chip shot

noun

1
: a short usually low approach shot in golf that lofts the ball to the green and allows it to roll
2
: a short and easy field goal in football

Examples of chip shot in a Sentence

She hit a chip shot onto the green. He kicked a chip shot over the goalie's head.
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And these aren’t just chip shots, either: 19 of Czaplicki’s 36 punts (52%) have gone for 50 yards or more. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024 Make the chip shot, and the winning streak would be over. C.j. Doon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Nov. 2024 But the Broncos had done everything needed in their 13 plays at the end of the game to set up what’s usually a chip shot. Scott Thompson, Fox News, 10 Nov. 2024 This game had blowout written all over it but the Bears were able to limit Washington to four field goals (a fifth was missed after a bad snap) and nine points came on three chip shots that were from 30 yards or closer. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for chip shot 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of chip shot was in 1899

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“Chip shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chip%20shot. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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