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deloft en · VERB

Etymology

From de- + loft.

Meanings

  1. To reduce the loft of a stroke with.
    • To ensure that you do not make a normal transfer of weight to your front foot during the swing, which may be good for full shots or chips but delofts the club in a flop shot, practice keeping your front heel off the ground throughout the swing. 2009 April 13, Bill Pennington, “Sorenstam’s Tips for Flop Shots in Tough Spots”, in New York Times:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
delofting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
delofts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
delofted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
delofted Tense=Past lexicographic