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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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professional golf
playing golf for money
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round, round of golf
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
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medal play, stroke play
golf scoring by total strokes taken
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match play
golf scoring by holes won
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miniature golf
a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
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field hockey, hockey
a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net
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football, football game
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
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hurling
a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each
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ball game, ballgame
a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
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cricket
a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs
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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
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polo
a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
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pushball
a game using a leather ball six feet in diameter; the two side try to push it across the opponents' goal
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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
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clock golf
a form of golf in which you putt from positions arranged on the circumference of a circle around the hole