lip out
C1 neutral intransitive
In simple words
When a golf ball looks like it's going in the hole but rolls around the edge and comes back out.
Literal meaning: The ball touches the lip (rim) of the hole and comes out — transparent within golfing context.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
In golf, for a ball to hit the rim of the hole and spin or roll out without going in.
"He was devastated when his birdie putt lipped out on the final hole."
Usage notes
Highly domain-specific golf terminology. Not used outside of golf or sports reporting on golf. A 'lip out' is considered a particularly unlucky miss. Also written as 'lip-out' as a noun.
Commonly used with
putt hole birdie green cup golf shot
Forms
Base
lip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
lips out
he/she/it
Past simple
liped out
yesterday
Past participle
liped out
have + pp
-ing form
liping out
continuous
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