| athletics | | |
| n. (act) | 1. athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.). |
| ~ wipeout | a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard). |
| ~ toss, flip, pass | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.; "the pass was fumbled" |
| ~ daisy cutter | a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground. |
| ~ call | (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee.; "he was ejected for protesting the call" |
| ~ funambulism, tightrope walking | walking on a tightrope or slack rope. |
| ~ rock climbing | the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ contact sport | a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players. |
| ~ field sport, outdoor sport | a sport that is played outdoors. |
| ~ gymnastics, gymnastic exercise | a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility. |
| ~ track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it. |
| ~ skiing | a sport in which participants must travel on skis. |
| ~ aquatics, water sport | sports that involve bodies of water. |
| ~ rowing, row | the act of rowing as a sport. |
| ~ archery | the sport of shooting arrows with a bow. |
| ~ sledding | the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh. |
| ~ skating | the sport of gliding on skates. |
| ~ racing | the sport of engaging in contests of speed. |
| ~ equitation, horseback riding, riding | the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements. |
| ~ cycling | the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle. |
| ~ blood sport | sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting). |
| ~ athletic game | a game involving athletic activity. |
| ~ stroke, shot | (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand.; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" |
| ~ position | (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player.; "what position does he play?" |
| ~ foul | an act that violates the rules of a sport. |
| ~ personal foul | a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football). |
| ~ possession | (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck).; "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" |
| ~ judo | a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan. |
| ~ spectator sport | a sport that many people find entertaining to watch. |
| ~ team sport | a sport that involves competition between teams of players.; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not" |
| ~ save | (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring.; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" |
| ~ press box | box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event). |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport. |
| ~ won-lost record | (sports) a record of win versus losses. |
| ~ english, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. |
| ~ series | (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams.; "the visiting team swept the series" |
| ~ trial | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications.; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" |
| ~ defending team, defence, defense | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.; "his teams are always good on defense" |
| ~ bench warmer | (sports) a substitute who seldom plays. |
| ~ coach, manager, handler | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team. |
| ~ free agent | (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team. |
| ~ iron man, ironman | a strong man of exceptional physical endurance. |
| ~ ref, referee | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play. |
| ~ talent scout, scout | someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports). |
| ~ shooter | (sports) a player who drives or kicks a ball at the goal (or a basketball player who shoots at the basket). |
| ~ timekeeper, timer | (sports) an official who keeps track of the time elapsed. |
| ~ deficit | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing. |
| ~ lead | (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning. |
| ~ average | (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities. |
| ~ free agency | (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team. |
| ~ regulation time | (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game.; "the game was finished in regulation time" |
| ~ sudden death | (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf. |
| ~ bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ surge | see one's performance improve.; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead" |
| ~ seed | distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds. |
| ~ outclass | cause to appear in a lower class.; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati" |
| ~ call | indicate a decision in regard to.; "call balls and strikes behind the plate" |
| ~ curl | play the Scottish game of curling. |
| ~ start | play in the starting lineup. |
| ~ field | play as a fielder. |
| ~ shoot | score.; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" |
| ~ referee, umpire | be a referee or umpire in a sports competition. |
| ~ drop | lose (a game).; "The Giants dropped 11 of their first 13" |
| ~ down | bring down or defeat (an opponent). |
| ~ bandy | toss or strike a ball back and forth. |
| ~ double-team | cover with two defensive players. |
| ~ submarine | bring down with a blow to the legs. |
| ~ kick | drive or propel with the foot. |
| ~ punt | kick the ball. |
| ~ follow through | carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball. |
| ~ kill | hit with great force.; "He killed the ball" |
| ~ kill | hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games.; "She killed the ball" |
| ~ drive | hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally.; "drive a ball" |
| ~ racket | hit (a ball) with a racket. |
