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athletics

Noun

An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (synset 100524569)
associated with:
- 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)
- flip, pass, toss - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground
- call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee
- birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport)
- shot, stroke - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
- 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)
- save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring
- 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
- trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
- defence, defending team, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
- bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
- coach, handler, manager - (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
- scout, talent 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
- 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
- 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
- call - indicate a decision in regard to
- curl - play the Scottish game of curling
- start - play in the starting lineup
- field - play as a fielder
- shoot - score
- referee, umpire - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
- drop - lose (a game)
- 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
- kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- racket - hit (a ball) with a racket
- carry, dribble - propel
- cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- box - engage in a boxing match
- spar - box lightly
- spar - fight with spurs
- prizefight - box for a prize or money
- shadowbox - go through boxing motions without an opponent
- tramp - travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
- hike - walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
- mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
- abseil, rappel, rope down - descend by means of a rappel
- backpack, pack - hike with a backpack
- run - run with the ball; in such sports as football
- jog - run for exercise
- skate - move along on skates
- 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
- 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
- speed skate - race on skates
- ski - move along on skis
- schuss - ski downhill
- sled, sleigh - ride (on) a sled
- bob, bobsled - ride a bobsled
- luge, toboggan - move along on a luge or toboggan
- water ski - ride water skis
- scull - propel with sculls
- canoe - travel by canoe
- kayak - travel in a small canoe
- paddle - propel with a paddle
- surf, surfboard - ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
- windsurf - ride standing on a surfboard with an attached sail, on water
- 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
- run - make without a miss
- sit out - not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
- out of play - (of a ball) not available to be played during a game
- man-to-man, one-on-one - being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player
- loose - (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player
- legal - allowed by official rules
- disqualified - barred from competition for violation of rules
- home - used of your own ground
- away - used of an opponent's ground
- most-valuable - designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport
- ineligible - prohibited by official rules
- 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
- underarm, underhand, underhanded - with hand brought forward and up from below shoulder level
- overarm, overhand, overhanded - with hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level
- upfield - away from the defending teams' end of the playing field
- 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
- at home - on the home team's field
is a type of: diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
subtypes:
- 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)
- contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
- field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors
- gymnastic exercise, gymnastics - 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
- row, rowing - 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 sitting 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
- 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
same as: sport
A contest between athletes (synset 107471429)
is a type of: competition, contest - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
subtypes:
- decathlon - an athletic contest consisting of ten different events
- olympiad, olympic games, olympics - 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
same as: athletic competition, athletic contest
Participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity (synset 100888260)
is a type of: extracurricular activity - educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum

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