three-minute warning

three-minute warning (plural three-minute warnings)

(Canadian football) A timeout and warning given to the coaches with three minutes to go before the end of each half; after this point, the clock stops at the end of every play. Analogous to the two-minute warning of American football.


delt

[…]she had this tat of a devil face sticking out a Gene Simmons-class tongue on her left delt.

2005, F. Paul Wilson, Midnight Mass, page 67:

(bodybuilding, slang) The deltoid muscle.


gyno

en-noun

gyno (countable and uncountable, plural gynos)

Gynecomastia is estimated to affect anywhere from 30 to 70 per cent of males at some stage of their lives. And "gyne" or "gyno", as it's commonly known, is not only an unwelcome (and ironic) side-effect of anabolic-androgenic - that is, muscle-building and masculinising - steroids: it can also be caused by other hormonal disruptors such as alcohol, cigarettes, cannabis, obesity, puberty (usually temporarily) and old age. But [Tom] Powell says his gyno was "99 percent" likely due to steroids.

2022 June 28, Jamie Millar, “'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids”, in VICE, archived from the original on 2023-11-07:

These days online, there's Reddit groups like r/gynecomastia where people commiserate over their experiences, offer advice, and sometimes speculate about which celebs have had gyno surgery themselves.

2022 October 31, “Men Get Real About Their Insecurities Over Their 'Man Boobs'”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 2023-05-01:

(especially bodybuilding slang) Clipping of gynecomastia.


trialist

trialists (plural)
triallist (alternative)

From trial (“test; experiment; court proceedings”) + -ist.

suffix

The following Saturday morning, with other members of the committee, I was on the touchline observing the trialists in action. It was a very good trial, with plenty of exciting talent on view.

1998, Bill Samuel, chapter 7, in Rugby: Body and Soul, Edinburgh: Mainstream, page 88:

1998, John Gordon, Three Sheep and a Dog, Auckland: Reed, Chapter 8, p. 107,
Event I, the long head […] ends with the hold: sheep at a standstill in a 20-metre ring and held there, with the dog and triallist balanced on either side.

2012, Robert Earnshaw, Earnie: My Life at Cardiff City, Bedlinog: Accent, Chapter 4, p. 22,
A [Youth Training Scheme] place would be the first step on the ladder, a contract with the club which would see you move from triallist to employee, someone the club was willing to invest in.

(sports, chiefly UK) An athlete who participates in a trial (competition to select players for a team); a person who enters a dog (especially a sheepdog) in a competition.


free substitution

en-noun

free substitution (countable and uncountable, plural free substitutions)

(sports) A rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring in and take out players an unlimited number of times.


goalhanger

(informal, soccer) A player who stays near the opposing team's goal in the hope of easily scoring.


body throw

(juggling) Any throw that is made around a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.


body catch

(juggling) Any catch that is made around or behind a part of the body, as opposed to in front of the head or chest.


reverse chops

(juggling) A pattern involving carrying each object under the next object before throwing it to the opposite hand.


back cross

back crosses (plural)
back-cross (alternative)
backcross (alternative)

(juggling) A throw where the object is caught and then thrown from behind the back.


wristwork

[...] in actual fact the Gresley Pacifics are not difficult to fire; the accurate wristwork needed to shoot the coal into the back corners of the grate calls for knack rather than brute force.

1941 May, O. S. Nock, “The Locomotives of Sir Nigel Gresley: Part III—The "A1" Pacifics”, in Railway Magazine, pages 196–197:

(in particular, fencing) movement of the hand without movement of the arm


a.e.t.

(sports) Initialism of after extra time.


off-speed

(baseball) Being a pitch thrown at a slower speed than a fastball, such as a change-up.


CONCACAF

Association Football
association football

(soccer) Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football — the governing body for the sport in the aforementioned region, also including the South American countries of French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname.


sphairistike

Ancient Greek sphairistike, "skill in playing at ball".

The new appliances of the game sold under the rather too learned name of ‘sphairistikè’ have been lightened without, like their ancient representatives, being increased in size.

1875, The Edinburgh review: or critical journal, A. Constable, page 72:

He observed that a wholesaler who supplied my grandfather with goods continued to advertise the implements of a new game, called "Sphairistike."

1941, Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn, Come what may: an autobiography, Little, Brown and company, page 7:

At that time, he had not given a thought to his new game, and, as a consequence, the pastures around Rhysnant Hall are not likely to have been the place where the Major would have pitched his sphairistikè nets.

