English > athletics: 3 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
|---|
| Synonym | sport |
|---|
| Category of | English, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist |
|---|
| Rollerblade | Travel on shoes with a single line of rubber / rubber wheels attached to their soles |
| at home | On the home team's field |
| average | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities |
| away | Used of an opponent's ground |
| backpack, pack | hike with a backpack |
| bandy | toss or strike a ball back and forth |
| bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays |
| birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) |
| bobsled, bob | ride a bobsled |
| box | Engage in a boxing match |
| call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee |
| call | Indicate a decision in regard to |
| canoe | travel by canoe |
| coach, manager, handler | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team |
| curl | Play the Scottish game / game of curling |
| cut | hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction |
| daisy cutter | A batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground |
| defending | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring |
| defense, defence, defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| deficit | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing |
| disqualified | barred from competition for violation of rules |
| double-team | Cover with two defensive players |
| down | bring down or defeat (an opponent) |
| downfield | Toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field |
| downfield | Toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field |
| dribble, carry | propel, "Carry the ball" |
| drive | Hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally |
| drop | Lose (a game / game / game) |
| field | Play as a fielder / fielder |
| figure skate | dance on skates |
| follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball |
| foul | An act that violates the rules of a sport |
| free agency | (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team |
| free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team |
| game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport |
| hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise |
| home | Used of your own ground |
| hurdle | Jump a hurdle |
| ice skate | Move along on ice skates |
| ineligible | prohibited by official rules |
| iron man, ironman | A strong man of exceptional physical endurance |
| jackknife | dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife |
| jog | Run for exercise |
| kayak | Travel in a small canoe |
| kick | Drive or propel with the foot |
| kill | hit with great force |
| kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games / games |
| lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning |
| legal | Allowed by official rules |
| loose | (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player |
| most-valuable | Designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport |
| mountaineer | climb mountains for pleasure as a sport |
| offside, offsides | illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck |
| offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) |
| one-on-one, man-to-man | A system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player |
| onside | not offside |
| out of play | (of a ball) "a ball that is out of play is dead" |
| outclass | Cause to appear in a lower class |
| overhand, overhanded, overarm | With hand brought ... / brought forward and down from above shoulder level |
| paddle | propel with a paddle |
| pass, toss, flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team |
| personal foul | A foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) |
| position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player |
| possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck) |
| press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) |
| prizefight | box for a prize / prize or money |
| punt | Kick the ball |
| racket | hit (a ball) with a racket |
| rappel, abseil, rope down | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside |
| referee, ref | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play |
| referee, umpire | Be a referee or umpire in a sports competition |
| regulation time | (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game |
| ride the bench, warm the bench | Be out of the game / game / game |
| roller skate | Travel on shoes with steel or rubber / rubber rollers attached to their soles |
| run | Run with the ball |
| run | make without a miss |
| save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring |
| schuss | ski downhill |
| scout, talent scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) |
| scull | propel with sculls |
| seed | Distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds |
| series | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams |
| shadowbox | Go through boxing motions without an opponent |
| shoot | score |
| shooter | (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket) |
| sit out | not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event) |
| skate | Move along on skates |
| skateboard | ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom |
| ski | Move along on skis |
| ski jump | jump on skis |
| skin-dive | swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel |
| sled, sleigh | ride (on) a sled |
| snorkel | dive with a snorkel |
| spar | box lightly |
| spar | fight with spurs |
| speed skate | race on skates |
| spread-eagle | execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out |
| start | Play in the starting lineup |
| stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand |
| submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs |
| sudden death | (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores |
| surfboard, surf | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard |
| surge | See one's performance improve |
| timekeeper, timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed |
| toboggan, luge | Move along on a luge or toboggan |
| tramp | Travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition |
| trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications |
| tuck | (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest |
| turn, bout, round | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive |
| underhand, underhanded, underarm | With hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level |
| upfield | away from the defending teams' end of the playing field |
| water ski | ride water skis |
| windsurf | ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water |
| wipeout | A spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) |
| won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses |
| Narrower | archery | The sport of shooting arrows with a bow |
|---|
| athletic game | A game / game involving athletic activity |
| blood sport | sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) |
| contact sport | A sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players |
| cycling | The sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle |
| funambulism, tightrope walking | walking on a tightrope or slack rope |
| gymnastics, gymnastic exercise | A sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility |
| judo | A sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling |
| outdoor sport, field sport | A sport that is played outdoors |
| racing | The sport of engaging in contests of speed |
| riding, horseback riding, equitation | The sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements |
| rock climbing | The sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) |
| rowing, row | The act of rowing as a sport |
| skating | The sport of gliding on skates |
| skiing | A sport in which participants must travel on skis |
| sledding | The sport of riding on a sled or sleigh |
| spectator sport | A sport that many people find entertaining to watch |
| team sport | A sport that involves competition between teams of players |
| track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
| water sport, aquatics | sports that involve bodies of water |
| Broader | diversion, recreation | An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates |
|---|
| Spanish | atletismo, deporte, deportes |
|---|
| Catalan | atletisme, esport |
|---|
| Adjectives | athletic | relating to or befitting athletics or athletes |
|---|
| athletic | vigorously active |
