Barmy Army

An English football chant, in which supporters of a team would chant that they were the team manager's "barmy army", was applied to a particularly "barmy" group of supporters who followed the English cricket team to Australia in 1994–95 despite the team being seen as having little prospect of success.
The origin of "Barmy Army" was based on a soubriquet by Leeds United supporters for Howard Wilkinson, the team manager during the late eighties and early nineties. He was known as Sergeant Wilko - a skit on Sergeant Bilko, a well known comedy character portrayed by Phil Silvers a couple of decades earlier, but still at the time on TV. Sergeant Bilko's army became Sergeant Wilko's army, the barmy bit was added because it's Yorkshire and it makes a good chant. It was picked up by other teams, whereupon the Sergeant Wilko bit was dropped. Then by cricket people. The tune is the same though.

(cricket) An organised group of cricket fans which arranges touring parties of its members to follow the English cricket team on all of its overseas tours.


cleanup

en-noun

cleanup (countable and uncountable, plural cleanups)

Jones will be batting cleanup in tonight's game.

The starting lineup for Newark consisted of Johnny Neun leading off at first base; the number two hitter was catcher Norman Kies; batting third and playing second base was Andy Cohen; at cleanup was "The People's Cherce," Dixie Walker; George Selkirk was hitting fifth and playing right field; Bob Barrett was at third base and hitting sixth; Jess Hill was the number seven batter in left field; Red Rolfe batted eighth and played shortstop; and the right-hander, George Miner, was on the mound.

1994, Ronald A. Mayer, The 1937 Newark Bears: A Baseball Legend, →ISBN, page 27:

There it was: McDougald at cleanup, and DiMaggio fifth.

2000, Richard Ben Cramer, Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life, →ISBN, page 528:

I had been getting hits off Jim Palmer and had a streak going and went from hitting 8th to 7th, to 6th, 5th, and then finally McKeon put me in at cleanup.

2010, Kenneth Hogan, Batting 10th for the Yankees, →ISBN:

(baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.


jumper

[Markieff] Morris isn’t quite the post-up threat that [Enes] Kanter is, and he can play both the 4 spot and 5 spot instead of just center, like Kanter. He is capable of playing a similar way, backing defenders down in the post. He prefers getting his buckets there with a bevy of fade-aways and jumpers. He’s a heat checker. And he can get hot on the block.

2019 February 25, Brett Dawson, Fred Katz, “How power forward Markieff Morris might fit in with the Thunder”, in The Athletic:

(basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.


scoreboard

(cricket) A similar board that also displays each batsman's score, and many statistics and pieces of information.


blindside

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


kenttä

kenttä (nominative singular)
kentät (nominative plural)
kenttä (accusative nominative singular)
kentät (accusative nominative plural)
kentän (accusative genitive singular)
kentät (accusative genitive plural)
kentän (genitive singular)
kenttien (genitive plural)
kenttäin (genitive plural rare)
kenttää (partitive singular)
kenttiä (partitive plural)
kentässä (inessive singular)
kentissä (inessive plural)
kentästä (elative singular)
kentistä (elative plural)
kenttään (illative singular)
kenttiin (illative plural)
kentällä (adessive singular)
kentillä (adessive plural)
kentältä (ablative singular)
kentiltä (ablative plural)
kentälle (allative singular)
kentille (allative plural)
kenttänä (essive singular)
kenttinä (essive plural)
kentäksi (singular translative)
kentiksi (plural translative)
kentättä (abessive singular)
kentittä (abessive plural)
kentin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kenttäni (nominative singular)
kenttäni (nominative plural)
kenttäni (accusative nominative singular)
kenttäni (accusative nominative plural)
kenttäni (accusative genitive singular)
kenttäni (accusative genitive plural)
kenttäni (genitive singular)
kenttieni (genitive plural)
kenttäini (genitive plural rare)
kenttääni (partitive singular)
kenttiäni (partitive plural)
kentässäni (inessive singular)
kentissäni (inessive plural)
kentästäni (elative singular)
kentistäni (elative plural)
kenttääni (illative singular)
kenttiini (illative plural)
kentälläni (adessive singular)
kentilläni (adessive plural)
kentältäni (ablative singular)
kentiltäni (ablative plural)
kentälleni (allative singular)
kentilleni (allative plural)
kenttänäni (essive singular)
kenttinäni (essive plural)
kentäkseni (singular translative)
kentikseni (plural translative)
kentättäni (abessive singular)
kentittäni (abessive plural)
kenttineni (comitative plural)
kenttäsi (nominative singular)
kenttäsi (nominative plural)
kenttäsi (accusative nominative singular)
kenttäsi (accusative nominative plural)
kenttäsi (accusative genitive singular)
kenttäsi (accusative genitive plural)
kenttäsi (genitive singular)
kenttiesi (genitive plural)
kenttäisi (genitive plural rare)
kenttääsi (partitive singular)
kenttiäsi (partitive plural)
kentässäsi (inessive singular)
kentissäsi (inessive plural)
kentästäsi (elative singular)
kentistäsi (elative plural)
kenttääsi (illative singular)
kenttiisi (illative plural)
kentälläsi (adessive singular)
kentilläsi (adessive plural)
kentältäsi (ablative singular)
kentiltäsi (ablative plural)
kentällesi (allative singular)
kentillesi (allative plural)
kenttänäsi (essive singular)
kenttinäsi (essive plural)
kentäksesi (singular translative)
kentiksesi (plural translative)
kentättäsi (abessive singular)
kentittäsi (abessive plural)
kenttinesi (comitative plural)
kenttämme (nominative singular)
kenttämme (nominative plural)
kenttämme (accusative nominative singular)
kenttämme (accusative nominative plural)
kenttämme (accusative genitive singular)
kenttämme (accusative genitive plural)
kenttämme (genitive singular)
kenttiemme (genitive plural)
kenttäimme (genitive plural rare)
kenttäämme (partitive singular)
kenttiämme (partitive plural)
kentässämme (inessive singular)
kentissämme (inessive plural)
kentästämme (elative singular)
kentistämme (elative plural)
kenttäämme (illative singular)
kenttiimme (illative plural)
kentällämme (adessive singular)
kentillämme (adessive plural)
kentältämme (ablative singular)
kentiltämme (ablative plural)
kentällemme (allative singular)
kentillemme (allative plural)
kenttänämme (essive singular)
kenttinämme (essive plural)
kentäksemme (singular translative)
kentiksemme (plural translative)
kentättämme (abessive singular)
kentittämme (abessive plural)
kenttinemme (comitative plural)
kenttänne (nominative singular)
kenttänne (nominative plural)
kenttänne (accusative nominative singular)
kenttänne (accusative nominative plural)
kenttänne (accusative genitive singular)
kenttänne (accusative genitive plural)
kenttänne (genitive singular)
kenttienne (genitive plural)
kenttäinne (genitive plural rare)
kenttäänne (partitive singular)
kenttiänne (partitive plural)
kentässänne (inessive singular)
kentissänne (inessive plural)
kentästänne (elative singular)
kentistänne (elative plural)
kenttäänne (illative singular)
kenttiinne (illative plural)
kentällänne (adessive singular)
kentillänne (adessive plural)
kentältänne (ablative singular)
kentiltänne (ablative plural)
kentällenne (allative singular)
kentillenne (allative plural)
kenttänänne (essive singular)
kenttinänne (essive plural)
kentäksenne (singular translative)
kentiksenne (plural translative)
kentättänne (abessive singular)
kentittänne (abessive plural)
kenttinenne (comitative plural)
kenttänsä (nominative singular)
kenttänsä (nominative plural)
kenttänsä (accusative nominative singular)
kenttänsä (accusative nominative plural)
kenttänsä (accusative genitive singular)
kenttänsä (accusative genitive plural)
kenttänsä (genitive singular)
kenttiensä (genitive plural)
kenttäinsä (genitive plural rare)
kenttäänsä (partitive singular)
kenttiään (partitive plural)
kenttiänsä (partitive plural)
kentässään (inessive singular)
kentässänsä (inessive singular)
kentissään (inessive plural)
kentissänsä (inessive plural)
kentästään (elative singular)
kentästänsä (elative singular)
kentistään (elative plural)
kentistänsä (elative plural)
kenttäänsä (illative singular)
kenttiinsä (illative plural)
kentällään (adessive singular)
kentällänsä (adessive singular)
kentillään (adessive plural)
kentillänsä (adessive plural)
kentältään (ablative singular)
kentältänsä (ablative singular)
kentiltään (ablative plural)
kentiltänsä (ablative plural)
kentälleen (allative singular)
kentällensä (allative singular)
kentilleen (allative plural)
kentillensä (allative plural)
kenttänään (essive singular)
kenttänänsä (essive singular)
kenttinään (essive plural)
kenttinänsä (essive plural)
kentäkseen (singular translative)
kentäksensä (singular translative)
kentikseen (plural translative)
kentiksensä (plural translative)
kentättään (abessive singular)
kentättänsä (abessive singular)
kentittään (abessive plural)
kentittänsä (abessive plural)
kenttineen (comitative plural)
kenttinensä (comitative plural)

[ˈk̟e̞n̪t̪ːæ]

Borrowing from Sami, ultimately from Proto-Samic *kientē.

(sports) A limited area where a game is played, a playing field (often combined with a modifier that defines the kind of playing field).