1998, Heiner Gillmeister, Tennis: a cultural history, Continuum International Publishing Group, page 181:

(sports, archaic) An early racquet sport that evolved into tennis.


walkless

It was a walkless inning.


quadfecta

He won the Superfecta and the Quadfecta all in the same day at Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles.

2010, George V. Bush, Magazine Man “A Slave To The Sale”, unnumbered page:

(gambling, horse racing) A bet in which the bettor must select the winners of the first four places (i.e., first, second, third, and fourth) of a race in the correct order.


octavofinal

From octavo- + final, after quarterfinal.

The Americans finish top of the group. They’ll meet Ghana, Germany, Serbia or Australia in the octavofinals as the knockout phase begins.

2010 June 23, Jeff Z Klein, “Goal: World Cup Blog”, in New York Times:

(sports, US) A match or game between two of the last sixteen competitors in a given tournament or sporting competition.


on serve

The fourth set between Gabashvili and Melzer is still on serve, the Russian leading 4-3, but the Austrian holding a two sets to one lead.

(tennis) With each player or pairing having won the same number of games as they have served.


eephus

The naming of the pitch is generally credited to Maurice Van Robays in 1942, who said "it's a nothin' pitch, and eephus ain't nothing'". However, it is not clear what the source for the name is; possibly Hebrew אפס (“nothing, zero”).

eephus pitch (alternative)
ephus (alternative)

Sewell was determined to live or die by the eephus.

2003, Michael Seidel, Ted Williams: a baseball life:

He figured that, if it were another eephus, he'd have time to react.

2004, Fred Cicetti, Saltwater Taffy: A Summer at the Jersey Shore:

When, on his first pitch, Sewell served an eephus, Williams almost broke his back trying to get to it.

2005, Randy Roberts, The rock, the curse, and the hub: a random history of Boston sports:

(baseball) An off-speed pitch with unusually low velocity, intended to catch the hitter off guard.


crotched

en-adj

crotched (comparative more crotched, superlative most crotched)

more crotched (comparative)
most crotched (superlative)

When so crotched, only three counts are allowed, unless one or both object balls are forced out of the crotch.

1909, John Huston Finley, “Billiards”, in Nelson's Perpetual Loose-leaf Encyclopaedia, volume 2, page 83B:

The object-balls shall be considered crotched whenever the centers of both lie within a 4 1/2 inch square at either corner of the table, and when so crotched, but three counts are allowed unless one or both object-balls be forced out of the crotch.

1911, William Brisbane Dick, The American Hoyle: Or, Gentleman's Hand-book of Games, page 463:

The balls are said to be crotched, a crotch being the term used to describe the inner corner of a table . It's a perfect situation for scoring caroms . You simply tap the cue ball into both crotched balls simultaneously, driving them deeper and deeper into the corner.

1979, George Sullivan, The Complete Beginner's Guide to Pool and Other Billiard Games, page 149:

(billiards) Lying within one of the crotches on the table.


serve out

en-verb

serve out (third-person singular simple present serves out, present participle serving out, simple past and past participle served out)

serves out (present singular third-person)
serving out (participle present)
served out (participle past)
served out (past)

She held her nerve after failing to serve out the match at the first attempt, seeing three match points slip by in a nervous service game at 6-4 5-4 and recovering from losing the tie-break to dominate the decider.

2011 June 28, Piers Newbery, “Wimbledon 2011: Sabine Lisicki beats Marion Bartoli”, in BBC Sport:

(transitive, tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).


service game

(tennis, badminton, ping pong) A game where one serves, as opposed to receiving.


playout

en-noun

playout (countable and uncountable, plural playouts)

Cyprus and Kazakhstan have sent Estonia and Moldova down to League D following their UEFA Nations League play-out ties.

2022 March 29, “Nations League play-outs: Cyprus oust Estonia, Kazakhstan edge out Moldova”, in UEFA Nations League:

(sports, Europe) (also play-out) A relegation playoff; a game or short series of games needed to decide relegation.


mid-season form

midseason form (alternative)
mid season form (alternative)

I don't know if you happen to take Old Doctor Gordon's Bile Magnesia, which when the liver is disordered gives instant relief, acting like magic and imparting an inward glow? I don't myself, my personal liver being always more or less in mid-season form, but I've seen the advertisements.

1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX:

(especially sports) Peak form, optimal form, excellent form.


preshot

She used her preshot routine during games, but it made little difference in her success rate.

2001, Karen Lee Hill, Frameworks for sport psychologists: enhancing sport performance:

(sports) Before a shot is taken (as in golf, snooker, etc.).


playdown

(sports) Any match that is part of a playoff.


pothunter

From pot + hunter – in hunting sense, “for the (cooking) pot (to eat)”; in the archeology sense, “seeking old pots (to sell)”.

(sports, by extension) A person who competes solely to win prizes.


scorebox

(cricket) An enclosed structure in which the scorers sit; often behind the scoreboard


trouble the scorers

en-verb

trouble the scorers (third-person singular simple present troubles the scorers, present participle troubling the scorers, simple past and past participle troubled the scorers)

troubles the scorers (present singular third-person)
troubling the scorers (participle present)
troubled the scorers (participle past)
troubled the scorers (past)

(cricket, informal, almost always in the negative) To score a run.


sixer

(cricket, colloquial) A shot in which the ball passes over the boundary without touching the ground, for which the batting team is awarded six runs.


centre half

centre halves (plural)
centre-half (alternative)
centrehalf (alternative)


bellyband

bellybands (plural)
belly band (alternative)
belly-band (alternative)

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From belly + band. As a Japanese article of clothing, a calque of Japanese 腹巻き (haramaki).

(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.


centerfield

centerfields (plural)
centrefield (alternative)

(baseball) The central part of the outfield


misfield

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

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

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

prefix

Coordinate term: mishit

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

(intransitive) To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.

pelata pallo huonosti

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


misfield

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


outcurve

(baseball) A ball, thrown by the pitcher, that curves away from the batter.


percenter

From percent + -er (measurement suffix) or -er (informal entertainment suffix); the sense of "agent" relates to a percentage of profits being charged as a fee.

If you are an agent, and you have been or are being approached by the American Guild of Variety Artists to help form a percenter organization in your city, you could do worse than use the Artists Representatives' Association for your model.

(slang, entertainment, including sports) An agent.


deck out

en-verb

deck out (third-person singular simple present decks out, present participle decking out, simple past and past participle decked out)

decks out (present singular third-person)
decking out (participle present)
decked out (participle past)
decked out (past)

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(intransitive, climbing) To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.


pushdown

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Machine exercises with weight stacks, like pushdowns or pulldowns, are ideal for cranking out more than three drops because all you need to do is insert the pin in a higher (lighter) slot each time.

(Can we date this quote?), Greg Merritt, “Go Beyond Failure with Dropsets”, in Muscle & Fitness:

(bodybuilding) An exercise that requires one to push weight downward.


cricket whites

(cricket) The traditional clothing worn by cricketers, consisting of white trousers, shirt and optionally sweater.


kick into touch

kick into touch (third-person singular simple present kicks into touch, present participle kicking into touch, simple past and past participle kicked into touch)

kicks into touch (present singular third-person)
kicking into touch (participle present)
kicked into touch (participle past)
kicked into touch (past)
kick to touch (alternative)

(UK, sports) To kick a ball over the touchline in a game of rugby, often to avoid pressure from the opponent team in a difficult situation, to end injury time or to gain territory.


silly season

Possibly from an article in the 13 July 1861 edition of the London weekly newspaper The Saturday Review (see quotation).

(idiomatic, sports) The early part of a competition’s offseason, where many roster and staff changes are made based on the outcome of the season just concluded.

(sports) The time of year when contract negotiations start, trades, and competitors change affiliations, frequently starting at mid-season or just before the start of free-agency, and extending to the start of the next season.


DSV

diving support vessel
diving support vessel#English

dive support vessel
dive support vessel#English

(nautical, underwater diving) Initialism of diving support vessel. or dive support vessel


snowsure

en-adj

snowsure (comparative more snowsure, superlative most snowsure)

more snowsure (comparative)
most snowsure (superlative)

And then there's snowsure Sportgastein further up the valley, and the big Dorfgastein-Grossarl circuit down the valley. Add together all these areas and there's more than enough to keep even the keenest skier happy for a week.

1995, Chris Gill, Dave Watts, Where to Ski:

For beginners, the nursery slope at village level in La Clusaz could not be more convenient, and the other, more snowsure ones up the mountain at the top of the Beauregard cable car and at Cret du Merle are even better.

One of Switzerland's largest and most snowsure ski areas that is virtually unknown internationally.

