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golf

[ golf, gawlf; British also gof ]

noun

  1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having natural or artificial obstacles, the object being to get the ball into each hole in as few strokes as possible.
  2. a word used in communications to represent the letter G.


verb (used without object)

  1. to play golf.

golf

1

/ ɡɒ /

noun

    1. 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
    2. ( as modifier )

      a golf bag

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to play golf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Golf

2

/ ɡɒ /

noun

  1. communications a code word for the letter g
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • DZİ noun
  • non·DZİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of golf1

1425–75; late Middle English; of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of golf1

C15: perhaps from Middle Dutch colf club
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Example Sentences

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The accolades in women’s golf keep coming for Orange Lutheran High junior Jude Lee.

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For all of this weekend's games in both competitions, he takes on golf superstar and Forest fan, Lee Westwood.

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"We know the golf course is brilliant so we'd love to be back there."

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Three men charged with manslaughter have appeared in court following the death of a woman in a crash on a golf course.

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The world's most historic golf course at St Andrews is cutting the cost of playing a round to £42.50 in a bid to make the sport more accessible to Scottish players.

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