DOGLEG (doglegged, doglegging)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: doglegged    , doglegging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dogleg mean? 

• DOGLEG (noun)
  The noun DOGLEG has 2 senses:

1. angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

2. a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway

  Familiarity information: DOGLEG used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOGLEG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("dogleg" is a kind of...):

angle (the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dogleg" is a kind of...):

golf hole; hole (one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course)