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play through

play through verb: to overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.

Verb

play through (third-person singular simple present plays through, present participle playing through, simple past and past participle played through)

  1. To overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.

Forms of play through

third-person singular presentplays through
present participleplaying through
past participleplayed through
pastplayed through

Questions about play through

What does play through mean?
Play through means to overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.
What part of speech is play through?
Play through is a verb.
What is the past tense of play through?
The past tense of play through is played through.

Words near play through in the dictionary

  1. play the victim card
  2. play the wag
  3. play the white man
  4. play therapies
  5. play therapy
  6. play through
  7. play to
  8. play to the cheap seats
  9. play to the crowd
  10. play to the gallery
  11. play to the whistle

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