| ~ dribble, carry | propel,.; "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball" |
| ~ cut | hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction.; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" |
| ~ box | engage in a boxing match. |
| ~ spar | box lightly. |
| ~ spar | fight with spurs.; "the gamecocks were sparring" |
| ~ prizefight | box for a prize or money. |
| ~ shadowbox | go through boxing motions without an opponent. |
| ~ tramp | travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition.; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado" |
| ~ hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise.; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies" |
| ~ mountaineer | climb mountains for pleasure as a sport. |
| ~ abseil, rappel, rope down | lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside.; "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing" |
| ~ backpack, pack | hike with a backpack.; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" |
| ~ run | run with the ball; in such sports as football. |
| ~ jog | run for exercise.; "jog along the canal" |
| ~ skate | move along on skates.; "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter" |
| ~ spread-eagle | execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out. |
| ~ ice skate | move along on ice skates. |
| ~ figure skate | dance on skates. |
| ~ roller skate | travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles.; "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around" |
| ~ skateboard | ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom. |
| ~ rollerblade | travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles.; "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade" |
| ~ speed skate | race on skates. |
| ~ ski | move along on skis.; "We love to ski the Rockies"; "My children don't ski" |
| ~ schuss | ski downhill. |
| ~ sled, sleigh | ride (on) a sled. |
| ~ bobsled, bob | ride a bobsled.; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming with pleasure" |
| ~ luge, toboggan | move along on a luge or toboggan. |
| ~ water ski | ride water skis. |
| ~ scull | propel with sculls.; "scull the boat" |
| ~ canoe | travel by canoe.; "canoe along the canal" |
| ~ kayak | travel in a small canoe.; "we kayaked down the river" |
| ~ paddle | propel with a paddle.; "paddle your own canoe" |
| ~ surf, surfboard | ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard.; "Californians love to surf" |
| ~ windsurf | ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water.; "You cannot windsurf when the air is completely still" |
| ~ skin-dive | swim underwater with no breathing apparatus other than a snorkel. |
| ~ jackknife | dive into the water bending the body at the waist at a right angle, like a jackknife. |
| ~ snorkel | dive with a snorkel. |
| ~ ski jump | jump on skis. |
| ~ hurdle | jump a hurdle. |
| ~ ride the bench, warm the bench | be out of the game.; "Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game" |
| ~ run | make without a miss. |
| ~ sit out | not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event).; "He sat out the game" |
| ~ in play | of a ball.; "the ball is still in play" |
| ~ out of play | (of a ball).; "a ball that is out of play is dead" |
| ~ man-to-man, one-on-one | being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player.; "one-on-one defense" |
| ~ loose | (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player.; "a loose ball" |
| ~ legal | allowed by official rules.; "a legal pass receiver" |
| ~ disqualified | barred from competition for violation of rules.; "a disqualified player" |
| ~ home | used of your own ground.; "a home game" |
| ~ away | used of an opponent's ground.; "an away game" |
| ~ most-valuable | designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport.; "the most-valuable player award" |
| ~ ineligible | prohibited by official rules.; "an ineligible pass receiver" |
| ~ defending | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring. |
| ~ onside | not offside; being within the prescribed area of play. |
| ~ offside, offsides | illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck.; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" |
| ~ underarm, underhand, underhanded | with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level.; "an underhand pitch"; "an underhand stroke" |
| ~ overarm, overhand, overhanded | with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke" |
| ~ upfield | away from the defending teams' end of the playing field. |
| ~ downfield | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field.; "he threw to a downfield receiver" |
| ~ downfield | toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field.; "he caught the ball and ran downfield 15 yards" |
| ~ at home | on the home team's field.; "they played at home last night" |
| n. (event) | 2. athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics | a contest between athletes. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ decathlon | an athletic contest consisting of ten different events. |
| ~ olympic games, olympics, olympiad | the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country. |
| ~ special olympics | an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons. |
| ~ prelim, preliminary | a minor match preceding the main event. |
| ~ pentathlon | an athletic contest consisting of five different events. |
| ~ meet, sports meeting | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. |
| ~ hop-step-and-jump, triple jump | an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement. |
| ~ tug-of-war | a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses. |
| n. (act) | 3. athletics | participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity. |
| ~ extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum. |
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