(baseball, pesäpallo, American football) field


morfar

es-verb

morfar (first-person singular present morfo, first-person singular preterite morfé, past participle morfado)

morfo (first-person present singular)
morfé (first-person preterite singular)
morfado (participle past)
morfar (infinitive)
morfando (gerund)
morfado (masculine participle past singular)
morfada (feminine participle past singular)
morfados (masculine participle past plural)
morfadas (feminine participle past plural)
morfo (first-person indicative present singular)
morfas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
morfás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
morfa (indicative present singular third-person)
morfamos (first-person indicative plural present)
morfáis (indicative plural present second-person)
morfan (indicative plural present third-person)
morfaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
morfabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
morfaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
morfábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
morfabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
morfaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
morfé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
morfaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
morfó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
morfamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
morfasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
morfaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
morfaré (first-person future indicative singular)
morfarás (future indicative second-person singular)
morfará (future indicative singular third-person)
morfaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
morfaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
morfarán (future indicative plural third-person)
morfaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
morfarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
morfaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
morfaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
morfaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
morfarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
morfe (first-person present singular subjunctive)
morfes (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
morfés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
morfe (present singular subjunctive third-person)
morfemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
morféis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
morfen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
morfara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
morfaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
morfara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
morfáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
morfarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
morfaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
morfase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
morfases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
morfase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
morfásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
morfaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
morfasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
morfare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
morfares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
morfare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
morfáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
morfareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
morfaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
morfa (imperative informal second-person singular)
morfá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
morfe (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
morfe (imperative singular third-person)
morfemos (first-person imperative plural)
morfad (imperative plural second-person)
morfen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
morfen (imperative plural third-person)
morfes (imperative negative second-person singular)
morfe (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
morfe (imperative negative singular third-person)
morfemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
morféis (imperative negative plural second-person)
morfen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
morfen (imperative negative plural third-person)

→ Portuguese: morfar

(Argentina and Uruguay, soccer, slang) to hog the ball


crunch time

(basketball) The last few minutes of play in the fourth quarter.


centro

Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”), from κεντέω (kentéō, “to sting”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-.

der

[ˈθẽn̪.t̪ɾo]

(soccer) cross (a pass in which the ball travels from by one touchline across the pitch)


bande

→ Portuguese: banda

→ Turkish: bant

→ Persian: باند (bând)

From Old French bande, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *bindā (“join, link”), cognate with English bind.


receiver

From Anglo-Norman receverre, receivour et al., later also reformed as receive + -er. Compare recevor, rescaivour.

curator

person appointed to settle financial affairs

прыёмнік

electronic device that receives and converts signal

(American football) An offensive player who catches the ball after it has been passed.

(racquet sports) A person who attempts to return the serve.


rundown

→ Spanish: rondón

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-rundown.wav

Smith is caught in a rundown, but Jones will come around to score.

(baseball) A defensive play in which the runner is caught between two fielders, who steadily converge to tag the runner out.


throw someone a curve

en-verb

throw someone a curve (third-person singular simple present throws someone a curve, present participle throwing someone a curve, simple past threw someone a curve, past participle thrown someone a curve)

throws someone a curve (present singular third-person)
throwing someone a curve (participle present)
threw someone a curve (past)
thrown someone a curve (participle past)

From the curve ball in baseball, where a spin is employed to adjust the path of the ball unexpectedly.

(baseball) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To pitch a curve ball.


hummer

Branca, concentrating so intently that he didn't hear the braying crowd, threw a hummer down the middle.

2015, Andrew Goldblatt, The Giants and the Dodgers, page 115:


bowl a googly

bowl a googly (third-person singular simple present bowls a googly, present participle bowling a googly, simple past and past participle bowled a googly)

bowls a googly (present singular third-person)
bowling a googly (participle present)
bowled a googly (participle past)
bowled a googly (past)

(transitive, intransitive, cricket) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly.


loop

From Middle English loupe (“noose, loop”), earlier lowp-knot (“loop-knot”), of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse hlaup (“a run”), used in the sense of a "running knot", from hlaupa (“to leap”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to leap, run”). Compare Swedish löp-knut (“loop-knot”), Danish løb-knude (“a running knot”), Danish løb (“a course”). More at leap. The verb is derived from the noun.

der

(cricket) The curved path of the ball bowled by a spin bowler.


shoestring

The noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while the verb is derived from terms such as shoestring catch and shoestring tackle.

(US, chiefly American football, baseball) Of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player's shoes.

jalka-

of a catch or tackle: made near the ground, close to a player’s shoes


shoestring

en-verb

shoestring (third-person singular simple present shoestrings, present participle shoestringing, simple past and past participle shoestringed)

shoestrings (present singular third-person)
shoestringing (participle present)
shoestringed (participle past)
shoestringed (past)

shoestring tackle
shoestring tackle#English

(transitive, American football) To tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).

taklata alas

to tackle (a player) using a shoestring tackle

We didn't score in our half of the eighth, but it was only because Ernie's line drive was shoestringed by the Giant left fielder, with Rusty Howarth on second.

1976, Paul R. Rothweiler, The Sensuous Southpaw […], New York, N.Y.: Putnam, →ISBN, page 104:

Most outfielders say that short-hopping a ball so that it looks as if it was caught is more an accident than an art form, but Coach Joe Nossek of the Indians actually tells his charges to hold up the ball after shoestringing it on the off chance that the umpire might be fooled.

1981 April 13, Steve Wulf, “Tricks of the Trade”, in Sports Illustrated Baseball: Four Decades of Sports Illustrated’s Finest Writing on America’s Favorite Pastime (Collector’s Library), Birmingham, Ala.: Oxmoor House, published 1994, →ISBN, page 275:

shoestring catch
shoestring catch#English

(transitive, baseball) To catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch (“one made near the ground, close to a player's shoes”).

ottaa koppi matalalta

to catch (a ball) using a shoestring catch


jardinero

es-noun

jardinero m (plural jardineros, feminine jardinera, feminine plural jardineras)

jardineros (plural)
jardinera (feminine)
jardineras (feminine plural)

→ Tagalog: hardinero


lancer

Inherited from Old French lancier, from Late Latin lanceāre, from Latin lancea. Compare Catalan llançar; Italian lanciare; Occitan and Portuguese lançar; Spanish lanzar.


rotation

en-noun

rotation (countable and uncountable, plural rotations)

/ɹoʊˈteɪʃən/

Borrowed from Latin rotatiō. By surface analysis, rotate + -ion.

(baseball) The set of starting pitchers of a team.


ERA

ERA (countable and uncountable, plural ERAs)

earned run average
earned run average#English

(baseball) Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.


QPR

Queens Park Rangers
w:Queens Park Rangers F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Queens Park Rangers: a British football club based in London.


tête

[tɛɪ̯tʰ]

Inherited from Middle French teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testa (“pot, jug, brick”). Replaced French chef (from Latin caput), which is still used in some expressions.


header

His header for the goal followed a perfect corner kick.

The Black Cats had a mountain to climb after James Morrison's header and Shane Long's neat side-foot finish gave Albion a 2-0 lead five minutes in.

2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) The act of hitting the ball with the head.

رَأْسِيَّة

soccer: act of hitting the ball with the head


SSL

Società Sportiva Lazio
w:Società Sportiva Lazio

(soccer) Abbreviation of Società Sportiva Lazio.


leg bye

(cricket) A run scored by a batting side arising from the ball striking any part of the batsman's body (other than the hand) without touching the bat.


not out

(cricket, of a batsman at the end of an innings) not dismissed and having not retired.


