Sports

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  1. football
    a team sport played with an oval or round ball
  2. baseball
    a ball game between two teams of nine players
  3. soccer
    a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
  4. rugby
    a team sport in which players try to advance an oval-shaped ball
  5. 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
  6. softball
    a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
  7. polo
    a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
  8. 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
  9. croquet
    a game in which players hit a ball through a series of hoops
  10. 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
  11. volleyball
    a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
  12. wrestling
    the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
  13. Ping-Pong
    a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
  14. archery
    the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
  15. swimming
    the act of swimming
  16. dancing
    taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music
  17. ballet
    a theatrical performance of a story by trained dancers
  18. karate
    a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat
  19. taichi
    a Chinese system of slow meditative physical exercise
  20. tae kwon do
    a Korean martial art similar to karate
  21. golf
    a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes
  22. miniature golf
    a novelty version of golf played with golf balls and putters on a miniature course featuring many obstacles
  23. cross country
    a long race run over open country
  24. track
    a line or route along which something travels or moves
  25. snowboarding
    the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard
  26. sledding
    the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh
  27. water-skiing
    skiing on water while being towed by a motorboat
  28. ice skating
    skating on ice
  29. rollerblading
    skating using Rollerblades
  30. parasailing
    gliding in a parasail
  31. surfing
    the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave
  32. rock climbing
    the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment)
  33. gymnastics
    a sport involving acrobatic feats on different apparatuses
  34. fencing
    a barrier that serves to enclose an area
  35. acrobatics
    the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
  36. badminton
    a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
  37. aikido
    a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
  38. bicycling
    riding a bicycle
  39. cricket
    leaping insect with long antennae
  40. rowing
    the act of rowing as a sport
  41. net ball
    a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
  42. boxing
    boxing with bare hands
  43. field hockey
    a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field
  44. bullfighting
    the activity at a bullfight
  45. chess
    a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
  46. bobsledding
    riding on a bobsled
  47. figure skating
    ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures
  48. hang gliding
    gliding in a hang glider
  49. horseshoes
    a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it
  50. skateboarding
    the sport of skating on a skateboard
  51. lacrosse
    a two-team game played with long-handled rackets
  52. Frisbee
    a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter
  53. diving
    a headlong plunge into water
  54. paintball
    a game that simulates military combat
  55. parachuting
    descent with a parachute
  56. yoga
    discipline training the consciousness for spiritual insight
  57. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
  58. ball
    an object with a spherical shape
  59. racket
    a sports implement used to strike a ball in various games
  60. teamwork
    cooperative labor done by a group
  61. energy
    forceful exertion
  62. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  63. secondary
    being of second rank or importance or value
Created on Tue Nov 26 13:43:28 EST 2013 (updated Fri Jan 10 14:05:55 EST 2014)

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