Golf

/Ι‘Ι’lf/

The meaning and definition of Golf, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  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. The letter G in the ICAO spelling alphabet.
verb
  1. To write something in as few characters as possible (e.g. in code golf, regex golf)
  2. To play the game of golf.

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