quarter

en-noun

quarter (countable and uncountable, plural quarters)

From Middle English quarter, from Anglo-Norman quarter, from Latin quartarius, from quartus. Compare Spanish cuarto (“room, quarters; quarter”). Doublet of quartier.

cog

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çerek

one of four equal parts — see also one-fourth

(now rare, rugby, American football) A quarterback.


bomb

From French bombe, from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”), imitative of the sound itself. Doublet of bombe. Compare boom.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(social) Something highly effective or attractive.

(rugby, soccer, slang) A high kick that sends the ball relatively straight up so players can get under it before it comes down.


take

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From Middle English taken (“to take, lay hold of, grasp, strike”), from Old English tacan (“to grasp, touch”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse taka (“to touch, take”), from Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”), from pre-Germanic *deh₁g- (“to touch”), possibly a phonetically altered form of Proto-Indo-European *te-th₂g- (“to touch, take”) (see there for details).
Cognate with Scots tak, Icelandic and Norwegian Nynorsk taka (“to take”), Norwegian Bokmål ta (“to take”), Swedish ta (“to take”), Danish tage (“to take, seize”), Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp”), Dutch taken (“to take; grasp”), Middle Low German tacken (“to grasp”). English thack may be from the same root. Compare tackle. Unrelated to Lithuanian tèkti (“to receive, be granted”), which is instead cognate with English thig.
Gradually displaced Middle English nimen (“to take”; see nim), from Old English niman (“to take”).

noncog

(rugby, cricket) A catch of the ball (in cricket, especially one by the wicket-keeper).


boomerang

→ Japanese: ブーメラン (būmeran)

Australian rules football
Australian rules football

(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.


league

en-noun

league (countable and uncountable, plural leagues)

→ Japanese: リーグ (rīgu)

→ Korean: 리그 (rigeu)

From Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, alliance”), from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“I tie”).

Are you going to watch the league tonight?

(informal, rugby, uncountable) Ellipsis of rugby league.


maul

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

(rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.


hack

en-verb

hack (third-person singular simple present hacks, present participle hacking, simple past and past participle hacked)

hacks (present singular third-person)
hacking (participle present)
hacked (participle past)
hacked (past)

Spanish: jaquear

From Middle English hacken, hakken, from Old English *haccian (“to hack”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakkōn, from Proto-Germanic *hakkōną (“to chop; hoe; hew”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“to be sharp; peg; hook; handle”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian häkje (“to hack”), West Frisian hakje (“to hack”), Dutch hakken (“to chop up; hack”), German hacken (“to chop; hack; hoe”), Danish hakke (“to chop”), Swedish hacka (“to hack; chop”), French hacher (“to chop”).
The computer senses date back to at least 1955 when it initially referred to creative problem solving. By 1963, the negative connotations of “black hat” or malicious hacking had become associated with telephone hacking (cf. phreaking).

اِخْتَرَقَ

to gain illegal access to a computer network

Barcelona had been harried and hurried and stretched thin by the midway point in the second half. Tackles flew in. Toes were crushed, shins barked, ankles hacked.

8 May 2019, Barney Ronay, “Liverpool’s waves of red fury and recklessness end in joyous bedlam”, in The Guardian:

(soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.


loose

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *lū- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

The defeat will leave manager Martin Johnson under pressure after his gamble of pairing Jonny Wilkinson and Toby Flood at 10 and 12 failed to ignite the England back line, while his forwards were repeatedly second best at the set-piece and in the loose.

2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:

(rugby) All play other than set pieces (scrums and line-outs).


scissors

en-noun

scissors pl (plural only, attributive scissor)

From Middle English sisours, sisoures (attested since 1350–1400), from Old French cisoires, from Vulgar Latin *cīsōria, plural of Late Latin cīsōrium (“cutting tool”) (compare chisel); from Latin word root -cīsus (compare excise) or caesus, past participle of caedō (“to cut”). Partially displaced native Old English sċēara (“scissors, shears”), whence shears.
* The current spelling, from the 16th century, is due to association with Medieval Latin scissor (“tailor”), from Latin carrying the meaning “carver, cutter”, from scindere (“to split”).

They executed a perfect scissors.

(countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.


dummy

мор

bridge: the partner of the winning bidder, who shows his or her hand

(sports, chiefly rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.

финт

a feigned pass or play to deceive others in sport


hook

en-verb

hook (third-person singular simple present hooks, present participle hooking, simple past and past participle hooked)

hooks (present singular third-person)
hooking (participle present)
hooked (participle past)
hooked (past)

sometimes in Northern England and Ireland, otherwise obsolete

From Middle English hoke, from Old English hōc, from Proto-West Germanic *hōk, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz, variant of *hakô (“hook”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).
Cognates
Compare West Frisian heak, Dutch haak (“hook”)) (compare West Frisian/Dutch hoek (“hook, angle, corner”), Low German Hook, Huuk); also related to hake.

(rugby) To succeed in heeling the ball back out of a scrum (used particularly of the team's designated hooker).


pot

pot (third-person singular simple present pots, present participle potting, simple past and past participle potted)

pots (present singular third-person)
potting (participle present)
potted (participle past)
potted (past)

From Middle English pot, potte, from Old English pott (“pot”) and Old French pot (“pot”) (probably from Frankish *pott); both Old English and Frankish from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”), from Proto-Indo-European *budnós (“a type of vessel”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Pot (“pot”), Dutch pot (“pot”), German Low German Pott (“pot”), German Pott (“pot”), Swedish potta (“chamber pot”), Icelandic pottur (“tub, pot”), Old Armenian պոյտն (poytn, “pot, earthen pot”). Also, Old Norse pottr (“pot, tub, basin”).
The sense of ruin or deterioration was originally a general allusion to "being chopped up and tossed in a (normally fiery) pot, like a piece of meat" (i.e. to get wasted or done with (by someone)). The 'clean' slang term which was used in reference to toilet rooms and lavatories apparently derives from English chamberpots, although now usually encountered as potty in the context of children's toilet training.

cog

With five minutes to go, Trevathan potted his second goal, and finally it was the fullback Taylor who scored.

1967, Arthur H. Carman, Ranfurly Shield Rugby, page 139:

He played for the Oxford Australians against their Cambridge counterparts, and even potted a few goals at picnic Rugby matches.

1998, Geoffrey Serle: In Tribute, page 20:

(rugby, transitive) To score (a drop goal).


ship

en-verb

ship (third-person singular simple present ships, present participle shipping, simple past and past participle shipped)

ships (present singular third-person)
shipping (participle present)
shipped (participle past)
shipped (past)

From Middle English schippen, schipen, from Old English sċipian, from Proto-Germanic *skipōną, from Proto-Germanic *skipą (“ship”).

England were shipping penalties at an alarming rate - five in the first 15 minutes alone - and with Wilkinson missing three long-distance pots of his own in the first 20 minutes, the alarm bells began to ring for Martin Johnson's men.

2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:

They shipped penalties, lost field position, and in the second-half, having retreated to the changing room buoyed by Dougie Fife’s well-worked try, found themselves ceding two-thirds of the territory and with it, the lion’s share of the ball.

2015 February 11, “Six Nations: Scotland raw but capable of improving”, in The Scotsman:

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.


center

From Middle English center, centre, from Middle French centre, from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron), from κεντεῖν (kenteîn, “to prick, goad”). Doublet of centrum.
* (group theory): In the notation Z(G), the letter Z derives from the German Zentrum (“center”).

sentrum

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle

مَرْكَز

point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates

Gatland's side got back to within striking distance when fly-half Jones's clever pass sent centre Jonathan Davies arcing round Shontayne Hape.

2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, in BBC:

(sports) A player in the middle of a playing area.

(rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside centre.


minor

From Middle English minor, menor, menour, etc., from Latin minor (“lesser; young; young person”) both directly and via Norman and Middle French menor, menour, etc. Doublet of minus but not mini-. Cognate with minister, minify, Minorca, Menshevik, and possibly minnow. Compare Latin minimum and minuō, Old High German minniro, Cornish minow.

byvak

subject of secondary undergraduate study

At half-time the score was—one goal, three tries, and four minors.

(rugby, historical) Ellipsis of minor point: a lesser score formerly gained by certain actions.


cross

en-verb

cross (third-person singular simple present crosses, present participle crossing, simple past and past participle crossed)

crosses (present singular third-person)
crossing (participle present)
crossed (participle past)
crossed (past)
cross (infinitive)

From Middle English cross, cros, from Old English cros (“rood, cross”), perhaps from Old Irish cros (compare Welsh croes, Irish crois), perhaps from Latin crux (cruci). In this sense displaced native Middle English rood, from Old English rōd; see rood.
The sense of "two intersecting lines drawn or cut on a surface; two lines intersecting at right angles" without regard to religious signification develops from the late 14th century.
cognates
*Old Norse kross (“cross”)
*Icelandic kross (“cross”)
*Faroese krossur (“cross”)
*Danish kors (“cross”)
*Swedish kors (“cross”)
*German Kreuz (“cross”)
*Dutch kruis (“cross”)

England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break.