palo

palo (nominative singular)
palot (nominative plural)
palo (accusative nominative singular)
palot (accusative nominative plural)
palon (accusative genitive singular)
palot (accusative genitive plural)
palon (genitive singular)
palojen (genitive plural)
paloa (partitive singular)
paloja (partitive plural)
palossa (inessive singular)
paloissa (inessive plural)
palosta (elative singular)
paloista (elative plural)
paloon (illative singular)
paloihin (illative plural)
palolla (adessive singular)
paloilla (adessive plural)
palolta (ablative singular)
paloilta (ablative plural)
palolle (allative singular)
paloille (allative plural)
palona (essive singular)
paloina (essive plural)
paloksi (singular translative)
paloiksi (plural translative)
palotta (abessive singular)
paloitta (abessive plural)
paloin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
paloni (nominative singular)
paloni (nominative plural)
paloni (accusative nominative singular)
paloni (accusative nominative plural)
paloni (accusative genitive singular)
paloni (accusative genitive plural)
paloni (genitive singular)
palojeni (genitive plural)
paloani (partitive singular)
palojani (partitive plural)
palossani (inessive singular)
paloissani (inessive plural)
palostani (elative singular)
paloistani (elative plural)
palooni (illative singular)
paloihini (illative plural)
palollani (adessive singular)
paloillani (adessive plural)
paloltani (ablative singular)
paloiltani (ablative plural)
palolleni (allative singular)
paloilleni (allative plural)
palonani (essive singular)
paloinani (essive plural)
palokseni (singular translative)
paloikseni (plural translative)
palottani (abessive singular)
paloittani (abessive plural)
paloineni (comitative plural)
palosi (nominative singular)
palosi (nominative plural)
palosi (accusative nominative singular)
palosi (accusative nominative plural)
palosi (accusative genitive singular)
palosi (accusative genitive plural)
palosi (genitive singular)
palojesi (genitive plural)
paloasi (partitive singular)
palojasi (partitive plural)
palossasi (inessive singular)
paloissasi (inessive plural)
palostasi (elative singular)
paloistasi (elative plural)
paloosi (illative singular)
paloihisi (illative plural)
palollasi (adessive singular)
paloillasi (adessive plural)
paloltasi (ablative singular)
paloiltasi (ablative plural)
palollesi (allative singular)
paloillesi (allative plural)
palonasi (essive singular)
paloinasi (essive plural)
paloksesi (singular translative)
paloiksesi (plural translative)
palottasi (abessive singular)
paloittasi (abessive plural)
paloinesi (comitative plural)
palomme (nominative singular)
palomme (nominative plural)
palomme (accusative nominative singular)
palomme (accusative nominative plural)
palomme (accusative genitive singular)
palomme (accusative genitive plural)
palomme (genitive singular)
palojemme (genitive plural)
paloamme (partitive singular)
palojamme (partitive plural)
palossamme (inessive singular)
paloissamme (inessive plural)
palostamme (elative singular)
paloistamme (elative plural)
paloomme (illative singular)
paloihimme (illative plural)
palollamme (adessive singular)
paloillamme (adessive plural)
paloltamme (ablative singular)
paloiltamme (ablative plural)
palollemme (allative singular)
paloillemme (allative plural)
palonamme (essive singular)
paloinamme (essive plural)
paloksemme (singular translative)
paloiksemme (plural translative)
palottamme (abessive singular)
paloittamme (abessive plural)
paloinemme (comitative plural)
palonne (nominative singular)
palonne (nominative plural)
palonne (accusative nominative singular)
palonne (accusative nominative plural)
palonne (accusative genitive singular)
palonne (accusative genitive plural)
palonne (genitive singular)
palojenne (genitive plural)
paloanne (partitive singular)
palojanne (partitive plural)
palossanne (inessive singular)
paloissanne (inessive plural)
palostanne (elative singular)
paloistanne (elative plural)
paloonne (illative singular)
paloihinne (illative plural)
palollanne (adessive singular)
paloillanne (adessive plural)
paloltanne (ablative singular)
paloiltanne (ablative plural)
palollenne (allative singular)
paloillenne (allative plural)
palonanne (essive singular)
paloinanne (essive plural)
paloksenne (singular translative)
paloiksenne (plural translative)
palottanne (abessive singular)
paloittanne (abessive plural)
paloinenne (comitative plural)
palonsa (nominative singular)
palonsa (nominative plural)
palonsa (accusative nominative singular)
palonsa (accusative nominative plural)
palonsa (accusative genitive singular)
palonsa (accusative genitive plural)
palonsa (genitive singular)
palojensa (genitive plural)
paloaan (partitive singular)
paloansa (partitive singular)
palojaan (partitive plural)
palojansa (partitive plural)
palossaan (inessive singular)
palossansa (inessive singular)
paloissaan (inessive plural)
paloissansa (inessive plural)
palostaan (elative singular)
palostansa (elative singular)
paloistaan (elative plural)
paloistansa (elative plural)
paloonsa (illative singular)
paloihinsa (illative plural)
palollaan (adessive singular)
palollansa (adessive singular)
paloillaan (adessive plural)
paloillansa (adessive plural)
paloltaan (ablative singular)
paloltansa (ablative singular)
paloiltaan (ablative plural)
paloiltansa (ablative plural)
palolleen (allative singular)
palollensa (allative singular)
paloilleen (allative plural)
paloillensa (allative plural)
palonaan (essive singular)
palonansa (essive singular)
paloinaan (essive plural)
paloinansa (essive plural)
palokseen (singular translative)
paloksensa (singular translative)
paloikseen (plural translative)
paloiksensa (plural translative)
palottaan (abessive singular)
palottansa (abessive singular)
paloittaan (abessive plural)
paloittansa (abessive plural)
paloineen (comitative plural)
paloinensa (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *palo, equivalent to palaa (“to burn”) + -o


palo

From Latin pālus, from Proto-Italic *pākslos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ-slos, from *peh₂ǵ-.


charity

charity (countable and uncountable, plural charities)

From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.

(US, Philippines, basketball, informal) A free throw.


meta

meta (nominative singular)
mety (nominative plural)
mety (genitive singular)
met (genitive plural)
metě (dative singular)
metám (dative plural)
metu (accusative singular)
mety (accusative plural)
meto (singular vocative)
mety (plural vocative)
metě (locative singular)
metách (locative plural)
metou (instrumental singular)
metami (instrumental plural)


meta

Learned borrowing from Latin mēta. Doublet of meda.


loaded

en-adj

loaded (comparative more loaded, superlative most loaded)

more loaded (comparative)
most loaded (superlative)

It's bottom of the ninth, the bases are loaded and there are two outs.

(baseball) Pertaining to a situation where there is a runner at each of the three bases.

täynnä

baseball: when there is a runner at each of the three bases


camel toe

When contacting the ball with one hand, it must be cleanly hit with the heel or palm of the hand (a roll shot), with straight, locked fingertips (a cobra), knurled fingers (a camel toe), or the back of the hand from the wrist to the knuckles.

1997, Steven Boga, Volleyball, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 83:


flare

→ Italian: flare

Origin unknown, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō (“I burn”). Norwegian flara (“to blaze; to flaunt in gaudy attire”) has a similar meaning, but the English word predates it. Possibly related to Middle High German vlederen (“to flutter”), represented by modern German flattern.
The noun is derived from the verb.

unknown

Origin unknown

ярка светлина

source of brightly burning light or intense heat

Stulp

widening of an object with otherwise roughly constant width

разкрояване

widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans

Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.

An observant base runner checks the outfield defense and easily goes from first to third when the batter hits a flare to right field. A base runner who does not observe the depth of the outfield must turn to watch the ball, see it drop, and then run. He probably doesn't make it to third base.

2008, Mark Gola, “Character”, in Baseball’s Sixth Tool: Playing the Mental Game to Get the Competitive Edge, New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 7:

(baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.


downtown

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That shot came from way downtown!

(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.


biter

From Middle English biter, bitere, equivalent to bite + -er. Cognate with West Frisian biter (“biter”), Dutch bijter (“biter”), German Low German Bieter (“biter”), German Beißer (“biter”).

(curling) A stone that barely touches the outside of the house.


false start

(American football) The act of an offensive player moving across the line of scrimmage prior to the snap.


assistant referee

en-noun

assistant referee (plural assistant referees)

Maccabi's Yoan Ziv also saw red in the second half for kicking a boot at the assistant referee.

2011 October 20, Michael da Silva, “Stoke 3 - 0 Macc Tel-Aviv”, in BBC Sport:

association football
association football

(soccer, British): One of the two officials at an association football match, previously known as linesmen, who assist the referee.


lineman

(American football) A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage.


linesman

A linesman replaced injured referee Rebecca Welch after 50 minutes and with no other official present, qualified referee Pattison, 60, ran the line.

2015 November 18, “Steven Pattison: Carlisle United director runs line in FA Youth Cup”, in BBC Sport:

As the linesman raised his flag, Neville played on, crossing for Piovaccari to net.

2015 November 13, “Western Sydney Wanderers romp to victory at hapless Melbourne City”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

(American football) An official whose primary task is to determine whether there has been a line of scrimmage violation.

linjatuomari

American football: official who determines if there has been a line of scrimmage violation


fruit salad

fruit salad (countable and uncountable, plural fruit salads)

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(cricket) A bowler's strategy of using a different delivery each time.


ferrule

From Middle English verel, virel, virole (“ferrule; metal pivot on the end of an axle”), altered under the influence of Latin ferrum (“iron”), from Old French virole (“ferrule”), from Latin viriola (“little bracelet”), diminutive of viria (“bracelet worn by men”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *weiros (“crooked”) (compare Middle Irish fiar (“bent, crooked”), Welsh gŵyr, Breton gwar (“curved”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁ros (“threaded, turned, twisted”), from *weyh₁- (“to turn, twist, weave”).

refn

From the collection of the Auckland War Memorial Museum in Auckland, New Zealand.

kování

band or cap placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting

příruba

During a short break he clamped the tenon machine to the countertop; then he took a few cues that were in need of repair and began replacing their ferrules. […] By two-thirty, a dozen cues had new white ferrules and leather tips.

1984 August, Walter Tevis, chapter 6, in The Color of Money, New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, →ISBN; republished New York, N.Y.: Warner Books, October 1986, →ISBN, pages 150–151:

A band holding parts of an object together.

(billiards) The plastic band attaching the tip to the cue.

virolla

(billiards) plastic band attaching the tip to the cue


banjo hitter

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From the twanging sound of the batter's swing, like that of a banjo.

Aluminum bats, which had replaced wood in the college game in 1974, were so potent they made Babe Ruths out of banjo hitters.

(baseball) a batter who lacks power, usually hits bloop singles, and would have a low slugging percentage.


overhead

en-adj

overhead (comparative more overhead, superlative most overhead)

more overhead (comparative)
most overhead (superlative)

From Middle English owerheved, over-hed, over hede (adverb), from Old English oferhēafod (adverb), equivalent to over- + head. Compare German Low German overhoopt, överhoopt, German überhaupt.

It was Rooney, however, who produced a moment of inspiration to score a stunning overhead kick that will live forever in the memory of United's fans and extended City's dismal sequence of only one league win in their last 27 visits to Old Trafford.

2011 February 12, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City”, in BBC:


run and gun

en-verb

run and gun (third-person singular simple present runs and guns, present participle running and gunning, simple past ran and gunned, past participle run and gunned)

runs and guns (present singular third-person)
running and gunning (participle present)
ran and gunned (past)
run and gunned (participle past)

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This team likes to run and gun.

They're really running and gunning now.

This coach likes to play a run-and-gun offense.

(basketball, often attributive) To move the ball quickly and shoot often.


completion

termination

antonym(s) of “making complete, accomplishment”

Borrowed from Latin completio, completionem, from complere (“to fill up, complete”); comparable to English complete + -ion.

