Recreation and Sports

tetherball

a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole

 

piaffe

a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot

 

American football game

a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays

 

troll

angling by drawing a baited line through the water

 

practical joke

a prank or trick played on a person (especially one intended to make the victim appear foolish)

 

prisoner's base

a children's game; two teams capture opposing players by tagging them and taking them to their own base

 

bel canto

a style of operatic singing

 

coursing

hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent

 

scuba diving

skin diving with scuba apparatus

 

concert dance

a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers

 

cantillation

liturgical chanting

 

jumping

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

 

sleight of hand

manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

 

professional basketball

playing basketball for money

 

eisteddfod

any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

 

ritual dancing

a dance that is part of a religious ritual

 

pleasantry

an agreeable or amusing remark

 

one-step

an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot

 

ball game

a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

 

ultimate frisbee

a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds