chip shot

Language: en

Meaning: (golf)Anapproach shotmade from a location a short distance from thegolf greenin which the ball is launched into the air with onlylowormoderateforce, so that it will land on the green and roll toward the hole.1957February 9, “Sports in Brief”, inGettysburg Times, USA, retrieved17 October 2011, page 5:A 45-footchip shoton the 18th hole gave Billy Casper Jr. of Bonita, Calif., a 5-under-par 65.2010September 5, “Day takes 1-shot lead at Deutsche Bank”, inWGRZ-TV, USA, retrieved17 October 2011:Woods finished on a high note when he muscled achip shotout of the rough behind the 18th green, landed it on the fringe and got it to roll within inches of the hole.; (American football)A relativelyeasyfield goal, made from a short distance.1992Oct. 11, "College FootballChip ShotGoes Wide in 2-point Bison Loss,Grand Forks Herald(USA), p. 3D(retrieved 17 Oct 2011):When Ludwig Millfors lined up for a 19-yardchip shotof a field goal with three seconds left in the game, NDSU—and its 13,637 homecoming fans—had reason to feel comfortable.2011October 15, Stephen Whitfield, “Kingwood beats Atascocita on last-second field goal”, inyourhoustonnews.com, USA, retrieved17 October 2011:A 20-yard run by quarterback Kade Harrington put them in Glander's range, and the senior kicker booted achip-shot30-yard field goal with 11 seconds left.; (soccer)A shot in which the ball is kicked fromunderneathwithaccuracybut with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads ofopponentsor to score a goal.1988December 20, “Palm Springs North Wins Soccer Title”, inMiami herald, retrieved17 October 2011, page 6C:Plantation surprised Palm Springs North early with achip shotclose to the net by Mike Noll.; (curling)Atakeoutshot aimed at hitting arockat an angle.1962March 8, Tom Melville, “Big Win for Saskatchewan”, inLeader Post, Canada, retrieved17 October 2011, page26:[I]n the Canadian curling championship . . . Florian scored with last rock on the first end and picked up another on the second when Ernie came up too fast on achip shotand missed by a foot.; (some othersports)The achievement of agoalor the striking of atargetwith a ball or otherprojectilein relativelynonchallengingorroutinecircumstances, by throwing (as inbasketball) or by discharging afirearm(as inhunting).[BASKETBALL]1985Feb. 4, Michael Howlett, "Phillips' Free Throws Lift Greyhounds Over Bears,"Mount Airy News(USA), p. 6A(retrieved 17 Oct 2011):Stan Smith'schip shotfrom underneath the basket put North in charge 58-52.[HUNTING]2004Jan. 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 achip shot. For a bowhunter, it's no shot.; (idiomatic,by extension)Something that is easy to do or to achieve.2006November 8, Andrew O'Hehir, “Fox: Just “a standard election””, insalon.com, retrieved17 October 2011:Barnes could hardly get the words out: "It's a, it's a, it's achip shotfor Democrats to take the House," he added.

Examples:

EN: Very fine chip shot, Your Highness.
ES: Muy fino golpe, Su Alteza.
EN: Birddog, yeah, I'm on an easy chip shot from the green.
ES: Estoy a un golpe corto del hoyo.
EN: A lovely little chip shot.
ES: Un precioso pase corto.
EN: He's saved most of the top players up here. I didn't even have a chip shot until Morris.
ES: Podría ayudar a los demás, hacer del mundo un lugar mejor, un lugar sin herpes.
EN: Thirty-two yards is just a chip shot for Gruff.
ES: 32 yardas son una insignificancia para Gruff.
EN: My brother here doesn't want a weak chip shot for a backhand.
ES: Mi hermano no quiere un golpe débil para el revés.
EN: Work on that chip shot.
ES: Trabaja tu tiro corto.
EN: 3-iron into the short grass, perfect chip shot... and I blow my last putt.
ES: Con un hierro 3 en el césped corto, di un golpe seco perfecto y fallé mi último tiro.
EN: I was at Firestone in 2005, when you holed that chip shot on the 18th.
ES: Estaba en el pedernal el 2005 cuando clavaste ese tiro en el hoyo 18.
EN: It's a very simple chip shot.
ES: Es un simple golpe de madera
EN: The moon is just a chip shot away, brother.
ES: La luna está a un tiro, hermano.
EN: A chip shot away.
ES: A un tiro.
EN: [Announcer] She parks a chip shot a foot from the hole.
ES: De pie. Amarra un golpecito a un pie del hoyo.
EN: I remember this one time, he hit this, like, nasty chip shot.
ES: Recuerdo una vez, que clavó un golpe corto difícil.
EN: With his chip shot at the 8th hole.
ES: Con su disparo en el octavo hoyo.

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