2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC:

(sports) Relative movement by a player or of players.


lock

Tok Pisin: lok

→ Hawaiian: laka

From Middle English lok, from Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”). The verb is from Middle English locken, lokken, louken, from Old English lūcan, Proto-West Germanic *lūkan, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną. Related to luxe via Latin.

der

Ashton only had to wait three minutes for his second try, lock Louis Deacon setting it up with a rollocking line-break, before Romania got on the scoreboard courtesy of a penalty from fly-half Marin Danut Dumbrava.

2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) A player in the scrum behind the front row, usually the tallest members of the team.

slot

a player in the second row of the scrum in Rugby


lock

en-verb

lock (third-person singular simple present locks, present participle locking, simple past locked, past participle locked or (obsolete) locken)

locks (present singular third-person)
locking (participle present)
locked (past)
locked (participle past)
locken (obsolete participle past)

unlock

antonym(s) of “to fasten with a lock, to be capable of becoming fastened in place”

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Please don't disappoint me - you are female, aren't you? I have a lingering suspicion that you are 17 stone and lock for Tarankai.

1980, Ken Berry, chapter 14, in First Offender, Auckland: Collins, page 117:

(intransitive, rugby) To play in the position of lock.


fair

en-adj

fair (comparative fairer, superlative fairest)

fairer (comparative)
fairest (superlative)

→ German: fair

→ Hebrew: פייר

→ Macedonian: фер (fer)

→ Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic script: фер

Latin script: fer

From Middle English fayr, feir, fager, from Old English fæġer (“beautiful”), from Proto-West Germanic *fagr, from Proto-Germanic *fagraz (“suitable, fitting, nice”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”).
Cognate with Scots fayr, fare (“fair”), Danish feir, faver, fager (“fair, pretty”), Norwegian fager (“fair, pretty”), Swedish fager (“fair, pretty”), Icelandic fagur (“beautiful, fair”), Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”). See also peace.

cog

(rugby, of a catch) Taken direct from an opponent's foot, without the ball touching the ground or another player.


goose-step

An intentionally disparaging alternative name for the "balance step" (German Stechschritt, "cut step") from a fancied resemblance to the waddling of geese.

(rugby) A deceptive step that breaks the normal flow of running and allows a player to accelerate and/or change direction quickly while simultaneously confusing the defender.


hooker

Hooker Dylan Hartley was sent to the sin-bin after yet another infringement at the breakdown and, on the stroke of half-time, Georgia's territorial advantage finally told when number eight Basilaia surged over from the base of the scrum for a try next to the posts.

2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) A player who hooks the ball out of the scrum with his foot.


prop

From Middle English proppe (“a prop, support, support for a vine or plant”), from Middle Dutch proppe (“support, support for a vine, stopper for a bottle”). Compare Middle Low German proppe (“plug, stopper”), German Pfropfen (“plug”), Danish prop (“plug, stopper”).

cog

(rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.

stut

rugby: player next to the hooker in a scrum


drop

From Late Middle English droppe, Middle English drope (“small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”) [and other forms], from Old English dropa (“a drop”), from Proto-West Germanic *dropō (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Germanic *drupô (“drop (of liquid)”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- (“to crumble, grind”).

nb...

dropan, droupe, (Northern England) droipe

afval

small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension

piisk

very small quantity of liquid, or of anything

piisk

that which hangs or resembles a liquid globule

pudotettu esine

(online gaming, video games) item dropped by a defeated enemy

langemine

decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate

afgrond

distance through which something drops, or falls below a certain level

An act or instance of dropping (in all senses).


drop

en-verb

drop (third-person singular simple present drops, present participle dropping, simple past and past participle dropped or (archaic) dropt)

drops (present singular third-person)
dropping (participle present)
dropped (participle past)
dropped (past)
dropt (archaic participle past)
dropt (archaic past)

From Middle English droppen, dropen (“to fall in drops, drip or trickle down; to scatter, sprinkle; to be covered with a liquid; to give off moisture; of an object: to drop, fall; of a living being: to fall to the ground”) [and other forms], from Old English dropian, droppian (“to drop”), from dropa (“a drop”) (see further at etymology 1) + -ian (suffix forming verbs from adjectives and nouns).

спадам

to decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.

laskea

to move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards — see also lower

laskea

to lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume

(rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.

tehdä pudotuspotkumaali

(rugby) to score (a goal) by means of a drop kick


try

From Middle English trien (“to try a legal case”), from Anglo-Norman trier (“to try a case”), Old French trier (“to choose, pick out or separate from others, sift, cull”), of uncertain origin. It is probably related to Italian tritare (“to grind; to sort; to analyze”) (see also French trier). Alternatively, believed to be a metathetic variation of Old French tirer (“to pull out, snatch”), from Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌽 (tiran, “to tear away, remove”), from Proto-Germanic *teraną (“to tear, tear apart”), from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear, tear apart”), see tear. Related to Occitan triar (“to pick out, choose from among others”), although the Occitan verb could also be a borrowing from French. Alternatively or by confluence, the Old French is from Gallo-Roman Vulgar Latin *triare, of unknown origin.
Replaced native Middle English cunnen (“to try”) (from Old English cunnian), Middle English fandien (“to try, prove”) (from Old English fandian), and Middle English costnien (“to try, tempt, test”) (from Old English costnian).

cog

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔aɪ̯]

[t̠͡ɹ̠̊˔ʷaɪ̯]

Today I scored my first try.

But two penalties and a drop-goal from Jonny Wilkinson, despite a host of other wayward attempts, plus a late try from Chris Ashton were enough to send a misfiring England through.

(rugby) A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.


tour

From Old French tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

tor (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger)

taw (pour–poor merger, horse–hoarse merger, non-rhotic)

(sports, chiefly cricket and rugby) A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.


transformation

fr-noun

transformation f (plural transformations)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin trānsfōrmātiōnem, from Latin trānsfōrmō.


pack

From Middle English pak, pakke, from Old English *pæcca and/or Middle Dutch pak, packe; both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *pakkō, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack”). Cognate with Dutch pak (“pack”), Low German Pack (“pack”), German Pack (“pack”), Swedish packe (“pack”), Icelandic pakka, pakki (“package”).

The captain had to take a man out of the pack to replace the injured fullback.

If the pack wasn't pummelling England, Handre Pollard kept delivering telling blows.

2019 November 3, Liam de Carme, “Boks, you beauties”, in Sunday Times:

(rugby) The forwards in a rugby team (eight in Rugby Union, six in Rugby League) who with the opposing pack constitute the scrum.


pack

en-verb

pack (third-person singular simple present packs, present participle packing, simple past and past participle packed)

packs (present singular third-person)
packing (participle present)
packed (participle past)
packed (past)

From Middle English pakken, from the noun (see above). Compare Middle Dutch packen (“to pack”), Middle Low German packen (“to pack”).

وَضَّبَ

to put things together for storage or transporting

(intransitive, rugby, of the forwards in a rugby team) To play together cohesively, specially with reference to their technique in the scrum.


touchdown

en-noun

touchdown (countable and uncountable, plural touchdowns)

(rugby) A defensive action of grounding the ball in the team's own in-goal to stop the play.

A first Test try by Fergus McFadden and a Tomas O'Leary touchdown helped Ireland to a 15-12 half-time lead.

2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC:

(rugby) A try (scoring play of grounding the ball in the opposing team's in-goal).


slot

en-verb

slot (third-person singular simple present slots, present participle slotting, simple past and past participle slotted)

slots (present singular third-person)
slotting (participle present)
slotted (participle past)
slotted (past)

From Middle English slot, from Old French esclot, likely from Old Norse slóð (“track”). As a gambling machine, via clipping of slot machine. Compare sleuth. The scheduling (calendar) sense is by a metaphor whereby the time span is equated with the segment of a page or part of a device that represents it.

(Australian rules football, rugby, informal) To kick the ball between the posts for a goal; to score a goal by doing this.


forward

From Middle English foreward, from Old English foreweard (“forward, inclined to the front, fore, early, former”), from Proto-Germanic *fura- (“fore-”), *warþaz (“turned”), equivalent to fore + -ward. Cognate with Dutch voorwaarts (“forward”), German vorwärts (“forward”).

der

(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).


pocket

From Middle English pocket (“bag, sack”), from Anglo-Norman poket, Old Northern French poquet, poquete, diminutive of poque, poke (“bag, sack”) (compare modern Norman pouquette and modern French pochette from Old French pochete, from puche), from Frankish *pokā (“pouch”), from Proto-Germanic *pukkô, *pukô (“bag; pouch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Doublet of pochette. Cognate with Middle Dutch poke, Alemannic German Pfoch (“purse, bag”), Old English pocca, pohha (“poke, pouch, pocket, bag”), Old Norse poki (“bag, pocket”). Compare the related poke (“sack or bag”). See also Modern French pochette and Latin bucca.

is that a gun in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me

Matt Stevens was crumpled by Euan Murray in another scrum, allowing Parks to kick for the corner, and when Richie Gray's clean take from the subsequent line-out set up a series of drives under the posts, Parks was back in the pocket to belt over a drop-goal to make it 9-3 at the interval.