2007, Peter Hardy, Felice Hardy, The Great Skiing and Snowboarding Guide 2008:


fourteener

Alternative form: 14er

(US, climbing) A mountain rising to more than 14,000 feet above mean sea level.


2021, Neha Bedi, Sachin Bajaj, The Sardar of Spin
I can ascertain that even in the present era where T20 cricket has redefined spin bowling and spinners have started bowling doosras and teesras and fire the deliveries in, you can expect Bishan Singh Bedi to stick to his original definition, and insist that, 'A spinner is one who turns the ball...'


Snickometer

Snickometers (plural)
snickometer (alternative)

In cricket, there is the "third eye" to decide close run-out decisions, and also Channel 4 is introducing a technological innovation called Snickometer designed to end debates whether or not a batsman has actually made contact with the ball.

1999 July 7, L. Hibbert, “Decisions you can't argue with”, in Professional Engineering, volume 12, number 13, →ISSN, pages 26–27:

Alongside the snickometer moments there was the Saturday morning Roadshow, the Analyst, Jargonbusting, a sympathetic interview, an orginal feature, an e-mail question answered.

2002, Mark Nicholas, Jargonbusting: Mastering The Art of Cricket, Channel 4 Books, foreword of original by Simon Hughes, →ISBN, Foreword, page 6:

And we have the Snickometer to put beyond doubt whether the batsman touched the ball with his bat or gloves and not his ear or his arse.

2007, Robert MacGregor, I Can't Take Any More Crap!, Troubador Publishing, →ISBN, Umpiring, Cricket, Test Matches, Bad, page 237:

(cricket) a device that combines slow-motion video and a graphical representation of sound waves recorded from stump and pitch microphones to determine whether a small noise (a snick) occurred as the ball passed the bat and/or pad, and thus whether the batsman made contact with the ball.


sit-up-and-beg

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The four boys, now safely sitting on the plinth of the War Memorial, turned their attention to the sight of the Vicar who was cycling along the street on his sit-up-and-beg bicycle.

1999, Frank Wrigley, The boy at Willows End: growing up in the Fens in 1940:

To replace my first (secondhand sit-up-and-beg) bike, he insisted that I had another, bigger one. He'd painted it bright blue, the colour of the cover to this book.

2007, Gwyneth Daniel, Trevor Daniel: doing the right thing:

There are no specialist cycle-tour companies based in the northeast, but you can find bicycles for hire for local sightseeing. Expect to pay Rs30 to Rs100 per day for an Indian-made sit-up-and-beg bike.

(cycling) Having handlebars that curve backwards, so that the rider can sit straight rather than hunching forward.


jump cut

jump cuts (plural)
jump-cut (alternative)
jumpcut (alternative)

“The advantage of a guy being his size and having quick feet, it’s unexpected,” said Marcel Shipp, the running backs coach. “Guys come in thinking he’s a big, bruising back. Then he’ll hit a jump cut on you and head down the sideline.”

2015 October 24, Ben Shpigel, “Chris Ivory, a Bulldozing Ballet Dancer, Keeps Defenders on Their Toes”, in The New York Times:

(American football) A sudden switch from running forward to running to the side.


outland

en-verb

outland (third-person singular simple present outlands, present participle outlanding, simple past and past participle outlanded)

outlands (present singular third-person)
outlanding (participle present)
outlanded (participle past)
outlanded (past)

(martial arts) To land more (punches, kicks etc.) than.


play catch-up

play catch-up (third-person singular simple present plays catch-up, present participle playing catch-up, simple past and past participle played catch-up)

plays catch-up (present singular third-person)
playing catch-up (participle present)
played catch-up (participle past)
played catch-up (past)

"We're now having to play catch-up," says the Mayor. "What are we now, five years on from the original announcement? It's probably going to take us another six months to present a business case to government to allow us to make the platform improvements and make sure the knock-on effects to the wider network are taken into account because that has to be costed as well."

2020 January 2, Graeme Pickering, “Fuelling the changes on Teesside rails”, in Rail, page 59:

(also sports, games) In a losing scenario, to take risks in an attempt to regain the lead.


bleacherite

I quickly came to the conclusion that bleacherites are better fans.

(sports, informal) One who sits in the bleachers.


Spanish walk

(equestrianism) A movement in which the horse raises the forelegs off the ground in an extreme upward and out manner, with much expression.


bouldery

en-adj

bouldery (comparative more bouldery, superlative most bouldery)

more bouldery (comparative)
most bouldery (superlative)

(climbing) Involving, or resembling, bouldering.


