deloft

D2E1L1O1F4T1

verb

To reduce the loft of a stroke with.

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Meanings

verbdeloft (third-person singular simple present delofts, present participle delofting, simple past and past participle delofted)

present singular third person delofts · participle present delofting · participle past delofted · past delofted

  1. golfTo 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

Origin

From de- + loft.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lofted
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APA

deloft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deloft

MLA

“deloft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deloft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deloft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deloft.

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