GOLF

golf, golf game

(noun) 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

golf

(verb) play golf

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

golf (uncountable)

(sports) 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.

The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

Verb

golf (third-person singular simple present golfs, present participle golfing, simple past and past participle golfed)

(intransitive) To play the game of golf.

(computing) To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)

Anagrams

• GLOF, flog

Source: Wiktionary

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Golf, n. Etym: [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf. Club, Globe.]

Definition: A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] Strutt.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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