(rugby) The position held by a second defensive middle, where an advanced middle must retreat after making a touch on the attacking middle.


convert

en-verb

convert (third-person singular simple present converts, present participle converting, simple past and past participle converted)

converts (present singular third-person)
converting (participle present)
converted (participle past)
converted (past)

[kʰə̥ɱˈvɜːt]

From Old French convertir, from Latin converto (“turn around”).

Flood converted to leave Wales with a 23-9 deficit going into the final quarter.

(transitive, intransitive, rugby football) To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.


pilar

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *pīlāre, from Latin pīla (“pillar”).

(rugby) prop (the player who is next to the hooker in a scrum)


blind

From Middle English blynd, from Old English blind, from Proto-West Germanic *blind, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz.


peel

en-noun

peel (countable and uncountable, plural peels)

From Middle English pelen, from Old English pilian and Old French peler, pellier; both from Latin pilō, pilāre (“to remove hair from, depilate”), from pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pill.

der

(countable, rugby) The action of peeling away from a formation.

ganda

(Rugby football) The action of peeling away from a formation


seagull

en-verb

seagull (third-person singular simple present seagulls, present participle seagulling, simple past and past participle seagulled)

seagulls (present singular third-person)
seagulling (participle present)
seagulled (participle past)
seagulled (past)

From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

[…] and when you need cover for the fullback because of the bombs raining down, when the walking maul requires every forward to quit seagulling and actually do some hard graft, then the rest of the game opens up.

2002 September 24, Greig Blanchett, “Re: The Immorality of the Drop Goal”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):

On hand was seagulling number eight Dave Hodges to cross for the all-important try.

2002 December 13, “Sharks beached at Stradey”, in BBC Sport:

That occurred in the 12th minute when flanker George Smith, seagulling out wide, enjoyed the rewards of a two-man overlap to score.

2003 November 2, Greg Growden, “Australia survives scare”, in The Age:

France was full of running and continued to spread the ball wide or kick in behind the defence, where towering right-winger Aurelien Rougerie and the seagulling French back row had a height advantage contesting the high ball.

2003 November 10, Mark Fuller, “Impeccable France outclasses Ireland”, in The Age:

Samo seagulled for Australia's final try two minutes from time.

2011 September 24, Darren Walton, “Injuries sour Wallabies 67-5 win over USA”, in MSN NZ:

(British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang, of a forward) To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.


speculator

From Latin speculātor (“spy, explorer, investigator”), from speculor (“to watch, to observe”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō (“to watch, to observe”), q.v. In some senses, an agent noun formed within English from speculate. Doublet of spectator.


howitzer

Borrowed from Dutch houwitser, from German Haubitze, from Middle High German haufniz, from Czech houfnice, which was derived from houf (“flock, crowd”) + -nice. The Czech noun houf comes from Middle High German hufe (“heap”), from Old High German hūfo.

Belgium took a little while to catch Scotland with the first of the howitzer blows, but when the first one landed there was a certainty of more. Many more.

2018 September 7, Tom English, “Scotland 0-4 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:

(sports, rugby, ice hockey) A powerfully hit shot.


scrum

French: scrum

Either a back-formation from or an apocopic form of scrummage, a variant of scrimmage.

en:all the forwards joined together in an organised way

(rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.

uztartze

(rugby) all the forwards joined together in an organised way


scrum

en-verb

scrum (third-person singular simple present scrums, present participle scrumming, simple past and past participle scrummed)

scrums (present singular third-person)
scrumming (participle present)
scrummed (participle past)
scrummed (past)


scrum

nl-noun

scrum m (plural scrums, diminutive scrummetje n)

scrums (plural)
scrummetje (diminutive neuter)


grubber

England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra.

2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France:

Take that brilliant backline move off a scrum when Kolbe came off his left wing to put in a neat grubber for Arendse on the right wing to almost round the defense in the corner.

2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online:

(rugby) An attacking short-distance kick in behind the defence in which the ball is bounced along the ground, using the uneven bounce of the ball to make it difficult for the defence to retrieve.


Grand Slam

(rugby) Victory in every game in the Six Nations competition between England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France and Italy

(rugby) Victory by a Southern Hemisphere national team over all of the Home Nations—England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland—in a single tour


conversion

en-noun

conversion (countable and uncountable, plural conversions)

From Middle English conversion, conversioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman conversion, from Latin conversiō, from convertō.

обръщане

the act of having converted something or someone

המרת דת

to replace one religious faith with another

(rugby) A free kick, after scoring a try, worth two points.


hat trick

From hat + trick (“element of a magician’s or variety entertainer’s act; entertaining and difficult physical action”, noun). Sense 2 (“achievement of a bowler taking three wickets in three consecutive balls”)—the original sporting sense—refers to the commemorative hat formerly given as a prize to the bowler by his club.

هاتريك

three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc.

שלושער m (shloshá'ar, literally “three-gate or goal”)

གསུམ་སྦྲགས (gsum sbrags, literally “pack-of-three”)

(cricket) An achievement of a bowler taking three wickets in three consecutive balls.

(by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins.

(specifically, rugby) Three tries scored by one player in a game.


overlap

From over- + lap.
Cognate with Dutch overlap.

(rugby) a situation in the game where an attacking line has more players in it than the defensive line coming to meet it. The attacking side may exploit the overlap by using their superior numbers to break the opposition's defensive line. If attackers outnumber defenders by more than one player this is often termed a two man overlap or three man overlap, etc. If the attacking side fails to break through usually due to poor execution, they are said to waste an overlap.


scrum-half

(rugby) player who introduces the ball into a scrum.


knock-on

It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.

2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally


fly-half

Fly-half Holly Aitchison has had a mixed tournament with the boot up until this match, with Mitchell saying in the week he had no concerns over her kicking and being proved correct in Bordeaux.

2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.


punt

en-verb

punt (third-person singular simple present punts, present participle punting, simple past and past participle punted)

punts (present singular third-person)
punting (participle present)
punted (participle past)
punted (past)

Possibly a dialectal variant of bunt. Rugby is the origin of the sports usage of the term.

To dropkick; to kick something a considerable distance.

(rugby, American football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, soccer, transitive, intransitive) To kick a ball dropped from the hands before it hits the ground. (This puts the ball farther from the goal across which the opposing team is attempting to score, so improves the chances of the team punting.)

Australian rules football; Gaelic football; Australian rules football; Gaelic football


punt

(rugby, American football, soccer) A kick made by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it hits the ground.


tackle

en-noun

tackle (countable and uncountable, plural tackles)

From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle”), Swedish tackel (“tackle”). More at take.

der

(rugby, American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.

placatge

American football, rugby: play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground


tackle

en-verb

tackle (third-person singular simple present tackles, present participle tackling, simple past and past participle tackled)

tackles (present singular third-person)
tackling (participle present)
tackled (participle past)
tackled (past)

(rugby, American football) To bring a ball carrier to the ground.

placar

rugby, American football: to bring a ball carrier to the ground


ball carrier

(American football, Canadian football, rugby) A player who carries the football.


forward pass

(rugby and American football) A pass in the forward direction, advancing toward the goal, generally illegal except in American football, once per play, from behind the line of scrimmage.


hand-off

en-noun

hand-off (countable and uncountable, plural hand-offs)

(rugby) The act of pushing an opponent away with an open hand.


fullback

(rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.


quarterback

From quarter + back, in reference to position in front of the halfback position.

(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.


blindside

(rugby) The space on the side of the pitch with the shorter distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare openside.


meta

Learned borrowing from Latin mēta. Doublet of meda.


hit up

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(rugby) The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass.


RFC

(rugby) Initialism of rugby football club.


hacking

hacking (usually uncountable, plural hackings)

From Middle English hackynge, hakkynge, hacckinge, equivalent to hack + -ing.

(sports, chiefly American football, soccer, rugby) A kick in the shins.


NRL

National Rugby League
w:National Rugby League

(rugby) Initialism of National Rugby League, the main rugby league competition in Australia, including one New Zealand team.


IRB

(rugby, historical) Initialism of International Rugby Board, the name used by World Rugby, the worldwide governing body for rugby union, from 1998 to 2014.


mêlée

→ Catalan: melé

→ English: melee

→ Italian: mêlée

→ Portuguese: melê

→ Spanish: melé

Inherited from Old French meslee, older meslede, from the feminine past participle of early Medieval Latin misculō, derived from Latin misceō. By surface analysis, mêl- + -ée.


field goal

(rugby) A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.

field-goal

Basketball and North American rules football


halfback

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback.

(field sports) A player who occupies one of these positions.

(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.


crochet

→ English: crochet

desc

→ Portuguese: colchete (“hook, bracket”)

→ Portuguese: crochê (“crochet”), croché, crochet (unadapted form)

→ Spanish: corchete

→ Turkish: kroşe


seagulling

As long as he can stay away from the seagulling in the tight games.

2002 May 25, Greig Blanchett, “Re: So. To The ABs”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):

Jack has to cut out the seagulling and get in and do the dirty work.

