short game

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noun

the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy.Compare long game (def. 1).

a card game in which not all cards in the pack are dealt before play.Compare long game (def. 2).

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Origin of short game

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55

Words nearby short game

shortfall, short field, short for, short-form, short fuse, short game, shortgrass, shorthair, shorthaired, short hairs, shorthand

How to use short game in a sentence

That includes securing somewhere for his golfers to practice their short game.
Howard University, with a coach’s moxie and a superstar’s money, takes on golf|Candace Buckner|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
It is certain that very young children like to play upon their own imaginations, and enjoy their own short game.
Ceres' Runaway|Alice Meynell
What good do you imagine you men will be in the trenches, if you can't last out a short game of rugger like this?
The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh
All the time they worked, and afterwards with picked nines played a short game, Hugh kept on the lookout, but no Thad showed up.
The Chums of Scranton High|Donald Ferguson

We ran this game off so quickly that there will be time—plenty of time—for another short game.'
The Humour and Pathos of Anglo-Indian Life|Dr. Ticklemore
Bronston proposed another go at horse billiards—just a short game before luncheon.
Local Color|Irvin S. Cobb