| 1. | Tennis. a hard, forcing shot usually made deep into the opponent's court, allowing the player to move in toward the net for an offensive volley. |
| 2. | Golf. approach (def. 16). |
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| 1. | to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection. |
| 2. | to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a poet he hardly approaches Keats. |
| 3. | to present, offer, or make a proposal or request to: to approach the president with a suggestion. |
| 4. | to begin work on; set about: to approach a problem. |
| 5. | to make advances to; address. |
| 6. | to bring near to something. |
| 7. | to come nearer; draw near: A storm is approaching. |
| 8. | to come near in character, time, amount, etc.; approximate. |
| 9. | the act of drawing near: the approach of a train. |
| 10. | nearness or close approximation: a fair approach to accuracy. |
| 11. | any means of access, as a road or ramp: the approaches to a city. |
| 12. | the method used or steps taken in setting about a task, problem, etc.: His approach to any problem was to prepare an outline. |
| 13. | the course to be followed by an aircraft in approaching for a landing or in joining a traffic pattern: The plane's approach to the airport was hazardous. |
| 14. | Sometimes, approaches. a presentation, offer, or proposal. |
| 15. | approaches, Military. works for protecting forces in an advance against a fortified position. |
| 16. | Also called approach shot. Golf. a stroke made after teeing off, by which a player attempts to get the ball onto the putting green. |
| 17. | Bowling.
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