned to golf.
  2. 2.To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2323

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

The word is first known in English from the 17th century as a borrowing from Middle Scots golf, gouff.

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