(American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver.


Aluminium

de-noun

Aluminium n (strong, genitive Aluminiums, no plural)

Aluminiums (genitive)
Aluminium (nominative singular)
Aluminiums (genitive singular)
Aluminium (dative singular)
Aluminium (accusative singular)

(ball games slang, journalism) the post or crossbar of a goal


Athletics

(baseball) The team The Oakland Athletics, previously Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Athletics.


Athletic

Smith became an Athletic as a result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the team Oakland Athletics.

(soccer, uncountable) Short for Athletic Club, a Spanish professional club more often known in English as Athletic Bilbao.


Blues

In reference to the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine racing faction, a calque of Latin venetī (“Sea-Blues”) or factio veneta (“the sea-blue faction”) and Byzantine Greek Βένετοι (Bénetoi, “Blues”).

bor

(informal) Any of several sports teams whose uniform is predominantly blue, such as:


Ajax

(soccer) The Amsterdam football club AFC Ajax


Brewer

(soccer) A player, supporter or other person connected with Burton Albion Football Club.

(baseball) A player for the Milwaukee Brewers.


Cub

Jones became a Cub as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the team the "Chicago Cubs".


Cardinal

Smith became a Cardinal as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the St. Louis Cardinals team.

(American football) A player on the Arizona Cardinals team.


Cherry

(soccer) someone connected with AFC Bournemouth, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Bank

Bank (genitive)
Bänke (plural)
Bank (nominative singular)
Bänke (definite nominative plural)
Bank (genitive singular)
Bänke (definite genitive plural)
Bank (dative singular)
Bänken (dative definite plural)
Bank (accusative singular)
Bänke (accusative definite plural)

→ Danish: bank

→ Norwegian Bokmål: bank

From Middle High German and Old High German banc, bank (“height”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Related to Old Saxon bank.


City

City will reportedly look to have a fee for Aguero.

(soccer, informal) Manchester City Football Club, an English football club.


Ball

de-noun

Ball m (strong, genitive Balles or Balls, plural Bälle, diminutive Bällchen n)

Balles (genitive)
Balls (genitive)
Bälle (plural)
Bällchen (diminutive neuter)
Ball (nominative singular)
Bälle (definite nominative plural)
Balles (genitive singular)
Balls (genitive singular)
Bälle (definite genitive plural)
Ball (dative singular)
Balle (dative singular)
Bällen (dative definite plural)
Ball (accusative singular)
Bälle (accusative definite plural)

→ Slovincian: bal

From Middle High German and Old High German bal, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.
Cognates include English ball, Dutch bal, Danish bold, Swedish boll, Icelandic böllur, and Norwegian ball.

ein guter Ball in den Strafraum

Die Bälle müssten öfter über links kommen.


Elk

(Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos).


Giant

(baseball) A player for the San Francisco Giants.

(American football) A player for the New York Giants.


Barca

2000 April 19, BBC Online, "Football News":

There's only one Barca

Chelsea and Barca clash once again

Giovani committed to Barca

(informal, soccer) FC Barcelona, a prominent Spanish association football club.


Argonaut

/ˈɑːrɡənɔːt/

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀργοναύτης (Argonaútēs).

(Canadian football) A team member for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.


Englisch

de-proper noun

Englisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Englisch or Englischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Englische, alternative genitive Englischen, no plural)

Englisch (genitive)
Englischs (genitive)
Englische (alternative nominative)
Englischen (alternative genitive)
Englisch (nominative singular usually-without-article)
Englische (definite nominative singular)
Englisch (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Englischs (genitive singular usually-without-article)
Englischen (definite genitive singular)
Englisch (dative singular usually-without-article)
Englischen (dative definite singular)
Englisch (accusative singular usually-without-article)
Englische (accusative definite singular)

(soccer, dialectal, parts of western Germany) A children’s game for three or more participants played with one goal. Players try to reduce the goalkeeper’s points by scoring volley goals. Missing the goal makes the respective player the goalkeeper. The first player to forfeit all their points is the loser.


Euro

England could have met world and European champions Spain but that eventuality was avoided by Sweden's 2-0 win against France, and Rooney's first goal in a major tournament since scoring twice in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in Lisbon at Euro 2004.

2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.


Gill

* As an English surname, converged from variants of Giles (sometimes through Dutch), Julian, and William.
* As a northern English surname, from Middle English gil (“ravine, glen”), from Old Norse gil. The Old Norse is also a source of the Norwegian surname.
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, variant of McGill.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of Gall.
* As a Jewish/Israeli surname, from Hebrew גיל (“joy”).
* As a German surname, variant of Gilger.
* As an Indian/Sikh/Punjabi surname, from ਗਿੱਲ (gill, “moisture”).

(soccer) Someone connected with Gillingham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Angel

Smith became an Angel as a result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the team the "Los Angeles Angels" or one of its predecessor "Angels" teams.


Hammer

Shortened West Ham + -er, with a pun on hammer.

(soccer) someone connected with West Ham Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Libero

de-noun

Libero m (strong, genitive Liberos or Libero, plural Liberos, feminine Libera)

Liberos (genitive)
Libero (genitive)
Liberos (plural)
Libera (feminine)
Libero (nominative singular)
Liberos (definite nominative plural)
Liberos (genitive singular)
Libero (genitive singular)
Liberos (definite genitive plural)
Libero (dative singular)
Liberos (dative definite plural)
Libero (accusative singular)
Liberos (accusative definite plural)


Lion

(American football) A player for National Football League's Detroit Lions.

(Canadian football) A player for Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.

(soccer) A player for the England football team.


Aztec

From Spanish azteca, from Classical Nahuatl aztēcah, plural of aztēcatl (“inhabitant of Aztlán”).

(American football) A hybrid defensive back position combining aspects of the safety, nickelback and linebacker positions.


Mariner

Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the team the Seattle Mariners.


Lob

Lob m (strong, genitive Lobs, plural Lobs)

Lobs (genitive)
Lobs (plural)
Lob (nominative singular)
Lobs (definite nominative plural)
Lobs (genitive singular)
Lobs (definite genitive plural)
Lob (dative singular)
Lobs (dative definite plural)
Lob (accusative singular)
Lobs (accusative definite plural)


Mal

Mal n (strong, genitive Males or Mals, plural Male or Mäler)

Males (genitive)
Mals (genitive)
Male (plural)
Mäler (plural)

From Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl. Related with malen (“to paint”) and cognate with Dutch maal. Early on influenced by etymologically unrelated Middle High German meil, from Old High German meil, from Proto-Germanic *mailą, from which last English mole.


Met

(baseball) A player for the New York Mets.


Hand

Hand n or f (strong, genitive Hands or Hand, no plural)

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.
Compare Dutch hand, English hand, West Frisian hân, Danish hånd, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).

Das war Hand!

Das erste Hand war vor dem Strafraum, aber das zweite hätte Elfmeter geben müssen.

The first handball was outside the box, but the second one should have been a penalty.


Oval

Alternative form: The Oval

(cricket) A cricket ground in South London.


Padre

Jones became a Padre as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player for the San Diego Padres.


Patriot

(American football, NFL) A member of the New England Patriots professional football team.


Pike

Pike (genitive)
Piken (plural)
Pike (nominative singular)
Piken (definite nominative plural)
Pike (genitive singular)
Piken (definite genitive plural)
Pike (dative singular)
Piken (dative definite plural)
Pike (accusative singular)
Piken (accusative definite plural)

From Middle High German pieke, from Middle Dutch pike, from Old Dutch *pīk, from Proto-West Germanic *pīk. Already in Dutch the word was influenced by French pic (“tip”). Another influence is German Picke (“pick, pickaxe”), from picken. The precise relation between all of these words is uncertain.

(especially soccer) the tip of the foot or shoe


Pool

Pool n (strong, genitive Pools, no plural)


Ram

From ram the animal of the mascot for the sports team.

(UK, soccer) Someone connected with Derby County Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Post

Post m (strong, genitive Posts, plural Posts)

Posts (genitive)
Posts (plural)
Post (nominative singular)
Posts (definite nominative plural)
Posts (genitive singular)
Posts (definite genitive plural)
Post (dative singular)
Posts (dative definite plural)
Post (accusative singular)
Posts (accusative definite plural)

Borrowed from English post, from Old English post and Old French post, from Latin postis.

(basketball) post (location on the court)


Sweet Sixteen

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(basketball, US, informal) The sixteen teams participating in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Division I tournament, one of whom will become the national champion.

(basketball, US, informal) The round of the NCAA Division I basketball tournament where all but 16 teams have been eliminated.

The new coach has just led the Nimrods to their first Sweet Sixteen.

(basketball, US, informal) An appearance in the Sweet Sixteen.


Kaiser

de-proper noun

der Kaiser m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Kaisers)

der Kaiser (canonical masculine)
des Kaisers (definite genitive)

From Middle High German keiser, from Old High German keisar, keisur, from Proto-West Germanic *kaisar (“emperor”), borrowed from Latin Caesar. Doublet of Cäsar and Zar.

In Mexiko kam der virtuelle Beckenbauer aber noch nicht zum Einsatz, wegen der dünnen Luft („Montezumas Rache“). Und aus Datenschutzgründen nicht bei der Heim-EM 1988 in Deutschland. Einen ersten unbemerkten Kurzzeiteinsatz des Kaisers als Hologramm gab es bei der WM 1990, im Spiel der Deutschen gegen die Tschechoslowakei (1:0).

