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Chip shot
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Golf:
An
approach shot
made from a
location
a
short
distance
from the
golf
green
in which the
ball
is
launched
into the
air
with only low or
moderate
force
, so that it will
land
on the
green
and
roll
toward the hole.
●
In Football (American):
A
relatively
easy
field goal
, made from a
short
distance.
●
In Football (soccer):
A
shot
in which the
ball
is
kicked
from underneath with
accuracy
but with
less than
maximum
force
, to
launch
it high into the
air
in order either to
pass
it over the
heads
of
opponents
or to
score
a goal.
●
In Curling:
A
takeout
shot
aimed at
hitting
a
rock
at an angle.
●
In Sports:
The
achievement
of a
goal
or the
striking
of a
target
with a
ball
or other
projectile
in
relatively
nonchallenging
or
routine
circumstances
, by
throwing
(
as in
basketball
) or by
discharging
a
firearm
(
as in
hunting).
●
Something that is
easy
to do or to achieve.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Synonyms
Chip-Shot
Chipshot
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