2009 December 28, Steve Hepburn, “Rugby: Oval ball gazing for 2011 World Cup”, in Otago Daily Times:

And while Williams cut down the seagulling, he still wasn't hitting the breakdown with any vigour.

2011 August 29, lord shineything [username], “Re: AB Players”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):

(British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang) The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than concentrating on their primary positional duties in open play (see rugby union positions).


apertura

From Latin apertūra. The sense of "aperture" was a later learned development. Doublet of ouverture.


go over

en-verb

go over (third-person singular simple present goes over, present participle going over, simple past went over, past participle gone over)

goes over (present singular third-person)
going over (participle present)
went over (past)
gone over (participle past)

But in the closing stages Bishop spotted a gap to go over and Hook converted to set up a nervous finish for the Blues, who managed to hold on.

2010 December 31, “Magners League: Cardiff Blues 27-25 Osprey”, in BBC:


throw-in

(soccer, rugby, basketball, handball) A set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play


Premiership

/ˈpɹɛmɪəʃɪp/

(British, rugby) Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union


woodwork

en-noun

woodwork (usually uncountable, plural woodworks)

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From Middle English woodewerk (“carpentry”), equivalent to wood + work.

That goal was so close, it went in off the woodwork.

Carroll thought he had equalised with his header against the bar with eight minutes left. Liverpool claimed the ball had cross the line and Chelsea were grateful for a miraculous intervention from Cech to turn his effort on to the woodwork.

2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer, rugby) The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.


three-quarter

England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and truly snuffed out.

2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) A player positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs (properly a three-quarter back)


packing

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From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.

(rugby) The forming of players into a scrum.

The action of the verb.
The forming of players into a scrum.


squad

From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

ջոկատ

small group of people organized for a purpose

A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

(cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.


drop kick

(rugby, Australian rules football, American football, Canadian football) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.


offload

en-verb

offload (third-person singular simple present offloads, present participle offloading, simple past and past participle offloaded)

offloads (present singular third-person)
offloading (participle present)
offloaded (participle past)
offloaded (past)


offload

en-noun

offload (countable and uncountable, plural offloads)

Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line.

2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.


run over

en-verb

run over (third-person singular simple present runs over, present participle running over, simple past ran over, past participle run over)

runs over (present singular third-person)
running over (participle present)
ran over (past)
run over (participle past)

Andrew Bishop then ran over in the closing stages, but it was too late.


loosehead

(rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is not tightly bound (unlike that of the tighthead)


enforcer

(ice hockey, rugby, Australian rules football) A player who physically intimidates or confronts the opposition.


get over

get over (third-person singular simple present gets over, present participle getting over, simple past got over, past participle (UK) got over or (US) gotten over)

gets over (present singular third-person)
getting over (participle present)
got over (past)
got over (UK participle past)
gotten over (US participle past)

Ireland got their second try not long before half-time with O'Leary, an injury doubt all week with a stiff back, just about getting over for a try which was confirmed by the video referee.

2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC:

But when a side plays for almost 20 of the first 40 minutes with only 14 men, you have to make that advantage count in your favour. Credit must go to the three-time champions for keeping the world champions from getting over for five points.


back row

(rugby) The row of players in a scrum, consisting of two flankers and a number eight.


free kick

a free-kick specialist

(American football, soccer, Australian rules football, rugby, other ballgames) a kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference from the opposition. Such a kick may be awarded for a foul by the opposition, or earned by a player such as by taking a mark.

Australian rules football; other ballgames; Australian rules football; other ballgames

goditje e lirë

kick played without interference of opposition


penalty kick

(rugby) A form of free kick in which the ball may be kicked towards touch, towards the goal or dribbled.


avanti

(soccer, rugby, water polo) player whose main objective is scoring points; forward


paquet

→ Catalan: paquet

→ German: Paket
→ Romanian: pachet

desctree

→ Ottoman Turkish: پاكت (paket)
Turkish: paket

→ Persian: پاکت (pâkat)

→ Sicilian: pachettu

→ Spanish: paquete

From Middle French paquet, from Middle Dutch pac (Dutch pak), from Proto-Germanic *pakkô.


interception

en-noun

interception (countable and uncountable, plural interceptions)

Borrowed from Latin interceptiō; compare French interception.

(rugby) A pass that is intercepted by an opposing player.


run-on

(soccer, rugby, etc.) An amount of time spent playing on the field during a game, especially so as to evaluate a player's abilities.


essai

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French essai, from Late Latin exagium (“weighing”), hence English assay (compare also Spanish ensayo), from Latin exigō; the original sense of "trial" (if the gold is good) drifted towards a general meaning of "attempt". The literary meaning is given by Michel de Montaigne's masterpiece.

Elle a marqué son deuxième essai du match.

She's scored her second try of the match.


in touch

Kick the ball in touch.

And when scrum-half Ben Youngs, who had a poor game, was burgled by opposite number Irakli Abuseridze and the ball shipped down the line to Irakli Machkhaneli, it looked like Georgia had scored a try of their own, but the winger's foot was in touch.

(rugby, of a ball or a player) outside the playing area or touching the touchlines of the playing area.


burn off

en-verb

burn off (third-person singular simple present burns off, present participle burning off, simple past and past participle burned off or burnt off)

burns off (present singular third-person)
burning off (participle present)
burned off (participle past)
burned off (past)
burnt off (participle past)
burnt off (past)

Slick use of the resulting turnover ball gave Koroibete the space to burn off Daly, only the third try England have so far conceded in this tournament.

2019 October 19, Robert Kitson, “England into World Cup semi-finals after bruising victory over Australia”, in The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media:


run in

run in (third-person singular simple present runs in, present participle running in, simple past ran in, past participle run in)

runs in (present singular third-person)
running in (participle present)
ran in (past)
run in (participle past)


spojka

spojka (nominative singular)
spojky (nominative plural)
spojky (genitive singular)
spojek (genitive plural)
spojce (dative singular)
spojkám (dative plural)
spojku (accusative singular)
spojky (accusative plural)
spojko (singular vocative)
spojky (plural vocative)
spojce (locative singular)
spojkách (locative plural)
spojkou (instrumental singular)
spojkami (instrumental plural)


crocheter

crocheter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
crochetant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
crocheté (participle past)
crochète (first-person indicative present singular)
crochètes (indicative present second-person singular)
crochète (indicative present singular third-person)
crochetons (first-person indicative plural present)
crochetez (indicative plural present second-person)
crochètent (indicative plural present third-person)
crochetais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
crochetais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
crochetait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
crochetions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
crochetiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
crochetaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
crochetai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
crochetas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
crocheta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
crochetâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
crochetâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
crochetèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
crochèterai (first-person future indicative singular)
crochèterai (first-person future indicative singular)
crochèteras (future indicative second-person singular)
crochèteras (future indicative second-person singular)
crochètera (future indicative singular third-person)
crochètera (future indicative singular third-person)
crochèterons (first-person future indicative plural)
crochèterons (first-person future indicative plural)
crochèterez (future indicative plural second-person)
crochèterez (future indicative plural second-person)
crochèteront (future indicative plural third-person)
crochèteront (future indicative plural third-person)
crochèterais (conditional first-person singular)
crochèterais (conditional first-person singular)
crochèterais (conditional second-person singular)
crochèterais (conditional second-person singular)
crochèterait (conditional singular third-person)
crochèterait (conditional singular third-person)
crochèterions (conditional first-person plural)
crochèterions (conditional first-person plural)
crochèteriez (conditional plural second-person)
crochèteriez (conditional plural second-person)
crochèteraient (conditional plural third-person)
crochèteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
crochète (first-person present singular subjunctive)
crochètes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
crochète (present singular subjunctive third-person)
crochetions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
crochetiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
crochètent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
crochetasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
crochetasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
crochetât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
crochetassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
crochetassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
crochetassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
crochète (imperative second-person singular)
crochetons (first-person imperative plural)
crochetez (imperative plural second-person)


tighthead

(rugby) prop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and loosehead


outside centre

(rugby) A player who is positioned between the inside centre and the right wing


inside centre

(rugby) A player who is positioned between the fly-half and the outside centre


front row

(British, rugby) The row of players who participate in a scrum with direct contact with the opposing scrum.


number eight

But Ireland dug out a gutsy response and applied pressure which resulted in number eight Heaslip diving over in the corner to revive home hopes.

(rugby) A player in the scrum, who controls the movement of the scrum, and can pick up the ball exiting the scrum; eighthman.

vazač

rugby player who controls the movement of the scrum


flanker

Audio (US)

From flank + -er. The verb is from the noun (sense 3).

(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

rváček

rugby player in the back row of the scrum


finisher

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[Eddie] Jones has used his bench as finishers and repeated last year’s ploy that helped overcome France when he brought on Ben Te’o for [George] Ford. [Dylan] Hartley and [Mike] Brown had already gone off, along with [Nathan] Hughes, whose replacement Sam Underhill was making an impact at the breakdown when he was sent to the sin-bin for a no-arms tackle on Barclay.

