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read the green

read the green verb: to determine the slope of a golf green and to analyze its surface, in order to evaluate its effect on the golf ball as it travels toward the target.

Verb

read the green (third-person singular simple present reads the green, present participle reading the green, simple past and past participle read the green)

  1. (idiomatic) To determine the slope of a golf green and to analyze its surface, in order to evaluate its effect on the golf ball as it travels toward the target.

Forms of read the green

third-person singular presentreads the green
present participlereading the green
past participleread the green
pastread the green

Questions about read the green

What does read the green mean?
Read the green means to determine the slope of a golf green and to analyze its surface, in order to evaluate its effect on the golf ball as it travels toward the target.
What part of speech is read the green?
Read the green is a verb.
What is the past tense of read the green?
The past tense of read the green is read the green.

Words near read the green in the dictionary

  1. read someone to filth
  2. read someone's beads
  3. read someone's lips
  4. read someone's mind
  5. read the car
  6. read the green
  7. read the mail
  8. read the riot act
  9. read the room
  10. read the table
  11. read through

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