chip shot
nounGolf.
a shot that is purposely hit fairly high into the air and is meant to roll upon landing, used in approaching the green.
Origin of chip shot
1First recorded in 1905–10
- Also called pitch-and-run shot, pitch-and-run.
- Compare pitch shot.
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How to use chip shot in a sentence
He said it would be a chip shot for her to fund it with $50 million.
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British Dictionary definitions for chip shot
chip shot
noun
golf a short approach shot to the green, esp one that is lofted
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