2018 February 24, Paul Rees, “Finn Russell masterminds historic Scotland victory over England”, in The Guardian, London, archived from the original on 2018-04-22:

(rugby) A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.


taklaus

taklaus (nominative singular)
taklaukset (nominative plural)
taklaus (accusative nominative singular)
taklaukset (accusative nominative plural)
taklauksen (accusative genitive singular)
taklaukset (accusative genitive plural)
taklauksen (genitive singular)
taklausten (genitive plural)
taklauksien (genitive plural)
taklausta (partitive singular)
taklauksia (partitive plural)
taklauksessa (inessive singular)
taklauksissa (inessive plural)
taklauksesta (elative singular)
taklauksista (elative plural)
taklaukseen (illative singular)
taklauksiin (illative plural)
taklauksella (adessive singular)
taklauksilla (adessive plural)
taklaukselta (ablative singular)
taklauksilta (ablative plural)
taklaukselle (allative singular)
taklauksille (allative plural)
taklauksena (essive singular)
taklauksina (essive plural)
taklaukseksi (singular translative)
taklauksiksi (plural translative)
taklauksetta (abessive singular)
taklauksitta (abessive plural)
taklauksin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
taklaukseni (nominative singular)
taklaukseni (nominative plural)
taklaukseni (accusative nominative singular)
taklaukseni (accusative nominative plural)
taklaukseni (accusative genitive singular)
taklaukseni (accusative genitive plural)
taklaukseni (genitive singular)
taklausteni (genitive plural)
taklauksieni (genitive plural)
taklaustani (partitive singular)
taklauksiani (partitive plural)
taklauksessani (inessive singular)
taklauksissani (inessive plural)
taklauksestani (elative singular)
taklauksistani (elative plural)
taklaukseeni (illative singular)
taklauksiini (illative plural)
taklauksellani (adessive singular)
taklauksillani (adessive plural)
taklaukseltani (ablative singular)
taklauksiltani (ablative plural)
taklaukselleni (allative singular)
taklauksilleni (allative plural)
taklauksenani (essive singular)
taklauksinani (essive plural)
taklauksekseni (singular translative)
taklauksikseni (plural translative)
taklauksettani (abessive singular)
taklauksittani (abessive plural)
taklauksineni (comitative plural)
taklauksesi (nominative singular)
taklauksesi (nominative plural)
taklauksesi (accusative nominative singular)
taklauksesi (accusative nominative plural)
taklauksesi (accusative genitive singular)
taklauksesi (accusative genitive plural)
taklauksesi (genitive singular)
taklaustesi (genitive plural)
taklauksiesi (genitive plural)
taklaustasi (partitive singular)
taklauksiasi (partitive plural)
taklauksessasi (inessive singular)
taklauksissasi (inessive plural)
taklauksestasi (elative singular)
taklauksistasi (elative plural)
taklaukseesi (illative singular)
taklauksiisi (illative plural)
taklauksellasi (adessive singular)
taklauksillasi (adessive plural)
taklaukseltasi (ablative singular)
taklauksiltasi (ablative plural)
taklauksellesi (allative singular)
taklauksillesi (allative plural)
taklauksenasi (essive singular)
taklauksinasi (essive plural)
taklaukseksesi (singular translative)
taklauksiksesi (plural translative)
taklauksettasi (abessive singular)
taklauksittasi (abessive plural)
taklauksinesi (comitative plural)
taklauksemme (nominative singular)
taklauksemme (nominative plural)
taklauksemme (accusative nominative singular)
taklauksemme (accusative nominative plural)
taklauksemme (accusative genitive singular)
taklauksemme (accusative genitive plural)
taklauksemme (genitive singular)
taklaustemme (genitive plural)
taklauksiemme (genitive plural)
taklaustamme (partitive singular)
taklauksiamme (partitive plural)
taklauksessamme (inessive singular)
taklauksissamme (inessive plural)
taklauksestamme (elative singular)
taklauksistamme (elative plural)
taklaukseemme (illative singular)
taklauksiimme (illative plural)
taklauksellamme (adessive singular)
taklauksillamme (adessive plural)
taklaukseltamme (ablative singular)
taklauksiltamme (ablative plural)
taklauksellemme (allative singular)
taklauksillemme (allative plural)
taklauksenamme (essive singular)
taklauksinamme (essive plural)
taklaukseksemme (singular translative)
taklauksiksemme (plural translative)
taklauksettamme (abessive singular)
taklauksittamme (abessive plural)
taklauksinemme (comitative plural)
taklauksenne (nominative singular)
taklauksenne (nominative plural)
taklauksenne (accusative nominative singular)
taklauksenne (accusative nominative plural)
taklauksenne (accusative genitive singular)
taklauksenne (accusative genitive plural)
taklauksenne (genitive singular)
taklaustenne (genitive plural)
taklauksienne (genitive plural)
taklaustanne (partitive singular)
taklauksianne (partitive plural)
taklauksessanne (inessive singular)
taklauksissanne (inessive plural)
taklauksestanne (elative singular)
taklauksistanne (elative plural)
taklaukseenne (illative singular)
taklauksiinne (illative plural)
taklauksellanne (adessive singular)
taklauksillanne (adessive plural)
taklaukseltanne (ablative singular)
taklauksiltanne (ablative plural)
taklauksellenne (allative singular)
taklauksillenne (allative plural)
taklauksenanne (essive singular)
taklauksinanne (essive plural)
taklaukseksenne (singular translative)
taklauksiksenne (plural translative)
taklauksettanne (abessive singular)
taklauksittanne (abessive plural)
taklauksinenne (comitative plural)
taklauksensa (nominative singular)
taklauksensa (nominative plural)
taklauksensa (accusative nominative singular)
taklauksensa (accusative nominative plural)
taklauksensa (accusative genitive singular)
taklauksensa (accusative genitive plural)
taklauksensa (genitive singular)
taklaustensa (genitive plural)
taklauksiensa (genitive plural)
taklaustaan (partitive singular)
taklaustansa (partitive singular)
taklauksiaan (partitive plural)
taklauksiansa (partitive plural)
taklauksessaan (inessive singular)
taklauksessansa (inessive singular)
taklauksissaan (inessive plural)
taklauksissansa (inessive plural)
taklauksestaan (elative singular)
taklauksestansa (elative singular)
taklauksistaan (elative plural)
taklauksistansa (elative plural)
taklaukseensa (illative singular)
taklauksiinsa (illative plural)
taklauksellaan (adessive singular)
taklauksellansa (adessive singular)
taklauksillaan (adessive plural)
taklauksillansa (adessive plural)
taklaukseltaan (ablative singular)
taklaukseltansa (ablative singular)
taklauksiltaan (ablative plural)
taklauksiltansa (ablative plural)
taklaukselleen (allative singular)
taklauksellensa (allative singular)
taklauksilleen (allative plural)
taklauksillensa (allative plural)
taklauksenaan (essive singular)
taklauksenansa (essive singular)
taklauksinaan (essive plural)
taklauksinansa (essive plural)
taklauksekseen (singular translative)
taklaukseksensa (singular translative)
taklauksikseen (plural translative)
taklauksiksensa (plural translative)
taklauksettaan (abessive singular)
taklauksettansa (abessive singular)
taklauksittaan (abessive plural)
taklauksittansa (abessive plural)
taklauksineen (comitative plural)
taklauksinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈt̪ɑ̝klɑ̝us̠]

(sports, rugby, American football) tackle (play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent)

(rugby, American football) tackle (play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground)


mediano

Borrowed from Latin mediānus, whence also mezzano (an inherited doublet).


tallonare

it-verb

tallonàre (first-person singular present tallóno, first-person singular past historic tallonài, past participle tallonàto, auxiliary avére)

tallonàre (canonical)
tallóno (first-person present singular)
tallonài (first-person historic past singular)
tallonàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
tallonàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
tallonàndo (gerund)
tallonànte (participle present)
tallonàto (participle past)
tallóno (first-person indicative present singular)
tallóni (indicative present second-person singular)
tallóna (indicative present singular third-person)
talloniàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
tallonàte (indicative plural present second-person)
tallónano (indicative plural present third-person)
tallonàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
tallonàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
tallonàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
tallonavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
tallonavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
tallonàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
tallonài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
tallonàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
tallonò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
tallonàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
tallonàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
tallonàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
tallonerò (first-person future indicative singular)
tallonerài (future indicative second-person singular)
tallonerà (future indicative singular third-person)
tallonerémo (first-person future indicative plural)
talloneréte (future indicative plural second-person)
tallonerànno (future indicative plural third-person)
tallonerèi (conditional first-person present singular)
tallonerésti (conditional present second-person singular)
tallonerèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
tallonerébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
tallonerémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
talloneréste (conditional plural present second-person)
tallonerèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
tallonerébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
tallóni (first-person present singular subjunctive)
tallóni (present second-person singular subjunctive)
tallóni (present singular subjunctive third-person)
talloniàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
talloniàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
tallónino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
tallonàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
tallonàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
tallonàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
tallonàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
tallonàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
tallonàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
tallóna (imperative second-person singular)
tallóni (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
talloniàmo (first-person imperative plural)
tallonàte (imperative plural second-person)
tallónino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
tallonàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
tallóni (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
talloniàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
tallonàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
tallónino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

From tallone + -are, influenced by French talonner.

