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par

DEFINITIONS OF: par

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n (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

“a par-5 hole”
“par for this course is 72”
Type of:
score
a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

n a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

“on a par with the best”
Synonyms:
equality, equation, equivalence
Types:
egalite, egality
social and political equality
tie
equality of score in a contest
deuce
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
Type of:
position, status
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

v make a score (on a hole) equal to par

Type of:
hit, rack up, score, tally
gain points in a game
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