golf: to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent
I lost the next two holes to pars, then halved the fourth by missing an easy putt. David Owen
Example Sentences
The store is halving the price of many summer items.
Recent Examples on the WebThe Education Department is proposing to halve the monthly payments for some borrowers from 10% to 5% of discretionary income. Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Aug. 2022 The Education Department is proposing to halve the monthly payments for some borrowers from 10% to 5% of discretionary income — the amount that borrowers have to pay each month on their undergraduate loans. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Wooster finally got a hole back on the 14th but by that time the match was dormie and Stouffer only needed to halve the next hole to earn the win. Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2022 Stockpiles will halve by the end of September from a year earlier, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of traders.BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 By the end of this century, South Korea’s population of 51 million could halve, according to United Nations estimates. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 Peel the egg and place in a small sealable container (halve the egg, if desired). Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2022 Peel the egg and place in a small sealable container (halve the egg, if desired). Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 10 Aug. 2022 Meanwhile, halve some cherry tomatoes and chop some cucumbers. G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 See More