(rugby) to hit (the ball) with the heel in order to pass it back


branková čára

branková čára (nominative singular)
brankové čáry (nominative plural)
brankové čáry (genitive singular)
brankových čar (genitive plural)
brankové čáře (dative singular)
brankovým čarám (dative plural)
brankovým čárám (dative plural)
brankovou čáru (accusative singular)
brankové čáry (accusative plural)
branková čáro (singular vocative)
brankové čáry (plural vocative)
brankové čáře (locative singular)
brankových čarách (locative plural)
brankových čárách (locative plural)
brankovou čarou (instrumental singular)
brankovou čárou (instrumental singular)
brankovými čarami (instrumental plural)
brankovými čárami (instrumental plural)


vhazování

vhazování (nominative singular)
vhazování (nominative plural)
vhazování (genitive singular)
vhazování (genitive plural)
vhazování (dative singular)
vhazováním (dative plural)
vhazování (accusative singular)
vhazování (accusative plural)
vhazování (singular vocative)
vhazování (plural vocative)
vhazování (locative singular)
vhazováních (locative plural)
vhazováním (instrumental singular)
vhazováními (instrumental plural)


spear tackle

(rugby) An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.


Versuch

de-noun

Versuch m (strong, genitive Versuches or Versuchs, plural Versuche)

Versuches (genitive)
Versuchs (genitive)
Versuche (plural)
Versuch (nominative singular)
Versuche (definite nominative plural)
Versuches (genitive singular)
Versuchs (genitive singular)
Versuche (definite genitive plural)
Versuch (dative singular)
Versuche (dative singular)
Versuchen (dative definite plural)
Versuch (accusative singular)
Versuche (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German versuoch (“striving, undertaking, test, examination”), from Old High German firsuoh (“test, experiment”).


młyn

młynek (diminutive)
młyn (nominative singular)
młyny (nominative plural)
młyna (genitive singular)
młynów (genitive plural)
młynowi (dative singular)
młynom (dative plural)
młyn (accusative singular)
młyny (accusative plural)
młynem (instrumental singular)
młynami (instrumental plural)
młynie (locative singular)
młynach (locative plural)
młynie (singular vocative)
młyny (plural vocative)


mediano di mischia

it-noun

mediano di mischia m (plural mediani di mischia)


essai de pénalité

fr-noun

essai de pénalité m (plural essais de pénalité)


blood replacement

en-noun

blood replacement (plural blood replacements)

(rugby) A temporary substitution for a visibly bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first-aid treatment.


demi d'ouverture

fr-noun

demi d’ouverture m (plural demis d’ouverture)

demi d’ ouverture (canonical masculine)
demis d’ouverture (plural)


penalty try

(rugby) An awarding of five points (equivalent to scoring a try) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.


pilier

From change of suffix of Old French piler, from Vulgar Latin *pilāre, from Latin pila.


line-out

(rugby) a set piece where a player throws the ball into play, and both teams can contest for possession.


bloccare

it-verb

bloccàre (first-person singular present blòcco, first-person singular past historic bloccài, past participle bloccàto, auxiliary avére)

bloccàre (canonical)
blòcco (first-person present singular)
bloccài (first-person historic past singular)
bloccàto (participle past)
avére (auxiliary)
bloccàre (infinitive)
avére (auxiliary)
bloccàndo (gerund)
bloccànte (participle present)
bloccàto (participle past)
blòcco (first-person indicative present singular)
blòcchi (indicative present second-person singular)
blòcca (indicative present singular third-person)
blocchiàmo (first-person indicative plural present)
bloccàte (indicative plural present second-person)
blòccano (indicative plural present third-person)
bloccàvo (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
bloccàvi (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
bloccàva (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
bloccavàmo (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
bloccavàte (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
bloccàvano (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
bloccài (first-person historic indicative past singular)
bloccàsti (historic indicative past second-person singular)
bloccò (historic indicative past singular third-person)
bloccàmmo (first-person historic indicative past plural)
bloccàste (historic indicative past plural second-person)
bloccàrono (historic indicative past plural third-person)
bloccherò (first-person future indicative singular)
bloccherài (future indicative second-person singular)
bloccherà (future indicative singular third-person)
bloccherémo (first-person future indicative plural)
bloccheréte (future indicative plural second-person)
bloccherànno (future indicative plural third-person)
bloccherèi (conditional first-person present singular)
bloccherésti (conditional present second-person singular)
bloccherèbbe (conditional present singular third-person)
bloccherébbe (conditional present singular third-person)
bloccherémmo (conditional first-person plural present)
bloccheréste (conditional plural present second-person)
bloccherèbbero (conditional plural present third-person)
bloccherébbero (conditional plural present third-person)
blòcchi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
blòcchi (present second-person singular subjunctive)
blòcchi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
blocchiàmo (first-person plural present subjunctive)
blocchiàte (plural present second-person subjunctive)
blòcchino (plural present subjunctive third-person)
bloccàssi (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
bloccàssi (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
bloccàsse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
bloccàssimo (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
bloccàste (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
bloccàssero (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
blòcca (imperative second-person singular)
blòcchi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
blocchiàmo (first-person imperative plural)
bloccàte (imperative plural second-person)
blòcchino (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
bloccàre (imperative negative second-person singular)
blòcchi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
blocchiàmo (first-person imperative negative plural)
bloccàte (imperative negative plural second-person)
blòcchino (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)

(sports) to stop (a ball, adversary, etc.)

to stop (a ball, adversary, etc.)
to tackle


touch down

en-verb

touch down (third-person singular simple present touches down, present participle touching down, simple past and past participle touched down)

touches down (present singular third-person)
touching down (participle present)
touched down (participle past)
touched down (past)

Centre Shontayne Hape scored two tries for England before the break, while Georgia number eight Dimitri Basilaia touched down to make it 17-10 at half-time.


high tackle

The game was never going to be won by how good a team attacks, though, but with defence. When captain Kolisi was sin-binned for a high tackle, the Boks could've easily capitulated.

(rugby) A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.


blood bin

(rugby) A temporary substitution for a visibly-bleeding player who must leave the field of play for first aid treatment.


složit

skládat (imperfective)
složit (infinitive)
složiti (infinitive)
složivší
složení (noun-from-verb)
složený
složím (first-person indicative present singular)
složíme (first-person indicative plural present)
složme (first-person imperative plural present)
složíš (indicative present second-person singular)
složíte (indicative plural present second-person)
slož (imperative present second-person singular)
složte (imperative plural present second-person)
složí (indicative present singular third-person)
složí (indicative plural present third-person)
složil (animate masculine participle past singular)
složili (animate masculine participle past plural)
složen (animate masculine participle passive singular)
složeni (animate masculine participle passive plural)
složil (inanimate masculine participle past singular)
složily (inanimate masculine participle past plural)
složen (inanimate masculine participle passive singular)
složeny (inanimate masculine participle passive plural)
složila (feminine participle past singular)
složily (feminine participle past plural)
složena (feminine participle passive singular)
složeny (feminine participle passive plural)
složilo (neuter participle past singular)
složila (neuter participle past plural)
složeno (neuter participle passive singular)
složena (neuter participle passive plural)
složiv (masculine past singular transgressive)
složivši (feminine neuter past singular transgressive)
složivše (past plural transgressive)

From s- + ložit. See also Serbo-Croatian složiti and Russian сложить (složitʹ)


goalkicker

(rugby) Someone who kicks for penalties and conversions.


plaquer

plaquer (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
plaquant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
plaqué (participle past)
plaque (first-person indicative present singular)
plaques (indicative present second-person singular)
plaque (indicative present singular third-person)
plaquons (first-person indicative plural present)
plaquez (indicative plural present second-person)
plaquent (indicative plural present third-person)
plaquais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
plaquais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
plaquait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
plaquions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
plaquiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
plaquaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
plaquai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
plaquas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
plaqua (historic indicative past singular third-person)
plaquâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
plaquâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
plaquèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
plaquerai (first-person future indicative singular)
plaqueras (future indicative second-person singular)
plaquera (future indicative singular third-person)
plaquerons (first-person future indicative plural)
plaquerez (future indicative plural second-person)
plaqueront (future indicative plural third-person)
plaquerais (conditional first-person singular)
plaquerais (conditional second-person singular)
plaquerait (conditional singular third-person)
plaquerions (conditional first-person plural)
plaqueriez (conditional plural second-person)
plaqueraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
plaque (first-person present singular subjunctive)
plaques (present second-person singular subjunctive)
plaque (present singular subjunctive third-person)
plaquions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
plaquiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
plaquent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
plaquasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
plaquasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
plaquât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
plaquassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
plaquassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
plaquassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
plaque (imperative second-person singular)
plaquons (first-person imperative plural)
plaquez (imperative plural second-person)


back line

A running fullback radically improves the attacking prowess of any back line, particularly if she is able to read a play, knowing when it's time to hit the line at pace or to join the line to act as an extra attacker.