2024 February 27, Gerald Fricke, “Der Beckenbavatar”, in taz:

(soccer, colloquial) nickname of Franz Beckenbauer


Spur

English surname, variant of Spurr. Compare the noun spur.

(soccer) someone connected with Tottenham Hotspur FC, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Tiger

(soccer) Someone connected with Hull City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.


Swan

The Swans will doubtless recover, but they will head home this evening knowing that they didn't do themselves justice in a game that means so much to supporters.

2013 November 3, Delme Parfitt, “Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win”, in Wales Online:

(soccer) someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.


Tunnel

de-noun

m:n􂀿alternatively in the south􂁀,s,-:s􂀿Swiss or dated􂁀

Tunnel m or (alternatively in the south) n (strong, genitive Tunnels, plural Tunnel or (Swiss or dated) Tunnels)

the south (regional)
Tunnels (genitive)
Tunnel (plural)
Tunnels (Swiss dated plural)
Tunnel (definite nominative singular)
Tunnel (definite nominative plural)
Tunnels (definite nominative plural)
Tunnels (genitive singular)
Tunnel (definite genitive plural)
Tunnels (definite genitive plural)
Tunnel (dative singular)
Tunneln (dative definite plural)
Tunnels (dative definite plural)
Tunnel (accusative definite singular)
Tunnel (accusative definite plural)
Tunnels (accusative definite plural)

de-ndecl

m:n􂀿alternatively in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland􂁀,s,-:s􂀿Switzerland, otherwise dated􂁀

(ball games) nutmeg (act of playing the ball through an opponent's legs)


Wanderer

(soccer) someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.


Tyke

Perhaps a derogatory nickname from Old Norse tík, 'bitch, female dog' (compare English tyke, Icelandic tík). Less likely to be from Old Norse þýzkr, 'of one's nation' or an Old English cognate (compare German deutsch, Swedish tysk).

(slang, soccer) someone connected with Barnsley Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.


Villa

Olsson and Herd tussled off the ball at a free-kick before Olsson fell to the ground. Assistant referee Darren Cann signalled for a penalty and Dowd sent Herd off to the amazement of the Villa faithful.

2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) Aston Villa Football Club, a football club based in Birmingham


Yard

de-noun

Yard n or m (strong, genitive Yard or Yards, plural Yard or Yards)

Yard (archaic) f (genitive Yard, plural Yard or Yards)

Yard (genitive)
Yards (genitive)
Yard (plural)
Yards (plural)
Yard (genitive)
Yard (genitive plural)
Yards (genitive plural)
Yard (definite nominative singular)
Yard (definite nominative plural)
Yards (definite nominative plural)
Yard (genitive singular)
Yards (genitive singular)
Yard (definite genitive plural)
Yards (definite genitive plural)
Yard (dative singular)
Yard (dative definite plural)
Yards (dative definite plural)
Yard (accusative definite singular)
Yard (accusative definite plural)
Yards (accusative definite plural)
Yard (nominative singular)
Yard (definite nominative plural)
Yards (definite nominative plural)
Yard (genitive singular)
Yard (definite genitive plural)
Yards (definite genitive plural)
Yard (dative singular)
Yard (dative definite plural)
Yards (dative definite plural)
Yard (accusative singular)
Yard (accusative definite plural)
Yards (accusative definite plural)

18th century, borrowed from English yard. Doublet of Gerte (“riding crop, whip”). Masculine gender after Meter. Feminine gender after Elle (“ell”).

(Anglophone contexts, also American football) yard (measure of length equal to ca. 91 cm)


Robin

* (masculine given name): From Middle English Robin, from Old French, diminutive of Robert
* (feminine given name): From the bird, robin
* (given name): From Germanic

(soccer) Someone connected with any number of sports teams known as the Robins, as a fan, player, coach, etc.


rb

(basketball) Abbreviation of rebond (“rebound”).


Will

Shortened from William or, less often, from other given names beginning with Wil-, such as Wilfred or Willard.

Will linebacker drops to turn-in, QB dropping dumps the ball off to HB.

1997, F Henderson, M Olson, Football's West Coast Offense, page 7:

Our Will linebacker, because he is away from the formation or to the split end, should be a great pursuit man and pass defender.
Will covers the back side hook zone on the weak side.

2000, American Football Coaches Association, Defensive Football Strategies, page 25:

(American football) A weak-side linebacker.


PK

en-noun

PK (countable and uncountable, plural PKs)

(American football) Initialism of placekicker.

(US, soccer) Initialism of penalty kick.


DB

(American football, Canadian football) Initialism of defensive back.


peru

From Peru (“Peru, also frequently used as a pars pro toto to refer to all the Spanish settlements in America”).

from

(Portugal, soccer) a goal resulting from a shameful mistake by the goalkeeper


B

From abbreviations of various terms beginning with or containing the letter ‘B’.
* (billion): abbreviation of billion
* (cricket): abbreviation of balls
* (bitch): abbreviation of bitch

(cricket) The number of balls faced by a batsman.


cu

撞cu [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― zong⁶ ku¹ [Jyutping]

(Hong Kong Cantonese, billiards, snooker, pool) cushion (lip around the table)


D

From the shape of the upper case letter "D".

(snooker) The semicircle on the baulk line, inside which the cue ball must be placed at a break-off.

Johnson, a late substitute, applied the finishing touch but it was move kickstarted by the again-impressive Neco Williams, who skedaddled forward from halfway with the ball in tow before feeding Aaron Ramsey on the edge of the D.

2022 June 11, Ben Fisher, “Brennan Johnson’s late goal denies Belgium and extends the Wales party”, in The Guardian:

(soccer) The penalty arc on a football pitch.


CG

(baseball) Initialism of complete games; the statistic reporting the number of games thrown by a pitcher.


CB

en-noun

CB (countable and uncountable, plural CBs)

(soccer) Initialism of centre-back, a defensive position

(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Initialism of cornerback.

Gaelic football; hurling; Gaelic football; hurling


J

And Durant had a front seat for just how much work DeRozan was putting in during their time together in Rio. "I watched him man," Durant said. "His footwork in the post is flawless. His jump shot in the mid-range is incredible. That is the type of stuff I look at as a basketball guy, his footwork, his mechanics on his J, his handle. At first he was a dunker and he barely dunks now. He’s a finesse player but he can play power forward. I’m a big fan."

2017 February 18, Mike Gantner, “Durant a big admirer of DeRozan and his work ethic”, in Toronto Sun:


R

(baseball, cricket) runs, the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player


mop up

en-verb

mop up (third-person singular simple present mops up, present participle mopping up, simple past and past participle mopped up)

mops up (present singular third-person)
mopping up (participle present)
mopped up (participle past)
mopped up (past)

(baseball) To pitch the final innings especially of a game that is no longer close.


hit up

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hit up.wav

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


G

en-noun

G (countable and uncountable, plural Gs)

(sports, baseball) Games (the statistic reporting the number of games that a player has participated in).


jaffa

From Jaffa, an ancient port city in what is now Israel from which the oranges were exported. The sense "impotent male" is a reference to being "seedless"; see seed.
The cricketing sense, of a 'sweet ball' (from the bowler's perspective), is a metaphor further reinforced in Australian English where Jaffa is also a trademark for a popular lolly that is red and round.

(cricket) A ball that is very difficult for the batsman to hit because it moves erratically either through the air or off the pitch


all-rounder

From earlier all-round (“versatile”) + -er, sense “versatile person” from 1875.

An all-rounder is a player who can bat and bowl. A genuine all-rounder should be able to make the team on either skill alone. A genuine one is as rare as a punctual Sri Lankan.

2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 26:

(cricket) A player who is skilled in both batting and bowling.

yleispelaaja

(cricket) player skilled in both batting and bowling


take on

en-verb

take on (third-person singular simple present takes on, present participle taking on, simple past took on, past participle taken on)

takes on (present singular third-person)
taking on (participle present)
took on (past)
taken on (participle past)

He drifted past four Palace players and took on two more before crossing to the far post, where Fellaini touched on for Mata to score. It was a momentum-shifting moment.

2016 May 22, Phil McNulty, “Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United”, in BBC:

(soccer) To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player).


colorado

pt-adj

colorado (feminine colorada, masculine plural colorados, feminine plural coloradas)

colorada (feminine)
colorados (masculine plural)
coloradas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, soccer) pertaining to, or related to Sport Club Internacional


colorado

pt-noun

colorado m (plural colorados, feminine colorada, feminine plural coloradas)

colorados (plural)
colorada (feminine)
coloradas (feminine plural)

(Brazil, soccer) a player or supporter of Sport Club Internacional sports team


W

Abbreviations of various words beginning with W.


K

Abbreviations.
# (stenoscript) Abbreviation of counter, prefix counter-, sequence contr.

ng

prefix <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">counter-</i>, sequence contr.

(baseball) Abbreviation of strikeout. On a baseball scorecard, a frontwards K signifies striking out while swinging the bat, while a backwards K signifies striking out while looking.


touch base

en-verb

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

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

(baseball, literally) To touch a base, usually with a foot but sometimes with a hand.


meg

meg (third-person singular simple present megs, present participle megging, simple past and past participle megged)

megs (present singular third-person)
megging (participle present)
megged (participle past)
megged (past)

(colloquial, soccer, transitive) To nutmeg an opponent.


T

en-noun

T (countable and uncountable, plural Ts)


M

M (countable and uncountable, plural Ms)

(cricket, in batting figures) the number of minutes a player spent at the crease

(cricket, in bowling figures) the number of maiden overs bowled


golden goal

(soccer) The first goal scored during extra time, giving victory to the scoring side if sudden death is in effect.


