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hockey, hockey game, ice hockey
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
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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
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water polo
a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal
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outdoor game
an athletic game that is played outdoors
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court game
an athletic game played on a court
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day game
a game played in daylight
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night game
a game played under artificial illumination at night
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golf, golf game
a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
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croquet
a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops; the winner is the first to traverse all the hoops and hit a peg
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paintball
a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
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horseshoes, quoits
a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
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shovelboard, shuffleboard
a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface
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field game
an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
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handball
a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
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racquetball
a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
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fives
a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
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squash, squash rackets, squash racquets
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
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volleyball, volleyball game
a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
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jai alai, pelota
a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
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badminton
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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basketball, basketball game, hoops
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
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deck tennis
game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
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netball
a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
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lawn tennis, tennis
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
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pallone
an Italian game similar to tennis