2011, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, →ISBN, page 58:

(rugby) The players known as the backs, whose primary responsibility is defense.

(rugby) The imaginary tactical line across the field that passes through the backs, through their primary line of attack/defence (i.e. excluding any players in a more backward defensive position).


touchline

French winger Hatem Ben Arfa has also taken plenty of plaudits recently and he was the architect of the opening goal with some superb trickery on the left touchline.

2012 April 21, Jonathan Jurejko, “Newcastle 3-0 Stoke”, in BBC Sport:

Some kids were having a kickabout on the grass beside the walkway, cheering, groaning, calling for the ball, absorbed in the game, a self-contained universe marked out by jackets for goalposts and invisible touchlines.

2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 107:

sideline

in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball

(rugby, soccer) One of the lines that mark the border limits of the pitch.


pilíř

pilíř (nominative singular)
pilíři (nominative plural)
pilíře (genitive singular)
pilířů (genitive plural)
pilířovi (dative singular)
pilíři (dative singular)
pilířům (dative plural)
pilíře (accusative singular)
pilíře (accusative plural)
pilíři (singular vocative)
pilíři (plural vocative)
pilířovi (locative singular)
pilíři (locative singular)
pilířích (locative plural)
pilířem (instrumental singular)
pilíři (instrumental plural)

Calque of French pilier, from rugby rules translated from French into Czech by Ondřej Sekora in 1926.

(rugby) prop (a player of the front row, supporting the hooker in the scrum)


clo

cloeon (plural)
cloeau (plural)
clo
glo (soft)
nghlo
chlo

From Proto-Brythonic *klọw, from Proto-Celtic *klāwos, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“hook, crook, peg”) (whence Latin clāvis).

clo bach

appliance to keep the wheel of a vehicle from turning on a steep slope; little lock

clo cyngan

correspondence of two consonants or groups of consonants in cynghanedd; conclusion, close

cloi

to lock, shut or bind fast, clinch; to conclude


linkman

From link + -man. See link (“torch, light”).

(rugby) A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid.


uprights

(American football, rugby) Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.


scrummage

(rugby) An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.


scrummage

en-verb

scrummage (third-person singular simple present scrummages, present participle scrummaging, simple past and past participle scrummaged)

scrummages (present singular third-person)
scrummaging (participle present)
scrummaged (participle past)
scrummaged (past)

(rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball, as described above.


drop punt

(Australian rules football, rugby) A kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it before it touches the ground.


straffe

straffen (definite singular)
straffer (indefinite plural)
straffene (definite plural)

(sports) a penalty
(soccer, rugby) penalty kick


straffe

straffa (definite singular)
straffer (indefinite plural)
straffene (definite plural)


mlynář

cs-noun

mlynář m anim (female equivalent mlynářka, related adjective mlynářský)

mlynářka (feminine)
mlynářský (adjective)
mlynář (nominative singular)
mlynáři (nominative plural)
mlynáře (genitive singular)
mlynářů (genitive plural)
mlynářovi (dative singular)
mlynáři (dative singular)
mlynářům (dative plural)
mlynáře (accusative singular)
mlynáře (accusative plural)
mlynáři (singular vocative)
mlynáři (plural vocative)
mlynářovi (locative singular)
mlynáři (locative singular)
mlynářích (locative plural)
mlynářem (instrumental singular)
mlynáři (instrumental plural)


mlýn

mlýnský (adjective)
mlýn (nominative singular)
mlýny (nominative plural)
mlýnu (genitive singular)
mlýnů (genitive plural)
mlýnu (dative singular)
mlýnům (dative plural)
mlýn (accusative singular)
mlýny (accusative plural)
mlýne (singular vocative)
mlýny (plural vocative)
mlýně (locative singular)
mlýnu (locative singular)
mlýnech (locative plural)
mlýnem (instrumental singular)
mlýny (instrumental plural)


line break

Toby Flood replaced Wilkinson at the break and scrum-half Ben Youngs scored almost directly from the restart, spotting a gap down the short side and linking well with Tuilagi down the right flank, and nine minutes later full-back Ben Foden extended England's lead following a bullocking line-break by Tuilagi.

2011 September 24, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 67-3 Romania”, in BBC Sport:

(rugby) a break made through the opposition's defensive line


openside

Coordinate term: blindside

(rugby) The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.


inside back

(rugby) a back whose primary job is to create space for the outside backs outside him, i.e. the scrum-half, the fly-half and the inside centre.


first receiver

(rugby) The first player to receive the ball from a scrum-half. This is often the fly-half, but may be a different player if the fly-half is unavailable, or a forward who will drive.


half-back

But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.

2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, in BBC:


three-quarter back

en-noun

three-quarter back (plural three-quarter backs)

(rugby) Any of a group of players positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs; consists of the left wing, the inside centre, the outside centre and the right wing


outside back

(rugby) a back whose primary job it is to exploit space created by the inside backs, i.e. the outside centre, both wingers, and the full back


scrummager

Their tighthead is a great scrummager, but is not very good in the loose.

(rugby) One who scrummages; usually used in reference to the qualities of front row forwards.


openside flanker

openside flanker (plural openside flankers)

(rugby) a forward position in rugby union, usually number 7.


penalty goal

(ice hockey, soccer, rugby) A goal scored from a penalty.


tight five

(rugby) The five forwards who form the front row and the second row in the scrum.


gain line

(rugby) an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.


pelouse

Originally dialectal, a borrowing from Provençal or Occitan pelouso, pelos (“thickset”), from Latin pilosus. Doublet of pileux.


A team

From the letter "A" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + "team".

He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut.

NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week.

(cricket, rugby) A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team.


hardman

FORMER Melbourne Storm hardman Michael Crocker will consider retirement if he is denied a work permit by the British government.

2009 January 25, Peter Badel, “Crocker: I'll quit if I can't go”, in Herald Sun:


trequarti

From quarti (“three”) + quarto (“quarters”).


útočník

cs-noun

útočník m anim (female equivalent útočnice)

útočnice (feminine)
útočník (nominative singular)
útočníci (nominative plural)
útočníka (genitive singular)
útočníků (genitive plural)
útočníkovi (dative singular)
útočníku (dative singular)
útočníkům (dative plural)
útočníka (accusative singular)
útočníky (accusative plural)
útočníku (singular vocative)
útočníci (plural vocative)
útočníkovi (locative singular)
útočníku (locative singular)
útočnících (locative plural)
útočníkem (instrumental singular)
útočníky (instrumental plural)

Rugby se hraje na trávníkovém hřišti […]. Mužstva se skládají z 15 hráčů (8 rojníků, 2 spojky, 4 útočníci, 1 zadák).

1939, “Rugby”, in Bohumil Němec, editor, Ottův slovník naučný nové doby, volume 5 (part 2), Praha: J. Otto, page 815:

Rugby is played on a lawn field […].Teams consist of 15 players (8 forwards, 2 half-backs, 4 backs and 1 full back).


calcio piazzato

it-noun

calcio piazzato m (plural calci piazzati)


place kick

(soccer, rugby) A kick in which the ball is placed, at rest, on the ground or on a small tee


úd

head

úd m (genitive singular úid, nominative plural úid)

úid (genitive singular)
úid (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
úd (indefinite singular)
úid (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a úid (indefinite singular)
a úda (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
úid (indefinite singular)
úd (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-úd (definite singular)
na húid (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an úid (definite singular)
na n-úd (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an úd (definite singular)
don úd (definite singular)
leis na húid (definite plural)


no side

(rugby) Called by the referee at the end of a match, as no side has the next possession of the ball.


pětka

pětka (nominative singular)
pětky (nominative plural)
pětky (genitive singular)
pětek (genitive plural)
pětce (dative singular)
pětkám (dative plural)
pětku (accusative singular)
pětky (accusative plural)
pětko (singular vocative)
pětky (plural vocative)
pětce (locative singular)
pětkách (locative plural)
pětkou (instrumental singular)
pětkami (instrumental plural)

(rugby) try (type of scoring play worth five points)


clear-out

Dave Kearney was straight over the ball in a jackal, and Mul made a brilliant clear-out.

2016, Gerry Thornley, Front Up, Rise Up: The Official Story of Connacht Rugby:

Leading British rugby correspondent Brendan Gallagher, writing in The Rugby Paper on 31 December 2017, produced a withering indictment of the practice, saying: “Sort out the thuggery at clear-out time, start reffing it properly. The clear out doesn't exist in law and certainly shouldn't be used as an excuse for players who are not bound to launch themselves off their feet like an Exocet and take out-injure-maim players who are behind the ball and legally bound on. Or sometimes just trying to reach the ruck."

(rugby) The act of removing opponents from a ruck or scrum in order to secure possession of the ball.


interception try

en-noun

interception try (plural interception tries)

Australia’s 18 turnovers were a costly case of self-harm. So, too, were the two interception tries that ultimately wrecked any chance of Michael Cheika’s side ending their recent grim sequence against the Poms.