QT

en-noun

QT (countable and uncountable, plural QTs)


numbers game

Is rugby union losing its way by becoming a numbers game? [title]

2020 January 9, Paul Rees, “Is rugby union losing its way by becoming a numbers game?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(uncommon, sports) A game or sport that is dominated by analytics.


autoblock

autoblock (usually uncountable, plural autoblocks)

autoblocks (plural)
auto-block (alternative)

(climbing) A technique used in rappelling and ascending, with a friction hitch around the climbing rope.


autoblock

en-verb

autoblock (third-person singular simple present autoblocks, present participle autoblocking, simple past and past participle autoblocked)

autoblocks (present singular third-person)
autoblocking (participle present)
autoblocked (participle past)
autoblocked (past)
auto-block (alternative)

(climbing) To use the autoblock technique.


senton

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) A variation of a splash in which a wrestler jumps, sometimes from a raised platform such as the top turnbuckle, and lands back first on an opponent lying below.


lipslide

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(skateboarding, snowboarding) A manoeuvre in which the board slides along a structure on its front or back lip


gaston

(climbing) A grip using one hand with the thumb down and elbow out.


gaston

gaston (third-person singular simple present gastons, present participle gastoning, simple past and past participle gastoned)

gastons (present singular third-person)
gastoning (participle present)
gastoned (participle past)
gastoned (past)


skate over

skate over (third-person singular simple present skates over, present participle skating over, simple past and past participle skated over)

skates over (present singular third-person)
skating over (participle present)
skated over (participle past)
skated over (past)

(ice hockey) To defeat convincingly; trounce.


starting gun

No one told you when to run / You missed the starting gun

1973, Roger Waters (lyrics and music), “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd:

(athletics) A gun fired to start a race.


tape up

tape up (third-person singular simple present tapes up, present participle taping up, simple past and past participle taped up)

tapes up (present singular third-person)
taping up (participle present)
taped up (participle past)
taped up (past)

(athletics) To use tape to restrict the movement of muscles, putatively in order to aid healing after workouts.

(climbing) To use tape on the fingers to protect them from gritstone rash.


through ball

through balls (plural)
through-ball (alternative)

It was an omen of things to come as in the 56th minute the visitors took the lead after a mix-up between Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed Ebanks-Blake's through-ball to squeeze between them.

2010 December 29, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0 - 1 Wolverhampton”, in BBC:

And a potential partnership with Bruno Fernandes, who has completed the most through balls in the Premier League this season (15), would be an excellent stylistic fit.

2021 February 4, Raj Chohan, “Erling Braut Haaland: Would Man City, Liverpool, Man Utd or Chelsea suit striker best?”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) A forward pass played between opposition defenders.


jackman

While Stewart’s team checked out the damage to his car in the pit stall, Busch pulled next to Stewart’s car, forcing the jackman Jason Lee to jump back and onto the hood.

2007 June 9, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times:

(motor racing) A member of the pit crew responsible for lifting the car with a jack.


junkballer

junkballers (plural)
junk baller (alternative)
junk-baller (alternative)

(tennis, sometimes derogatory) A player that hits a lot of slow shots.

From the beginning, Clemens was a fireballer, Wells more of a junkballer.

2007 June 14, Lee Jenkins, “At 44, Wells Is the Anti-Clemens”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A pitcher that relies heavily on off-speed pitches.


defensive back

(American football, Canadian football) Collective term for the defensive players who are in position farthest from the ball at the start of a play and whose principal responsibility is to defend against passes. Includes cornerbacks and safeties in both codes, and defensive halfbacks in the Canadian game.


defensive halfback

en-noun

defensive halfback (plural defensive halfbacks)

(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.


Battle of Quebec

From being a rivalry where the two rivals are located in the province of Quebec.

(ice hockey, Canada) competition between the Montreal Canadiens of Montreal and Quebec Nordiques of Quebec City in the NHL from 1979–80 to 1994–95.


Battle of Ontario

(ice hockey, Canada) the competition between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators NHL teams


shake out

en-verb

shake out (third-person singular simple present shakes out, present participle shaking out, simple past shook out, past participle shaken out)

shakes out (present singular third-person)
shaking out (participle present)
shook out (past)
shaken out (participle past)

(sports) To shake one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.


superkick

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(professional wrestling) A high side thrust kick attack, which sees the wrestler use the sole of the foot to strike an opponent's head or chin.

