chip shot

== English == === Alternative forms === chip-shot, chipshot === Pronunciation === === Noun === chip shot (plural chip shots) (golf) An approach shot made from a location a short distance from the 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. (American football) A relatively easy field goal, made from a short distance. 1992 Oct. 11, "College Football Chip Shot Goes Wide in 2-point Bison Loss, Grand Forks Herald (USA), p. 3D (retrieved 17 Oct 2011): When Ludwig Millfors lined up for a 19-yard chip shot of a field goal with three seconds left in the game, NDSU—and its 13,637 homecoming fans—had reason to feel comfortable. (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. (curling) A takeout shot aimed at hitting a rock at an angle. (some other 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). [BASKETBALL] 1985 Feb. 4, Michael Howlett, "Phillips' Free Throws Lift Greyhounds Over Bears," Mount Airy News (USA), p. 6A (retrieved 17 Oct 2011): Stan Smith's chip shot from underneath the basket put North in charge 58-52. [HUNTING] 2004 Jan. 4, Lew Freedman, "Bucking weather for a doe; It's tough to bag a deer with a bow and arrow, but John Quinlan enjoys the longer season," Chicago Tribune, Sports p. 8: Most of the deer I see are going to be out of range. For someone with a gun, 50 yards is a chip shot. For a bowhunter, it's no shot. (idiomatic, by extension) Something that is easy to do or to achieve. ==== Translations ==== === References === “chip shot”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === hot chips