(rugby) A try that results from an interception.


half-break

(rugby) The situation where a player almost breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.


dummy scissors

(rugby) An attacking move by two players resembling a scissors move but where the ball carrier only dummies the pass to his team-mate.


box kick

(rugby) A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick.


scrum machine

(rugby) A padded, weighty device against which a pack of rugby football forwards can practice scrummaging and rucking. It is used by players of both rugby league and rugby union.


póitseálaí

head

póitseálaí m (genitive singular póitseálaí, nominative plural póitseálaithe)

póitseálaí (genitive singular)
póitseálaithe (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
póitseálaí (indefinite singular)
póitseálaithe (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a phóitseálaí (indefinite singular)
a phóitseálaithe (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an póitseálaí (definite singular)
na póitseálaithe (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an phóitseálaí (definite singular)
na bpóitseálaithe (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an bpóitseálaí (definite singular)
don phóitseálaí (definite singular)
leis na póitseálaithe (definite plural)
póitseálaí
phóitseálaí
bpóitseálaí


Triple Crown

(rugby) Victory by one of the Home Nations — England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales — over the other three in the annual Six Nations Championship.


Wallabies

(rugby) the national rugby union representative team of Australia


intercaler

intercaler (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
intercalant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
intercalé (participle past)
intercale (first-person indicative present singular)
intercales (indicative present second-person singular)
intercale (indicative present singular third-person)
intercalons (first-person indicative plural present)
intercalez (indicative plural present second-person)
intercalent (indicative plural present third-person)
intercalais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
intercalais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
intercalait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
intercalions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
intercaliez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
intercalaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
intercalai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
intercalas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
intercala (historic indicative past singular third-person)
intercalâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
intercalâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
intercalèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
intercalerai (first-person future indicative singular)
intercaleras (future indicative second-person singular)
intercalera (future indicative singular third-person)
intercalerons (first-person future indicative plural)
intercalerez (future indicative plural second-person)
intercaleront (future indicative plural third-person)
intercalerais (conditional first-person singular)
intercalerais (conditional second-person singular)
intercalerait (conditional singular third-person)
intercalerions (conditional first-person plural)
intercaleriez (conditional plural second-person)
intercaleraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
intercale (first-person present singular subjunctive)
intercales (present second-person singular subjunctive)
intercale (present singular subjunctive third-person)
intercalions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
intercaliez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
intercalent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
intercalasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
intercalasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
intercalât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
intercalassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
intercalassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
intercalassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
intercale (imperative second-person singular)
intercalons (first-person imperative plural)
intercalez (imperative plural second-person)


misfield

en-verb

misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

misfields (present singular third-person)
misfielding (participle present)
misfielded (participle past)
misfielded (past)

The verb is derived from mis- (prefix meaning ‘badly; wrongly’) + field (verb). The noun is derived from the verb.

prefix

Coordinate term: mishit

(transitive) To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.

(intransitive) To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.

pelata pallo huonosti

(transitive) to field (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; (intransitive) to field a ball clumsily or ineptly


misfield

(baseball, cricket, rugby) A failure to field (“catch or intercept and play”) a ball properly.


druibleáil

head

druibleáil (present analytic druibleálann, future analytic druibleálfaidh, verbal noun druibleáil, past participle druibleáilte)

druibleálann (analytic present)
druibleálfaidh (analytic future)
druibleáil (noun-from-verb)
druibleáilte (participle past)
druibleálaim (first-person indicative present singular)
druibleálann tú (indicative present second-person singular)
druibleálair (indicative present second-person singular)
druibleálann sé (indicative present singular third-person)
sí (indicative present singular third-person)
druibleálaimid (first-person indicative plural present)
druibleálann sibh (indicative plural present second-person)
druibleálann siad (indicative plural present third-person)
druibleálaid (indicative plural present third-person)
a dhruibleálann (indicative present relative)
a dhruibleálas (indicative present relative)
a ndruibleálann (indicative present relative)
druibleáiltear (autonomous indicative present)
dhruibleáil mé (first-person indicative past singular)
dhruibleálas (first-person indicative past singular)
dhruibleáil tú (indicative past second-person singular)
dhruibleálais (indicative past second-person singular)
dhruibleáil sé (indicative past singular third-person)
sí (indicative past singular third-person)
dhruibleálamar (first-person indicative past plural)
dhruibleáil muid (first-person indicative past plural)
dhruibleáil sibh (indicative past plural second-person)
dhruibleálabhair (indicative past plural second-person)
dhruibleáil siad (indicative past plural third-person)
dhruibleáladar (indicative past plural third-person)
a dhruibleáil (indicative past relative)
ar dhruibleáil (indicative past relative)
druibleáladh (autonomous indicative past)
dhruibleálainn (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
ndruibleálainn‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past singular)
dhruibleáilteá (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
ndruibleáilteá‡‡ (habitual indicative past second-person singular)
dhruibleáladh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
ndruibleáladh sé (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (habitual indicative past singular third-person)
dhruibleálaimis (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhruibleáladh muid (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndruibleálaimis‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
ndruibleáladh muid‡‡ (first-person habitual indicative past plural)
dhruibleáladh sibh (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
ndruibleáladh sibh‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural second-person)
dhruibleálaidís (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
dhruibleáladh siad (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndruibleálaidís‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
ndruibleáladh siad‡‡ (habitual indicative past plural third-person)
a dhruibleáladh (habitual indicative past relative)
a ndruibleáladh (habitual indicative past relative)
dhruibleáiltí (autonomous habitual indicative past)
ndruibleáiltí‡‡ (autonomous habitual indicative past)
druibleálfaidh mé (first-person future singular)
druibleálfad (first-person future singular)
druibleálfaidh tú (future second-person singular)
druibleálfair (future second-person singular)
druibleálfaidh sé (future singular third-person)
sí (future singular third-person)
druibleálfaimid (first-person future plural)
druibleálfaidh muid (first-person future plural)
druibleálfaidh sibh (future plural second-person)
druibleálfaidh siad (future plural third-person)
druibleálfaid (future plural third-person)
a dhruibleálfaidh (future relative)
a dhruibleálfas (future relative)
a ndruibleálfaidh (future relative)
druibleálfar (autonomous future)
dhruibleálfainn (conditional first-person singular)
ndruibleálfainn‡‡ (conditional first-person singular)
dhruibleálfá (conditional second-person singular)
ndruibleálfá‡‡ (conditional second-person singular)
dhruibleálfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí (conditional singular third-person)
ndruibleálfadh sé (conditional singular third-person)
sí‡‡ (conditional singular third-person)
dhruibleálfaimis (conditional first-person plural)
dhruibleálfadh muid (conditional first-person plural)
ndruibleálfaimis‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
ndruibleálfadh muid‡‡ (conditional first-person plural)
dhruibleálfadh sibh (conditional plural second-person)
ndruibleálfadh sibh‡‡ (conditional plural second-person)
dhruibleálfaidís (conditional plural third-person)
dhruibleálfadh siad (conditional plural third-person)
ndruibleálfaidís‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
ndruibleálfadh siad‡‡ (conditional plural third-person)
a dhruibleálfadh (conditional relative)
a ndruibleálfadh (conditional relative)
dhruibleálfaí (autonomous conditional)
ndruibleálfaí‡‡ (autonomous conditional)
go ndruibleála mé (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndruibleálad (first-person present singular subjunctive)
go ndruibleála tú (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndruibleálair (present second-person singular subjunctive)
go ndruibleála sé (present singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (present singular subjunctive third-person)
go ndruibleálaimid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndruibleála muid (first-person plural present subjunctive)
go ndruibleála sibh (plural present second-person subjunctive)
go ndruibleála siad (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndruibleálaid (plural present subjunctive third-person)
go ndruibleáiltear (autonomous present subjunctive)
dá ndruibleálainn (first-person past singular subjunctive)
dá ndruibleáilteá (past second-person singular subjunctive)
dá ndruibleáladh sé (past singular subjunctive third-person)
sí (past singular subjunctive third-person)
dá ndruibleálaimis (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndruibleáladh muid (first-person past plural subjunctive)
dá ndruibleáladh sibh (past plural second-person subjunctive)
dá ndruibleálaidís (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndruibleáladh siad (past plural subjunctive third-person)
dá ndruibleáiltí (autonomous past subjunctive)
druibleálaim (first-person imperative singular)
druibleáil (imperative second-person singular)
druibleáladh sé (imperative singular third-person)
sí (imperative singular third-person)
druibleálaimis (first-person imperative plural)
druibleálaigí (imperative plural second-person)
druibleálaidh (imperative plural second-person)
druibleálaidís (imperative plural third-person)
druibleáiltear (autonomous imperative)
druibleáil (noun-from-verb)
druibleáilte (participle past)

(sports, rugby, soccer, basketball) to dribble


druibleáil

druibleáil f (genitive singular druibleála)

druibleála (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
druibleáil (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a dhruibleáil (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
druibleála (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an druibleáil (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na druibleála (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an druibleáil (definite singular)
don druibleáil (definite singular)
druibleáil
dhruibleáil
ndruibleáil

(sports, rugby, soccer, basketball) dribbling