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SCLAFF
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("sclaff" is a kind of...):
golf shot; golf stroke; swing (the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it)
Derivation:
sclaff (strike (the ground) in making a sclaff)
sclaff (strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strike (the ground) in making a sclaff
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "sclaff" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
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:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
sclaff (a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "sclaff" is one way to...):
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
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:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to sclaff his opponent
Derivation:
sclaff (a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball)