ER

ER (countable and uncountable, plural ERs)


tip off

en-verb

tip off (third-person singular simple present tips off, present participle tipping off, simple past and past participle tipped off)

tips off (present singular third-person)
tipping off (participle present)
tipped off (participle past)
tipped off (past)

(basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.

The game tips off in an hour, so hurry back!


Bengal

Borrowed from Portuguese Bengala, from Classical Persian بَنْگَالَه (bangāla), from Middle Bengali বাঙ্গালা (baṅgala), said to be from the Vanga Kingdom, of uncertain ultimate origin. Vangalam has been attested in medieval South India. Doublet of Bangla.

Jones became a Bengal in a trade for Smith.

(American football) A player on the team The Cincinnati Bengals.


no-no

must

antonym(s) of “something forbidden, ...”

no no

often found in texts without the hyphen.

He threw two no-nos in his career.

(baseball, colloquial) A no-hitter; a game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.


hand off

hand off (third-person singular simple present hands off, present participle handing off, simple past and past participle handed off)

hands off (present singular third-person)
handing off (participle present)
handed off (participle past)
handed off (past)

(American football) To pass (the ball) to a teammate.


silver goal

(soccer) the first goal scored during the first half of extra time; giving victory to the scoring side if this rule is in effect


DD

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «DD».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «dobbel-dobbel».ogg

Short form of Norwegian dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”).

(basketball) Abbreviation of dobbel-dobbel (“double-double”).


snapshot

Yet Revell misjudged his promising position in the area to put his point-blank snapshot wide from only six yards out.

2011 March 2, Chris Whyatt, “Arsenal 5 - 0 Leyton Orient”, in BBC:

(soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.


O

en-noun

O (countable and uncountable, plural Os)

(soccer) Someone associated with Leyton Orient Football Club, as a player, coach, supporter etc.


bicycle kick

Yaya Toure sent over a hopeful cross-field pass that Warnock attempted to clear with a bicycle kick, only to calamitously set Johnson up for a low finish past Given.

2011 October 15, David Ornstein, “Man City 4 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) A kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head.

bicicleta

not in dictionaries, but a more common spelling in practice


kicker

(American football) A placekicker: a player who kicks the football during free kicks, kick offs, field goals, and extra point tries.


HR

HR (countable and uncountable, plural HRs)

/eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/

(baseball) Initialism of home runs (in statistics).


RFC

(rugby) Initialism of rugby football club.


roja

* (Spanish national football team): The nickname "La Roja" was created by the then manager Luis Aragonés. He said "I would like the national team to have a name, an identity. Just as Brazil is the canarinha or Argentina the albiceleste, I would like Spain to be La Roja"

(soccer, preceded by "la") the Chile national football team

(soccer, preceded by "la") the Spain national football team


FC

FC (countable and uncountable, plural FCs)

fielder's choice
fielder's choice#English

(baseball) Initialism of fielder's choice.


FC

(soccer) FC: Initialism of futbol club.; Alternative form of CF (“club de futbol”)


FC

(soccer) Initialism of Fußballclub (“football club”).


OT

OT (countable and uncountable, plural OTs)

offensive tackle
offensive tackle#English

(American football, Canadian football) Initialism of offensive tackle.


walk the dog

en-verb

walk the dog (third-person singular simple present walks the dog, present participle walking the dog, simple past and past participle walked the dog)

walks the dog (present singular third-person)
walking the dog (participle present)
walked the dog (participle past)
walked the dog (past)

(idiomatic, lacrosse) To perform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft and is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.


HSV

en-noun

HSV (countable and uncountable, plural HSVs)

BHV

bovine herpes virus or bovine herpesvirus

CeHV

cercopithecine herpes virus or cercopithecine herpesvirus

EHV

equine herpes virus or equine herpesvirus

FHV

feline herpes virus or feline herpesvirus

KSHV

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus or Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus

MaHV

macropodid herpes virus or macropodid herpesvirus

OsHV

oyster herpes virus or oyster herpesvirus


ODI

According to Karuna, had he played a full career of 100 tests and say 300 ODIs, he would have finished with well over 700 and 500 wickets respectively.

2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 348:

one-day international
one-day international#English

(cricket) Initialism of one-day international.


IRS

instant replay system
instant replay system#English

(basketball) Initialism of instant replay system.


DP

DP (countable and uncountable, plural DPs)

(baseball, softball) Initialism of double play.


GSW

Golden State Warriors
w:Golden State Warriors

(US, basketball) Initialism of Golden State Warriors.


wk

wk (countable and uncountable, plural wks)

(cricket) Abbreviation of wicket keeper.


PL

(soccer, UK) Initialism of Premier League.


LF

LF (countable and uncountable, plural LFs)

(baseball) Initialism of left field, Initialism of left fielder.


TD

TD (countable and uncountable, plural TDs)

(American football, Canadian football) Abbreviation of touchdown.


TD

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «TD».ogg

NB - Pronunciation of Norwegian Bokmål «trippel-dobbel».ogg

Short form of trippel-dobbel (“triple-double”), which is borrowed from English triple double, an international basketball term.

(sports, basketball) Initialism of trippel-dobbel (“tripple-double”).


pressing

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from press(ure) + -ing.

pseudo-loan

(sports, especially soccer) continuous and pressing action that does not allow the opposing team to catch its breath, aiming to remove the ball from its possession


hacking

en-noun

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.


tosh

tosh (countable and uncountable, plural toshes)

From 19th-century British thieves' cant, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from *tarsh, a metathetic alteration of trash; or from toss.
Sense of nonsense possibly influenced by tush (“nonsense! tsk tsk!”) attested from 15th century.

Among the recent neologisms of the cricket field is ‘tosh’, which means bowling of contemptible easiness.

(cricket, slang, derogatory, uncountable) Easy bowling


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.


lanzar

es-verb

lanzar (first-person singular present lanzo, first-person singular preterite lancé, past participle lanzado)

lanzo (first-person present singular)
lancé (first-person preterite singular)
lanzado (participle past)
lanzar (infinitive)
lanzando (gerund)
lanzado (masculine participle past singular)
lanzada (feminine participle past singular)
lanzados (masculine participle past plural)
lanzadas (feminine participle past plural)
lanzo (first-person indicative present singular)
lanzas (indicative informal present second-person singular)
lanzás (indicative informal present second-person singular vos-form)
lanza (indicative present singular third-person)
lanzamos (first-person indicative plural present)
lanzáis (indicative plural present second-person)
lanzan (indicative plural present third-person)
lanzaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
lanzabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
lanzaba (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
lanzábamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
lanzabais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
lanzaban (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
lancé (first-person indicative preterite singular)
lanzaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
lanzó (indicative preterite singular third-person)
lanzamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
lanzasteis (indicative plural preterite second-person)
lanzaron (indicative plural preterite third-person)
lanzaré (first-person future indicative singular)
lanzarás (future indicative second-person singular)
lanzará (future indicative singular third-person)
lanzaremos (first-person future indicative plural)
lanzaréis (future indicative plural second-person)
lanzarán (future indicative plural third-person)
lanzaría (conditional first-person indicative singular)
lanzarías (conditional indicative second-person singular)
lanzaría (conditional indicative singular third-person)
lanzaríamos (conditional first-person indicative plural)
lanzaríais (conditional indicative plural second-person)
lanzarían (conditional indicative plural third-person)
lance (first-person present singular subjunctive)
lances (informal present second-person singular subjunctive)
lancés (informal present second-person singular subjunctive vos-form)
lance (present singular subjunctive third-person)
lancemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
lancéis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
lancen (plural present subjunctive third-person)
lanzara (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
lanzaras (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
lanzara (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
lanzáramos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
lanzarais (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
lanzaran (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
lanzase (first-person imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive)
lanzases (imperfect imperfect-se second-person singular subjunctive)
lanzase (imperfect imperfect-se singular subjunctive third-person)
lanzásemos (first-person imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive)
lanzaseis (imperfect imperfect-se plural second-person subjunctive)
lanzasen (imperfect imperfect-se plural subjunctive third-person)
lanzare (first-person future singular subjunctive)
lanzares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
lanzare (future singular subjunctive third-person)
lanzáremos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
lanzareis (future plural second-person subjunctive)
lanzaren (future plural subjunctive third-person)
lanza (imperative informal second-person singular)
lanzá (imperative informal second-person singular vos-form)
lance (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
lance (imperative singular third-person)
lancemos (first-person imperative plural)
lanzad (imperative plural second-person)
lancen (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
lancen (imperative plural third-person)
lances (imperative negative second-person singular)
lance (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular third-person)
lance (imperative negative singular third-person)
lancemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
lancéis (imperative negative plural second-person)
lancen (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically third-person)
lancen (imperative negative plural third-person)
lanzarme (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
lanzarte (combined-form dative infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
lanzarle (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
lanzarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
lanzarnos (combined-form dative infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
lanzaros (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
lanzarles (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
lanzarse (combined-form dative infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
lanzarme (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-singular)
lanzarte (accusative combined-form infinitive object-second-person object-singular)
lanzarlo (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
lanzarla (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
lanzarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-singular object-third-person)
lanzarnos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-first-person object-plural)
lanzaros (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-second-person)
lanzarlos (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
lanzarlas (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
lanzarse (accusative combined-form infinitive object-plural object-third-person)
lanzándome (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-singular)
lanzándote (combined-form dative gerund object-second-person object-singular)
lanzándole (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
lanzándose (combined-form dative gerund object-singular object-third-person)
lanzándonos (combined-form dative gerund object-first-person object-plural)
lanzándoos (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-second-person)
lanzándoles (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
lanzándose (combined-form dative gerund object-plural object-third-person)
lanzándome (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-singular)
lanzándote (accusative combined-form gerund object-second-person object-singular)
lanzándolo (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
lanzándola (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
lanzándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-singular object-third-person)
lanzándonos (accusative combined-form gerund object-first-person object-plural)
lanzándoos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-second-person)
lanzándolos (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
lanzándolas (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
lanzándose (accusative combined-form gerund object-plural object-third-person)
lánzame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
lánzate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
lánzale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lánzanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
lánzales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lánzame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
lánzate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-tú)
lánzalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lánzala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lánzanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-tú)
lánzalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lánzalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-tú)
lanzame (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
lanzate (combined-form dative imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
lanzale (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lanzanos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
lanzales (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lanzame (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
lanzate (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-second-person object-singular second-person singular with-vos)
lanzalo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lanzala (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lanzanos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural second-person singular with-vos)
lanzalos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lanzalas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person second-person singular with-vos)
lánceme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
láncele (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
láncese (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
láncenos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
lánceles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
lánceme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular second-person singular)
láncelo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
láncela (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
láncese (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person second-person singular)
láncenos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural second-person singular)
láncelos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
láncelas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person second-person singular)
lancémoste (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
lancémosle (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
lancémonos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
lancémoos (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
lancémosles (combined-form dative first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
lancémoste (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-second-person object-singular plural)
lancémoslo (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
lancémosla (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-singular object-third-person plural)
lancémonos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-first-person object-plural plural)
lancémoos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-second-person plural)
lancémoslos (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
lancémoslas (accusative combined-form first-person imperative object-plural object-third-person plural)
lanzadme (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
lanzadle (combined-form dative imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
lanzadnos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
lanzaos (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
lanzadles (combined-form dative imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
lanzadme (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
lanzadlo (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
lanzadla (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
lanzadnos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
lanzaos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-second-person plural second-person)
lanzadlos (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
lanzadlas (accusative combined-form imperative informal object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
láncenme (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
láncenle (combined-form dative formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
láncennos (combined-form dative formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
láncenles (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
láncense (combined-form dative formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
láncenme (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-singular plural second-person)
láncenlo (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
láncenla (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-singular object-third-person plural second-person)
láncennos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-first-person object-plural plural second-person)
láncenlos (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
láncenlas (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)
láncense (accusative combined-form formal imperative object-plural object-third-person plural second-person)