Thirty minutes later this superkick landed me, when I came crashing back to earth, at the door of the Egyptian tomb.

1920, The Saturday Evening Post, Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, page 129:

"Mere you-tickle-me-I-tickle you stuff. No Urge^([sic]) about that sort of thing; no Superkick;—well Starfire, if you know what I mean!"— she said it shyly, being young enough and Anglo-Saxon enough, to dread the language.

1933, Eleanor Mercein Kelly, Arabesque, Harper & Brothers, page 231:

Lori Couto's SUPERKICK?

1980, Berkley Middle School Yearbook, Berkley Public Library, page 29:

At the end of the season, in December, they have a competitive and hilarious “superkick,’ a contest measuring accuracy, distance, and style (“style meaning how mongrelly your kicks are”), but that’s generally the extent of formal ceremony, a fact Kelly savors.

2004, Brian Doyle, Spirited Men: Story, Soul & Substance, Cowley Publications, →ISBN, page 127:

(martial arts, video games, fantasy, science fiction, rare) An extremely strong kick, performed with proficiency, which differs from the common wrestling variation.


superkick

superkick (third-person singular simple present superkicks, present participle superkicking, simple past and past participle superkicked)

superkicks (present singular third-person)
superkicking (participle present)
superkicked (participle past)
superkicked (past)

(professional wrestling) to perform a superkick


Madridista

Borrowed from Spanish madridista, from Madrid + -ista.

The deal to sign Martin Ødegaard full-time is also well on the way to becoming reality. Another Madridista, Marco Asensio, is also being touted as a potential target for Mikel Arteta and his sidekick Edu.

2021 August 19, Luke McLaughlin, “Football transfer rumours: Robert Lewandowski to exit Bayern Munich?”, in The Guardian:

(soccer) Someone who plays for Real Madrid CF, a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.

It is never only a game when Barça plays Real. Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium is nine decades old, but still it generates a remarkable sensation when 25,000 Catalans are at one end and 25,000 Madridistas fill the other.

2014 April 17, Rob Hughes, “Gloom Gets Darker for Barcelona”, in The New York Times:

(soccer) Someone who works for Real Madrid CF.


yard-sale

en-adj

yard-sale (comparative more yard-sale, superlative most yard-sale)

more yard-sale (comparative)
most yard-sale (superlative)

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(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing) Pertaining to a yardsale (bad crash).


gluepot

gluepots (plural)
glue-pot (alternative)

Frequent showers from the dark clouds that swept in and out over the Sydney Football Stadium turned the surface into something of a gluepot.

"We want to bring back the glue-pot. We're going to bog up the wings, bog up the goal squares, have big pools of water on the 50-metre arcs, and the centre square is going to be one of those really squeaky, sticky glue-pots that is a little bit on the nose.

2005 June 25, Cameron Noakes, “New PM Julia 'Bulldog' Gillard vows to bring back the glue-pot”, in The Age:

Bradman countered a ‘gluepot’ pitch by opening with his tailenders and went to the wicket at 2.50pm the following day when Australia were 97 for 5.

2010, Bill Frindall, Australia v England 1936-37 (3rd Test): The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, 1877-1977, page 259:

(Australia, sports, informal) A muddy playing field.


notcher

From notch + -er. Cricket scorers originally kept score by making notches in wood.


lead-out

lead-outs (plural)
leadout (alternative)

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(cycling) The tactic where one cyclist goes ahead at high speed so that a following teammate (the sprinter) can benefit from the slipstream. See drafting.


base on balls

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(baseball) An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls.


catcher interference

en-noun

catcher interference (plural catcher interferences)

(baseball) An instance of a hitter being awarded first bases, due to the catcher touching the batter's bat during his or her time at bat.


nose grind

(skateboarding) Alternative form of nosegrind


nosegrind

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(skateboarding) A trick where the skater grinds with only the front truck of the board.


noseslide

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(skateboarding) A boardslide performed on the nose.


high side

(motor racing) a type of motorcycle crash where the motorcycle tire loses, then rapidly regains traction, thus throwing the rider violently up, over, and off the motorcycle as the motorcycle spins off on its own trajectory.


low side

(motor racing) A type of motorcycle crash when both tires lose traction and the motorcycle falls onto its side and slides across the tarmac. The rider typically falls off at ground level after the machine has fallen over and begun to slide.


runathon

(informal, cricket) A match in which a large number of runs are scored


jackstay

(underwater diving) A line fixed at both ends, which may be used to guide a load or a diver along the route of the line. Uses include guidance to and from the underwater work site, and as a means of controlling an underwater search.


ringcraft

Episode 12, The Cyclops
Handicapped as he was by lack of poundage, Dublin's pet lamb made up for it by superlative skill in ringcraft.

