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1. Tennis. a hard, forcing shot usually made deep into the opponent's court, allowing the player to move in toward the net for an offensive volley.2. Golf. approach (def. 16).[1875-80]
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approach shot — noun a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green • Syn: ↑approach • Topics: ↑golf, ↑golf game • Hypernyms: ↑golf stroke, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
approach shot — /əˈproʊtʃ ʃɒt/ (say uh prohch shot) noun 1. Tennis a shot employed by a player to send the opposing player to the back of the court, with the aim of giving the first player time to come into the net for a volley on the return shot. 2. Golf a shot …
approach shot — noun Any shot, normally not when teeing off, aimed to land on the green, hit for accuracy more than power … Wiktionary
approach shot — noun Golf a stroke which sends the ball from the fairway on to or nearer the green … English new terms dictionary
approach — approacher, n. approachless, adj. /euh prohch /, v.t. 1. to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection. 2. to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a… … Universalium
approach — v. & n. v. 1 tr. come near or nearer to (a place or time). 2 intr. come near or nearer in space or time (the hour approaches). 3 tr. make a tentative proposal or suggestion to (approached me about a loan). 4 tr. a be similar in character, quality … Useful english dictionary
Shot transition detection — (or simply Shot detection) is a field of research of video processing. Its subject is the automated detection of transitions between shots in digital video with the purpose of temporal segmentation of videos. Contents 1 Use 2 Basic technical… … Wikipedia
approach — [n1] way, means of arriving access, accession, advance, advent, avenue, coming, drawing near, entrance, gate, landing, nearing, passage, path, reaching, road, way; concepts 159,501 Ant. departure, distancing, leaving approach [n2] request,… … New thesaurus
approach — [ə prōch′] vi. [ME aprochen < OFr aprochier < LL(Ec) appropiare < L ad , to + propius, compar. of prope, near] to come closer or draw nearer vt. 1. to come near or nearer to 2. to be like or similar to; approximate 3. to make advances, a … English World dictionary
shot — Synonyms and related words: Nimrod, SOL, Telephoto, Wirephoto, admission, admission fee, aerial photograph, all bets off, all off, all over, all up, altitude peak, anchorage, ante, antelope, antitoxin, approach, archer, arrow, artilleryman, assay … Moby Thesaurus
