hole out
Definition
- Verb:
- To complete a hole in golf by hitting the ball into the hole: This is the specific action of making the final stroke that causes the golf ball to enter and remain in the hole on the putting green, thereby finishing play for that hole.
Usage
- This verb is used almost exclusively in the context of golf. It describes the final, successful action on a putting green. It is typically used intransitively (e.g., "He holed out from 20 feet") or with a specification for the shot (e.g., "She holed out for birdie").
Examples
- Verb:
- The golfer needed to hole out from three feet to win the match.
- After a brilliant approach shot, he holed out for an eagle.
- She chipped the ball and watched it roll into the cup to hole out.
Advanced Usage
- "to hole out from [distance/location]": To complete the hole by making a putt (or chip) from a specified distance or place.
- He holed out from the bunker for a surprising par.
- "to hole out for [score]": To complete the hole, resulting in a specified score (e.g., birdie, par, bogey).
- She holed out for a birdie on the 18th hole.
Variants and Related Words
- Hole (noun): The target cup on a golf green; also, one of the divisions of a golf course.
- Hole-in-one (noun): The act of holing out from the tee with a single stroke.
- Putt out (verb, phrasal): A more general term for completing the hole by putting, which is the most common way to "hole out."
Synonyms
- Sink the putt: To make a putt that goes into the hole.
- Make the putt: To successfully putt the ball into the hole.
- Finish the hole: A more general term for completing play on a hole, which includes holing out.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Putt out: To take the final putt(s) to complete the hole.
- He marked his ball, then putted out to finish the round.
Related Idioms
- Down in one: Often used to describe holing out with a single putt.
- He read the green perfectly and was down in one.
- Tap in: To hole out with a very short, easy putt.
- After a long putt stopped an inch from the hole, she had a simple tap-in.
Verb
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hit the ball into the hole
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