They said that Hatton lacked authority in his jab and his ringcraft but they never cast a shadow over his fighting heart.

2007, The Independent, James Lawton: Hatton is open about his failings as the door...:

2010, Gareth A Davies, The Telegraph online version (blog); December 14 2010 Amir Khan v Marcos Maidana: Fight of the year ?
Khan moved to 24-1 with this victory – Maidana to 29-2 – and showed the edge in speed and ringcraft. But Maidana, a wall of stone with a granite chin, barely took a backward step.

(boxing) Tactical skill and positioning in the boxing ring.


wheel away

en-verb

wheel away (third-person singular simple present wheels away, present participle wheeling away, simple past and past participle wheeled away)

wheels away (present singular third-person)
wheeling away (participle present)
wheeled away (participle past)
wheeled away (past)

2007, Alan Smith, The Daily Telegraph online edition, Goal proves Owen is back in the big timehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/2314782/Goal-proves-Owen-is-back-in-the-big-time.html
Following an hour of graft that did not include too many glimpses of goal he casually wheeled away having finished David Beckham's inviting cross in the manner of a man totally at home in those kind of positions.

Athletic captain Gurpegi charged in at the near post to glance in David Lopez's left-wing corner before wheeling away in delight, ripping off his shirt and celebrating with his team-mates and the ecstatic home fans.

2010 November 28, ESPN, Valencia win, Mallorca beat Malaga:

David Luiz and Terry challenged for headers and when the loose ball fell to Mata, his shot was blocked on the line by a bundle of bodies that included King, Assou-Ekotto and Terry. Referee Atkinson was swift to award the goal as Mata wheeled away in celebration - much to the disgust of the Spurs players.

2012 April 15, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham 1-5 Chelsea”, in BBC:

(idiomatic, chiefly sports) To run around in celebration


SPG

submersible pressure gauge
submersible pressure gauge#English

(underwater diving) Initialism of submersible pressure gauge.


scrubeenie

While Jason Blake continued his goal-popping ways with a brace in the third, only 19 seconds apart, a clutch of other Leafs proved mettle: Vesa Toskala, so shaky to start, settled down and denied Pittsburgh anything after the 8:34 point of the game; scrubeenie defenceman Luke Schenn recovered from an unfortunate bounce off his skate that Matt Cooke converted into Pittsburgh's first goal; and Matt Stajan re-established favour with his bench boss, mounting a solid performance topped off by a goal and an assist.

2009 February 15, Rosie DiManno, “Antropov answers Burke's call”, in Toronto Star:


runscorer

South Africa's leading runscorer Jacques Kallis, who captained the side for one Test against Australia in Johannesburg three years ago, will be skipper in Cape Town.

2009 March 13, AAP, “Aussies relax amid Proteas' captain chaos”, in Herald Sun:


postdraft

A large contingent  many wearing jerseys with Casspi’s name spelled in Hebrew  turned out for a postdraft rally.

2009 July 19, Howard Beck, “From Israel to the N.B.A., Missing the Hummus”, in New York Times:


LUFC

Leeds United Football Club
w:Leeds United F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Leeds United Football Club.


pull back

pull back (third-person singular simple present pulls back, present participle pulling back, simple past and past participle pulled back)

pulls back (present singular third-person)
pulling back (participle present)
pulled back (participle past)
pulled back (past)

December 1 2010, Paul Fletcher, BBC News, Ipswich 1-0 West Brom
Jason Scotland should have scored after Tamas advanced purposefully down the right before pulling the ball back into the path of his team-mate, who shot straight at Myhill.

(transitive, sports) To pass (the ball) into a position further from the attacking goal line.

Feb 19 2007, Al-Jazeera, Stylish Sevilla pull level with faltering Barcelona
Ronaldinho pulled back a goal for Barca in injury time with a classy free-kick, but it was clearly too little too late to prevent their third Liga defeat.

(transitive, sports) To score when the team is losing.


cut back

cut back (third-person singular simple present cuts back, present participle cutting back, simple past and past participle cut back)

cuts back (present singular third-person)
cutting back (participle present)
cut back (participle past)
cut back (past)

I cut back again myself and went over the top of the wave.

