to ace
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4.9
- verb
- /eɪs/
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hacer un ace
- Laying it all out on the line for the title, setter Katie Maher aced the Knights' serve-receive.
- ace a serve
- ace a hole
- ace a 225-yard hole
And when it aced him, I was like, yeah, baby, that's it, bro, bro, yo, the dude almost shit, bad, bad.
- And when it aced him, I was like, yeah, baby, that's it, bro, bro, yo, the dude almost shit, bad, bad.
Examples
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Bonnie Heald, of Rutland, Vt., also aced the sixth hole at Okemo Valley Golf Club from the gold tee.
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Oh, and getting one of Stromwell's daily quotes right is almost as important as acing the mid-term.
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You aced the final exam, just like you ace everything.
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-He aced it.
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My favorite hole is on a thin small mound with trees on each side, and the last time I played there, I almost aced that hole.
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The Tommies trailed the entire second set until Wachter aced the opposing team's serve-receive.
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Two women playing in the Vermont State Women's Golf Association State Day Tournament at Okemo Valley Golf Club on Tuesday, May 18, aced the sixth hole.
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Especially for students from smaller or less-recognized schools, working hard at acing the GRE is probably the highest-impact activity you can devote yourself to if you're a college junior or senior who wants to get into a good graduate school.
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During the tournament, Lisa aced the first hole in just one stroke.
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The tennis player aced his opponent with an unbeatable serve, winning the match.
Idioms
Compounds
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5.8
A playing card with a single black spade and the letter A that people often think is unlucky
- Specialized
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4.2
A medicine that lowers blood pressure by blocking a body chemical that narrows blood vessels
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ace for sports comes from the same idea of 'one' and the playing card ace with a single mark. So to 'ace' a serve or a hole is to make a single, perfect action that wins the point.