Inherited from Old Spanish lançar, from Late Latin lanceāre, derived from Latin lancea (“spear”), of Celtiberian origin. Compare Catalan llançar, Asturian llanzar, French lancer, Italian lanciare, Occitan and Portuguese lançar, English launch. Doublet of lancear, a later borrowing.

No pude lidiar con el modo en que lanzaba ese tipo.

I couldn't deal with how that guy pitched.


derrick

en-verb

derrick (third-person singular simple present derricks, present participle derricking, simple past and past participle derricked)

derricks (present singular third-person)
derricking (participle present)
derricked (participle past)
derricked (past)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-derrick.wav

Named after British executioner Thomas Derrick, who invented the framework arrangement commonly known by this name to aid in the conduct of executions. First use appears c. 1600 in the publication Ballad Death Earl Essex.

named-after

Stinky, who had batted a bit over .200 with scant power (two home runs in 66 games in 1933), was being derricked by Navin.

As a rule, when the twirler is derricked, it is because the members of the opposition are beginning to take undue familiarity with his offerings. But this is not always the reason.

2014, Addie Joss, Gary Mitchem, Addie Joss on Baseball, page 96:

(transitive, baseball, informal) To remove (a pitcher).


deflect

en-verb

deflect (third-person singular simple present deflects, present participle deflecting, simple past and past participle deflected)

deflects (present singular third-person)
deflecting (participle present)
deflected (participle past)
deflected (past)

From Latin deflecto, from de- (“away”) + flecto (“to bend”).

The defender deflected the cross into his own net.

(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.


bean ball

(cricket) A ball that does not bounce and passes the batsman approximately at head height.


curator

From Latin cūrātor (“one who has care of a thing, a manager, guardian, trustee”), from cūrāre (“to take care of”), from cūra (“care, heed, attention, anxiety, grief”).

der

(cricket) A groundsman who looks after a cricket field.


dink

Imitative. Originally US. Attested since the 1930s.

sound-symbolic

Imitative

The forward passed to Fernandes and, as Pau López advanced, the Portuguese fashioned a sand‑wedge dink over the goalkeeper.

2021 April 29, Jamie Jackson, “Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes help Manchester United hit Roma for six”, in The Guardian:

(soccer) A light chip; a chipped pass or shot


dink

en-verb

dink (third-person singular simple present dinks, present participle dinking, simple past and past participle dinked)

dinks (present singular third-person)
dinking (participle present)
dinked (participle past)
dinked (past)

sound-symbolic

Imitative

The forward dinked the ball over the goalkeeper to score his first goal of the season.

But the visitors started the game in stunning fashion when Morten Gamst Pedersen dinked forward a clever looping pass and Kalinic beat the offside trap, surged into the box and beautifully placed the ball past goalkeeper Scott Carson.

2010 December 28, Kevin Darlin, “West Brom 1 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC:

A dinked pass intended for De Bruyne from the impressive Oscar Bobb then deflected off Jackson and looped into the net early in the second half before Foden smashed in his second.

2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) To chip lightly, to play a light chip shot.


takeout

en-noun

takeout (countable and uncountable, plural takeouts)

desc

Japanese: テイクアウト (teikuauto), テークアウト (tēkuauto)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-takeout.wav

(curling) A stone that hits another stone, removing it from play.


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.


pitcher

A “pitchometer” was installed on the scoreboard to time the pitchers. According the baseball rules a pitcher had to throw a pitch within 20 seconds after he received the ball from the catcher when there was nobody on base.

2003, John E. Peterson, The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History: 1954–1967, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 210:

(baseball, softball) The player who delivers the ball to the batter.

питчър

the player who throws the ball to the batter


köö

köö (nominative singular)
kööt (nominative plural)
köö (accusative nominative singular)
kööt (accusative nominative plural)
köön (accusative genitive singular)
kööt (accusative genitive plural)
köön (genitive singular)
köiden (genitive plural)
köitten (genitive plural)
köötä (partitive singular)
köitä (partitive plural)
köössä (inessive singular)
köissä (inessive plural)
kööstä (elative singular)
köistä (elative plural)
kööhön (illative singular)
köihin (illative plural)
kööllä (adessive singular)
köillä (adessive plural)
kööltä (ablative singular)
köiltä (ablative plural)
köölle (allative singular)
köille (allative plural)
köönä (essive singular)
köinä (essive plural)
kööksi (singular translative)
köiksi (plural translative)
kööttä (abessive singular)
köittä (abessive plural)
köin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kööni (nominative singular)
kööni (nominative plural)
kööni (accusative nominative singular)
kööni (accusative nominative plural)
kööni (accusative genitive singular)
kööni (accusative genitive plural)
kööni (genitive singular)
köideni (genitive plural)
köitteni (genitive plural)
köötäni (partitive singular)
köitäni (partitive plural)
köössäni (inessive singular)
köissäni (inessive plural)
kööstäni (elative singular)
köistäni (elative plural)
kööhöni (illative singular)
köihini (illative plural)
köölläni (adessive singular)
köilläni (adessive plural)
kööltäni (ablative singular)
köiltäni (ablative plural)
köölleni (allative singular)
köilleni (allative plural)
köönäni (essive singular)
köinäni (essive plural)
köökseni (singular translative)
köikseni (plural translative)
kööttäni (abessive singular)
köittäni (abessive plural)
köineni (comitative plural)
köösi (nominative singular)
köösi (nominative plural)
köösi (accusative nominative singular)
köösi (accusative nominative plural)
köösi (accusative genitive singular)
köösi (accusative genitive plural)
köösi (genitive singular)
köidesi (genitive plural)
köittesi (genitive plural)
köötäsi (partitive singular)
köitäsi (partitive plural)
köössäsi (inessive singular)
köissäsi (inessive plural)
kööstäsi (elative singular)
köistäsi (elative plural)
kööhösi (illative singular)
köihisi (illative plural)
köölläsi (adessive singular)
köilläsi (adessive plural)
kööltäsi (ablative singular)
köiltäsi (ablative plural)
kööllesi (allative singular)
köillesi (allative plural)
köönäsi (essive singular)
köinäsi (essive plural)
kööksesi (singular translative)
köiksesi (plural translative)
kööttäsi (abessive singular)
köittäsi (abessive plural)
köinesi (comitative plural)
köömme (nominative singular)
köömme (nominative plural)
köömme (accusative nominative singular)
köömme (accusative nominative plural)
köömme (accusative genitive singular)
köömme (accusative genitive plural)
köömme (genitive singular)
köidemme (genitive plural)
köittemme (genitive plural)
köötämme (partitive singular)
köitämme (partitive plural)
köössämme (inessive singular)
köissämme (inessive plural)
kööstämme (elative singular)
köistämme (elative plural)
kööhömme (illative singular)
köihimme (illative plural)
kööllämme (adessive singular)
köillämme (adessive plural)
kööltämme (ablative singular)
köiltämme (ablative plural)
kööllemme (allative singular)
köillemme (allative plural)
köönämme (essive singular)
köinämme (essive plural)
kööksemme (singular translative)
köiksemme (plural translative)
kööttämme (abessive singular)
köittämme (abessive plural)
köinemme (comitative plural)
köönne (nominative singular)
köönne (nominative plural)
köönne (accusative nominative singular)
köönne (accusative nominative plural)
köönne (accusative genitive singular)
köönne (accusative genitive plural)
köönne (genitive singular)
köidenne (genitive plural)
köittenne (genitive plural)
köötänne (partitive singular)
köitänne (partitive plural)
köössänne (inessive singular)
köissänne (inessive plural)
kööstänne (elative singular)
köistänne (elative plural)
kööhönne (illative singular)
köihinne (illative plural)
kööllänne (adessive singular)
köillänne (adessive plural)
kööltänne (ablative singular)
köiltänne (ablative plural)
kööllenne (allative singular)
köillenne (allative plural)
köönänne (essive singular)
köinänne (essive plural)
kööksenne (singular translative)
köiksenne (plural translative)
kööttänne (abessive singular)
köittänne (abessive plural)
köinenne (comitative plural)
köönsä (nominative singular)
köönsä (nominative plural)
köönsä (accusative nominative singular)
köönsä (accusative nominative plural)
köönsä (accusative genitive singular)
köönsä (accusative genitive plural)
köönsä (genitive singular)
köidensä (genitive plural)
köittensä (genitive plural)
köötään (partitive singular)
köötänsä (partitive singular)
köitään (partitive plural)
köitänsä (partitive plural)
köössään (inessive singular)
köössänsä (inessive singular)
köissään (inessive plural)
köissänsä (inessive plural)
kööstään (elative singular)
kööstänsä (elative singular)
köistään (elative plural)
köistänsä (elative plural)
kööhönsä (illative singular)
köihinsä (illative plural)
kööllään (adessive singular)
kööllänsä (adessive singular)
köillään (adessive plural)
köillänsä (adessive plural)
kööltään (ablative singular)
kööltänsä (ablative singular)
köiltään (ablative plural)
köiltänsä (ablative plural)
köölleen (allative singular)
kööllensä (allative singular)
köilleen (allative plural)
köillensä (allative plural)
köönään (essive singular)
köönänsä (essive singular)
köinään (essive plural)
köinänsä (essive plural)
köökseen (singular translative)
kööksensä (singular translative)
köikseen (plural translative)
köiksensä (plural translative)
kööttään (abessive singular)
kööttänsä (abessive singular)
köittään (abessive plural)
köittänsä (abessive plural)
köineen (comitative plural)
köinensä (comitative plural)


