Recreation and Sports

hare and hounds

an outdoor game; one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot

 

rugger

a form of football played with an oval ball

 

plunge

a brief swim in water

 

lacrosse

a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

 

roulette

a gambling game in which players bet on which compartment of a revolving wheel a small ball will come to rest in

 

rollerblading

skating using Rollerblades

 

lecture demonstration

presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about

 

chanting

the act of singing in a monotonous tone

 

baseball

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

 

hornpipe

a British solo dance performed by sailors

 

riding

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

 

habanera

a Cuban dance in duple time

 

match play

golf scoring by holes won

 

field hockey

a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved hockey sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

 

improvisation

a performance given extempore without planning or preparation

 

dressage

maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

 

Royal National Eisteddfod

an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and poetry and the fine arts

 

rope-a-dope

a boxing tactic: pretending to be trapped against the ropes while your opponent wears himself out throwing punches

 

pas de trois

(ballet) a dance for three people

 

judo

a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan