Sports

a person who can run, jump, etc. very well, especially one who takes part in sports competitions, etc.

sports such as running, jumping, throwing, etc.

a team game that is popular in the US in which players hit the ball with a bat (= a piece of wood or metal) and run around the four bases to score points

a game for two teams of five players in which you score points by throwing a large ball through the other team’s basket

a piece of wood for hitting the ball in sports such as table tennis, cricket or baseball

a sport in which two people fight by hitting each other with their hands inside large gloves

a person, team, etc. that has won a competition

a person who trains people to compete in certain sports

to train or teach sb, especially to compete in a sport or pass an exam

the activity or sport of jumping into water or swimming under the surface of the sea, a lake, etc.

a game that is played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a round ball into a goal

the area between two posts into which the ball must be kicked, hit, etc. for a point or points to be scored; a point that is scored when the ball goes into the goal.

a game that is played outdoors on a golf course (= a large area of grass designed for the sport) and in which you use a golf club to hit a small hard ball into a series of holes (usually 18)

physical exercises that are done inside a building, often using special equipment such as bars and ropes

a type of hard hat that you wear to protect your head

- an act of hitting sb / sth with your hand or with an object held in your hand

- to bring a bat, etc. against a ball and push it away with force

a game that is played on a field by two teams of eleven players who try to hit a small hard ball into a goal with a curved wooden stick

the sport or hobby of riding a horse

a game that is played on ice by two teams who try to hit a puck (= small flat rubber object) into a goal with long wooden sticks

the activity or sport of moving on ice wearing special boots

running slowly for pleasure or exercise

a sport from Asia in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground

- an act of hitting or moving sb/sth with your foot

- to hit or move sb/sth with your foot

something that you wear that covers your face or part of your face. People wear masks in order to hide or protect their faces or to make themselves look different.

an organized game or sports event

the sport of racing fast cars on a special track

the frame covered in net that forms the goal in games such as football; the piece of net between the two players that the ball goes over in games such as tennis

a person who plays a game or sport

(a period of) doing an activity many times or training regularly so that you become good at it

to do an activity or train regularly so that you become very good at sth

a piece of sports equipment that you use to hit the ball with in sports such as tennis and badminton

the official person in sports such as football who controls the match and prevents players from breaking the rules

the sport or hobby of riding a horse

a form of football that is played by two teams of 13 or 15 players with a ball shaped like an egg that can be carried, kicked or thrown

the action or sport of running

to travel on water in a ship or boat of any type

the sport of being in, and controlling, small boats with sails

- the number of points, goals, etc. that sb / sth gets in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.

- to get points, goals, etc. in a game, a competition, an exam, etc.

swimming underwater using special equipment for breathing

the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis

a game for two people, played in a court. You play it by hitting a small rubber ball against any one of the walls of the court.

a long thin piece of wood that you use for hitting the ball in some sports

the sport of riding on waves while standing or lying on a surfboard (= a long narrow board)

the sport or activity of moving your body through water

a game with rules like tennis in which you hit a light plastic ball across a table with a small round bat (= a piece of wood)

to join with other people in an activity

a game for two or four players who hit a ball over a net using a racket

a warm pair of soft trousers

to prepare yourself, especially for a sports event, by practising; to help a person or an animal to do this

the process of preparing to take part in a sports competition by doing physical exercises

a game in which two teams of six players hit a ball over a high net with their hands while trying not to let the ball touch the ground on their own side

the sport or activity of moving across the surface of water standing on waterskis (= narrow boards) and being pulled by a boat

an area where certain ball games are played

a special area of ground where you play certain sports

a large structure, usually with no roof, where people can sit and watch sport

a piece of ground, of tenin a circle, for people, cars, etc. to have races on