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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)

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