English word senses marked with topical category "Sports": list

-cross (Suffix) Forms the names of sports that involve racing across an artificial cross-country course of bumps, jumps, drop-offs, troughs, curves, and such.

.500 (Noun) An equal number of wins and losses.

1 (Noun) Clipping of 180. (180° spin)

1-1-8 (Noun) A football formation with 1 defender, 1 midfielder and 8 strikers sometimes played in the 19th and early 20th centuries, now a derogatory reference to a team with poor defence.

10 (Noun) Clipping of 1080. (1080° spin)

100 metres (Noun) A sprint race over 100 metres.

100-meter dash (Noun) A sprint race over 100 meters.

1000 metres (Noun) A middle-distance race of 1000 metres.

10000 metres (Noun) A long-distance running race over 10,000 metres.

10K (Noun) A road race over 10 000 metres.

11 (Noun) A cricket team of eleven players.

11 (Noun) A football team of eleven players.

12 (Noun) Clipping of 1260. (1260° spin)

12 (Symbol) Used by fans of American football, positioning themselves as the 12th member of an 11-player team.

12-foot (Noun) The 12-foot diameter circle outermost in the house.

13.1 (Noun) A half marathon

14 (Noun) Clipping of 1440. (1440° spin)

1500 metres (Noun) A middle-distance running race over 1500 metres.

16 (Noun) Clipping of 1620. (1620° spin)

163rd game (Noun) A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.

18 (Noun) Clipping of 1800. (1800° spin)

18 holes (Noun) A round of golf.

18-yard box (Noun) penalty box

18-yard line (Noun) The line on the pitch, 18 yards from the goal line, marking the outside of the penalty box

180 (Noun) An instance of spinning 180 degrees, so that one is facing in the opposite direction.

19 (Noun) Clipping of 1980. (1980° spin)

1980 (Noun) A skill, where in a jump, the person turns 5 and a half times.

1B (Noun) The baseball statistic of one-base hits or singles.

1B (Noun) Initialism of first base.

1B (Noun) Initialism of first baseman.

1BH (Noun) Initialism of one-base hit.

1D (Noun) Initialism of first down.

1OT (Noun) Abbreviation of first overtime period.

1v1 (Noun) An exercise in which one player is pitted against one other player, as opposed to team play.

1v1 (Verb) To compete as one player pitted against one other player.

2-2-6 (Noun) A soccer formation with 2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 6 strikers.

200 metres (Noun) A sprint race over 200 metres.

20K (Noun) A road race or racewalk over 20 000 metres, such as the 20K race walk at the Olympic Games.

22 (Noun) The 22-metre line.

26.2 (Noun) A marathon.

2B (Noun) second base, second baseman.

2B (Noun) Double, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to second base.

2OT (Noun) Abbreviation of second overtime period.

3 (Noun) Clipping of 360. (360° spin)

3B (Noun) Third base, third baseman

3B (Noun) triple, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to third base

3OT (Noun) Abbreviation of third overtime period.

3QT (Noun) Initialism of three-quarter time.

3x3 basketball (Noun) A coach-less (no in-game coaching) form of basketball, with 2 opposing sides of 3 on-court players at a time on a side, on a court with a single basket, half the size of a regular basketball court, where defenders and attackers switch during play.

4-2-4 (Noun) A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 2 midfielders and 4 strikers

4-3-3 (Noun) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 strikers

4-4-2 (Noun) A popular football formation with 4 defenders, 4 midfielders and 2 strikers.

4-5-1 (Noun) A popular soccer formation with 4 defenders, 5 midfielders and 1 striker

4-foot (Noun) The 4-foot diameter circle in the house

400 metres (Noun) A sprint race over 400 metres.

440 (Noun) A 440-yard dash.

440-yard dash (Noun) A sprint race over 440 yards (402.336 m), corresponding to a quarter mile.

49er (Noun) A player for the San Francisco 49ers, an NFL team.

49er (Noun) A student or player on a sports team at California State University, Long Beach (more commonly known as “Long Beach State”, founded in 1849).

49er (Noun) A student or player on a sports team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (more commonly known as “Charlotte” in a sports context).

4BBB (Noun) Abbreviation of fourball better ball.

5 (Noun) Clipping of 540. (540° spin)

5-K (Noun) Alternative form of 5K.

5000 metres (Noun) A long-distance running race over 5000 metres.

50K (Noun) A 50 kilometer race.

540 (Noun) The act of spinning 540 degrees in the air, making 1½ turns.

5K (Noun) A road race over 5 000 metres.

7 (Noun) Clipping of 720. (720° spin)

720 (Noun) The act of spinning 720 degrees in the air, doing two complete turns.

8-foot (Noun) The 8-foot diameter circle in the house.

800 metres (Noun) A middle-distance running race over 800 metres.

9 (Noun) Clipping of 900. (900° spin)

900 (Noun) The act of spinning 900 degrees in the air, doing two and a half complete turns.

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