verb
- past tense of middle; to place in or move to the middle position
- in golf, to hit the ball with the center of the clubface
- in baseball, to throw a pitch down the middle of the strike zone
Usage: often used in sports contexts, particularly golf and baseball
Usage: golf terminology
Usage: baseball terminology
Examples
- The golfer middled his drive and watched it sail straight down the fairway.
- She middled the putt and made the shot from twenty feet.
- The pitcher middled the fastball and the batter hit it for a home run.
- He middled his approach shot to set up an easy birdie.
- The ball was middled perfectly on the clubface.