Topic: OTHER SPORTS
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aerobics
angler
angling
aquaplane(v)
aquaplane(n)
archer
archery
ascent
athletics
backboard
badminton
bag(n)
bag(v)
bait(n)
bait(v)
balance beam
ballooning
bantamweight
barbell
basket
basketball
baton
beam
beat
beater
big game
bird dog
birdie
bite
black belt
blade
blind
blood sport
bobsleigh
body building
bowling
boxing
bull
bullfight
bullring
caber
calisthenics
callisthenics
cartwheel
cast(v)
cast(n)
caving
centre
checkered flag
chin-up
circuit
clay pigeon shooting
climb(v)
climb(n)
climber
climbing
close season
cock fight
cockpit
conquer
conversion
corner
crew
croquet
cross
cross-country
curling
decathlon
decoy
dirt track
discus
dogfight
drag race
dumbbell
dunk
eight
exercise(n)
exercise(v)
exercise bike
face-off
falconer
falconry
fall
feather
featherweight
feint
fence
fencer
fencing
field event
field goal
field hockey
figure
figure skating
flat racing
float
floor
fly
flyfishing
fly half
flyweight
foil
foothold
forward
forward roll
foxhunting
fun run
Gaelic football
gaff
game
gliding
go-cart
go-kart
grand master
Grand Prix
grid
ground bait
guard
gym
gymnast
gymnastics
handball
hang-gliding
headlock
headstand
health club
heavyweight
hockey
hold
homing pigeon
hook(n)
hook(v)
hot dog
hound
hunt(v)
hunt(n)
hunter
hunting
hunting ground
huntress
hunt saboteur
huntsman
hurdle(n)
hurdle(v)
hurling
ice hockey
ice rink
ice skate
ice-skate
inside track
isometrics
jack
javelin
jog(v)
jog(n)
jogger
jogging
judo
jujitsu
karate
keeper
kickboxing
knockout
knock-up
kung fu
lacrosse
landing net
lawn bowling
lawn tennis
lay-up
league
light heavyweight
lightweight
line-out
lock
lodge
lure
marathon
martial art
mat
meet
middle-distance
middleweight
miler
mountaineer
mountaineering
net
ninepins
nursery slope
obstacle course
obstacle race
one-two
open season
orienteering
outpoint
paddle
paragliding
parallel bars
parasailing
parascending
pentathlon
picador
pin
Ping-Pong
piste
piton
pit stop
pole position
polo
pommel horse
potholing
press-up
prizefight
puck
punch-drunk
purse
push-up
quarry
race
race car
racing car
racquetball
rally
rider
rink
rock climbing
rod
round
rounders
rowing
ruck
rugby
Rugby League
Rugby Union
rugger
run(v)
run(n)
runner
running
sailboard
sailing
scramble
scrum
scrumhalf
shadow boxing
shoot
shooting
shot put
shuttlecock
sit-up
skate(n)
skate(v)
skateboard
skating
skating rink
skeet shooting
ski(n)
ski(v)
ski boot
skier
skiing
ski jump
ski lift
skin-diving
ski pole
ski run
skydiving
slalom
slow-pitch
snare(n)
snare(v)
snooker
snowboard
softball
speed skating
speedway
speleology
spinner
sprint
sprinter
squash
star jump
steeplechase
step
strike
stroke
sumo
surf
surfboard
surfing
table tennis
T'ai Chi
T-ball
tenpin
tenpin bowling
throw
toehold
touchdown
touch football
touchline
track
track and field
track event
track meet
training
trampoline
trap
trapeze
travel
traverse
triathlon
triple jump
try
tug-of-war
tumble
tumbling
velodrome
volleyball
water polo
water skiing
weigh-in
weight
weightlifting
welterweight
wind-surfing
winter sports
wrestler
wrestling
yacht
yardarm
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | disport |
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sport1 S2 W2

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games
a) [countable] a physical activity in which people compete against each other :
My favourite sports are tennis and swimming.
a sports team
a sports club
All students are encouraged to take part in a sport.
a sports field
He picked up the newspaper and turned to the sports pages.
They have excellent sports facilities.
My favourite sports are tennis and swimming.
a sports team
a sports club
All students are encouraged to take part in a sport.
a sports field
He picked up the newspaper and turned to the sports pages.
They have excellent sports facilities.b) [uncountable] British English sports in general :
Why is there so much sport on TV?
I always hated sport at school.
! The uncountable use of sport is British English only: There's too much sport on TV. In American English, the plural sports is used: He likes watching sports on TV.
Why is there so much sport on TV?
I always hated sport at school.2 an activity that people do in the countryside, especially hunting or fishing :
the sport of falconry
hunting
[countable]DLO
the sport of falconry3 a helpful cheerful person who lets you enjoy yourself
helpful person
[countable usually singular] also good sport old-fashioned6
man/boy
spokena) Australian English used when speaking to someone, especially a man, in a friendly way :
See you later, sport.
See you later, sport.b) American English old-fashioned used when speaking to a boy in a friendly way
7 fun or amusement :
Did she torment him merely for sport?
fun
[uncountable] old-fashioned
Did she torment him merely for sport?