sada

sada (nominative singular)
sady (nominative plural)
sady (genitive singular)
sad (genitive plural)
sadě (dative singular)
sadám (dative plural)
sadu (accusative singular)
sady (accusative plural)
sado (singular vocative)
sady (plural vocative)
sadě (locative singular)
sadách (locative plural)
sadou (instrumental singular)
sadami (instrumental plural)


slugfest

Originally US, from slug (“to hit very hard”) + -fest.

The game turned into a 15-9 slugfest.

In a World Series that has come to be defined by the unpredictable and unexpected, it was only fitting that one night, after a lights-out pitchers’ duel between the heretofore unremarkable Alex Wood and Charlie Morton, a slugfest would unfold that sent the Cy Young Award winners Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel to early exits.

2017 October 30, Billy Witz, “Astros Down the Dodgers in a Dramatic and Dizzying Slugfest”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(baseball, slang) A baseball game in which many runs are scored, especially by home runs.


cornerback

The cornerback tipped the ball away from the receiver.

(American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Any of the defensive players who are in position on each side farthest laterally from the ball and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes.


cut fastball

His cut fastball tends to break bats.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with an offset grip and a moderate amount of added pressure by middle finger yielding a combination of backspin and some sidespin, resulting in motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher with velocity only slightly diminished from that of a fastball


infielder

The infielder run in to field the bunt.

(cricket, baseball) A player who plays in the infield, which is the inner portion of the field.


fastball

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-fastball.wav

The pitcher had a blazing fastball.

(specifically) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers


off cutter

(cricket) a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman)


leg break

(cricket) a normal ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, moving from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)


leg slip

(cricket) a fielding position on the leg side of the wicket-keeper, designed to catch a ball after it hits the bat and deflects by a small amount


leg cutter

(cricket) a ball bowled by a fast bowler who uses finger spin to move the ball from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman)


left arm unorthodox

(cricket) A style of bowling used by a left-handed bowler in which wrist spin is used to move the ball from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).


leg side

en-noun

leg side (countable and uncountable, plural leg sides)

(cricket) The side of the pitch on the same side as the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the left side for a right-handed batsman.


bat-pad

bat-pad (countable and uncountable, plural bat-pads)

(cricket, countable) One of a pair of soft padded coverings that protect the legs of the person batting; a pad or batting pad.

(cricket, informal, uncountable) A fielding position very close to the batsman, square on the leg side, designed to catch the ball from a misplaced defensive shot.

(cricket, informal, countable) A fielder in this position.


penalty box

At times, Swindon's penalty box resembled a pinball machine.

2000 March 12, Stuart Barnes, “Swindon stunner for Curbishley”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:


off spin

(cricket) A style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after pitching, it moves from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).


leg spin

(cricket) A style of bowling in which a (right-handed) bowler spins the ball such that, after bouncing, it moves from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman).


leg spinner

The leg-spinner had talked about new mystery balls, giving them names like shooters and zooters.

1994 December 25, The Canberra Times, Canberra, page 14, column 4:


off side

off side (countable and uncountable, plural off sides)

(cricket) The side of the pitch away from the batsman's legs as he takes his stance at the wicket; the right side for a right-handed batsman.


left arm orthodox

Two days before Australia’s first Test match in Pakistan since 1998, the centre-wicket practice at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium that had been teeming with players saw their numbers dissipate through that spring afternoon. For a time [Steve] Smith alternated batting with Usman Khawaja, facing Ashton Agar’s left-arm orthodox.

2022 March 3, Geoff Lemon, “Australia plunge into unknown as cricket’s resurrection in Pakistan continues”, in The Guardian:

(cricket) A style of bowling used by a left-handed bowler in which finger spin is used to move the ball from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman).


two-seam fastball

two-seam fastball (plural two-seam fastballs)

His two-seamer has a heavy sink and keeps the infielders busy.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with a grip in the "horseshoe" orientation of the ball, with the rotation at a slight angle resulting in less Magnus effect as compared to a four-seam fastball since only two of the ball's seams cross the flight path; the pitch is delivered with a similar velocity as a four-seam fastball, but has a degree of sink.


four-seam fastball

four-seam fastball (plural four-seam fastballs)

(baseball) A backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers


split-finger fastball

split-finger fastball (plural split-finger fastballs)

His strikeout pitch was his split-finger fastball.

(baseball) A moderate rotation speed backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped between the index finger and middle finger; it has good velocity, may have a precessing spin, and sinks as it approaches the plate.


knuckler

Fowler flung a stiff-wrist knuckler that hung in the air without spin before it took a sudden dip, but Roy scooped it up with the stick and lifted it twenty rows up into the center field stands.

1952, Bernard Malamud, chapter 2, in The Natural:


line drive

The line drive went straight into the shortstop's glove.

(baseball, softball) A batted ball hit hard enough and low enough that it appears to travel in a relatively straight line.


home run

Spanish: jonrón

The first baseman hit a home run to lead off the ninth.

(baseball) A four-base hit, allowing the batter to circle the bases and reach home safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team.


outfielder

The outfielder tracked down the long fly.

. I like to think that if I wasn't pitcher I could be an outfielder or a first baseman or something and play major league baseball anyway.

1973 January 4, Wells Twombly, “Now the 10th man”, in The New York Times:

The Twins are known for their fascination with toolsy and athletic outfielders, but Hicks has the most talent of any Twins draft pick since Joe Mauer in 2002.

2008 November 6, “Breaking down the draft, Part 1”, in The Hardball Times:

(cricket, baseball) A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.


leg glance

(cricket) A shot played by a batsman with a vertical bat, deflecting the ball behind the square leg area of the field.


leg glance

en-verb

leg glance (third-person singular simple present leg glances, present participle leg glancing, simple past and past participle leg glanced)

leg glances (present singular third-person)
leg glancing (participle present)
leg glanced (participle past)
leg glanced (past)

(cricket) To play, or hit the ball with, a leg glance.


on side

en-noun

on side (countable and uncountable, plural on sides)


change-up

The pitcher had a devastating change-up.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity because it is released without the fingers adding power to the delivery.


outfield

He hit a long fly ball to the outfield in the gap to left.

(baseball, softball) The region of the field between the infield and the outer fence.

(cricket) The region of the field roughly outside of the infield or the wicket-keeper, slips, gully, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and square leg.


outfield

en-verb

outfield (third-person singular simple present outfields, present participle outfielding, simple past and past participle outfielded)

outfields (present singular third-person)
outfielding (participle present)
outfielded (participle past)
outfielded (past)

A special dispatch sent to The Cincinnati Enquirer on the game stated that the Buckeyes outfielded and outplayed the Grays at every point, and that had the Bucks run for first base instead of watching the ball after they hit it, they would have increased the score.

2005, William A. Cook, The Louisville Grays Scandal of 1877: The Taint of Gambling at the Dawn of the National League, McFarland, →ISBN, page 118:

(baseball, cricket) To perform better in defense (fielding).


floater

From float + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

kelluja

person who physically floats in a gas or liquid

paikanvaihtaja

person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role

kelluva esine

thing which physically floats in a gas or liquid

leijuri

(figurative) A thing which moves from place to place, as if floating.

(cricket) A spinning delivery of the ball that travels in a high arched path.