sclaff

S0150300 (sklăf)v. sclaffed, sclaff·ing, sclaffs v.intr. To scrape or strike the ground with a golf club behind the ball before hitting it.v.tr.1. To strike (the ground) with a golf club before hitting the ball.2. To hit (a ball) in this manner.

[Scots, to strike with a flat surface.]

sclaff n.sclaff′er n.

sclaff

(sklæf) golfvb (Golf) Also: duff to cause (the club) to hit (the ground behind the ball) when making a stroken (Golf) a sclaffing stroke or shot[C19: from Scottish sclaf to shuffle] ˈsclaffer n

sclaff

(sklæf)

v. Golf. v.i. 1. to sclaff the ground with the club. n. 2. a sclaffing stroke. [1890–95; orig. Scots, sclaf to slap] sclaff′er, n.

sclaff

Past participle: sclaffed
Gerund: sclaffing

Imperative
sclaff
sclaff

Present
I sclaff
you sclaff
he/she/it sclaffs
we sclaff
you sclaff
they sclaff

Preterite
I sclaffed
you sclaffed
he/she/it sclaffed
we sclaffed
you sclaffed
they sclaffed

Present Continuous
I am sclaffing
you are sclaffing
he/she/it is sclaffing
we are sclaffing
you are sclaffing
they are sclaffing

Present Perfect
I have sclaffed
you have sclaffed
he/she/it has sclaffed
we have sclaffed
you have sclaffed
they have sclaffed

Past Continuous
I was sclaffing
you were sclaffing
he/she/it was sclaffing
we were sclaffing
you were sclaffing
they were sclaffing

Past Perfect
I had sclaffed
you had sclaffed
he/she/it had sclaffed
we had sclaffed
you had sclaffed
they had sclaffed

Future
I will sclaff
you will sclaff
he/she/it will sclaff
we will sclaff
you will sclaff
they will sclaff

Future Perfect
I will have sclaffed
you will have sclaffed
he/she/it will have sclaffed
we will have sclaffed
you will have sclaffed
they will have sclaffed

Future Continuous
I will be sclaffing
you will be sclaffing
he/she/it will be sclaffing
we will be sclaffing
you will be sclaffing
they will be sclaffing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sclaffing
you have been sclaffing
he/she/it has been sclaffing
we have been sclaffing
you have been sclaffing
they have been sclaffing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sclaffing
you will have been sclaffing
he/she/it will have been sclaffing
we will have been sclaffing
you will have been sclaffing
they will have been sclaffing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sclaffing
you had been sclaffing
he/she/it had been sclaffing
we had been sclaffing
you had been sclaffing
they had been sclaffing

Conditional
I would sclaff
you would sclaff
he/she/it would sclaff
we would sclaff
you would sclaff
they would sclaff

Past Conditional
I would have sclaffed
you would have sclaffed
he/she/it would have sclaffed
we would have sclaffed
you would have sclaffed
they would have sclaffed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sclaff - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ballgolf shot, golf stroke, swing - the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
Verb	1.	sclaff - strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped firstgolf, 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 holesstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	2.	sclaff - strike (the ground) in making a sclaffgolf, 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 holesstrike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

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noun a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball

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verb strike (a golf ball) such that the ground is scraped first

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verb strike (the ground) in making a sclaff

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