2016, Michael Panckridge, Chasing the Break:

(intransitive, surfing) To perform the cutback maneuver.


blood rule

(sports) A rule requiring that a player receive medical attention before continuing to play if he is bleeding or there is blood on him or his clothes.


wrong-foot

wrong-foot (third-person singular simple present wrong-foots, present participle wrong-footing, simple past and past participle wrong-footed)

wrong-foots (present singular third-person)
wrong-footing (participle present)
wrong-footed (participle past)
wrong-footed (past)
wrong foot (alternative)
wrongfoot (alternative)

Johnson hesitated with his back to goal and was dispossessed by Mulumbu, who instantly played Odemwingie through on goal. The Nigerian kept his composure to wrong-foot Reina.

2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) To cause a competitor to move or put weight on the wrong foot, as by making an unexpected move.

(transitive, tennis) To play the ball in an unexpected direction, forcing (the opponent) to change direction suddenly.


send-off

A send-off occurs when a player commits a serious violation and is ordered by the referee to leave the field for the rest of the game.

2009, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, →ISBN, page 333:

Some of the players tried to heavy or sweet-talk the referee into reversing his decision, even as the threat of a send-off loomed.

2009, Shireen Lolesi, Wives and Girlfriends, →ISBN, page 12:

Dally had a running battle with the referee, who accused him of kneeing an opponent — though, given a punch was enough to earn a send-off, perhaps the official was unsure of what he saw as Dally was not asked to leave the field.

2011, Sean Fagan, Dally Messenger III, The Master, →ISBN:

(sports) A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card


Gala

(sports) Galatasaray S.K. (a Turkish sports club best known for its football team)


WJHC

(ice hockey) Abbreviation of World Junior Hockey Championships. — the world IIHF under-20 championship for ice hockey.


tip over

Bolton then went even closer when Elmander's cross was met by a bullet header from Holden, which forced a wonderful tip over from Cech before Drogba then cleared the resulting corner off the line.

2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, in BBC:

(soccer) An action where the goalkeeper deflects the ball over the crossbar.


run down the clock

run down the clock (third-person singular simple present runs down the clock, present participle running down the clock, simple past ran down the clock, past participle run down the clock)

runs down the clock (present singular third-person)
running down the clock (participle present)
ran down the clock (past)
run down the clock (participle past)

Energetic Malouda was denied twice by Jussi Jaaskelainen late on before Ancelotti ran down the clock by introducing Salomon Kalou and Paulo Ferreira in the closing seconds as Chelsea arrested their slide.

(idiomatic, sports) To waste time at the end of a match such that it is terminated by running out of time, or during a match so a time penalty is made less severe.


basement battler

en-noun

basement battler (plural basement battlers)

A metaphor, likening the lower part of the sports table to the basement of a house.

The Cottagers had previously gone eight games without a win and had slipped into the relegation zone over Christmas, with boss Hughes criticised by fans after their 3-1 home defeat by fellow basement battlers West Ham on Boxing Day.

2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC:

(idiomatic, sports) A team in or around the relegation zone.


tee up

en-verb

tee up (third-person singular simple present tees up, present participle teeing up, simple past and past participle teed up)

tees up (present singular third-person)
teeing up (participle present)
teed up (participle past)
teed up (past)

This time the defender was teed up by Andrew Johnson's short free-kick on the edge of the box and Baird hammered his low drive beyond Begovic's outstretched left arm and into the bottom corner, doubling his goal tally for the season and stunning the home crowd.

(soccer) To pass the ball to someone, facilitating a shot.

(American football) To place the ball on a tee, ready for kickoff.

(basketball) To give a coach or player a technical foul.


side-netting

But Gyan missed the best openings, shooting into the side-netting after showing good strength when chasing a long pass, and then hopelessly miskicking from six yards out.

2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, in BBC:

(soccer) The net at either side of the goal, extending from the touchline to a few yards behind it.

petit filet

in soccer, the net at either side of the goal


short corner

Pedersen took a short corner and El-Hadji Diouf was given time to send in a cross for Mame Diouf to stoop and head home from close range.

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

(soccer) A short pass from a corner (the set piece).


straight red card

en-noun

straight red card (plural straight red cards)

A moment of madness from double goalscorer Kalinic put Rovers' fate back in the balance when the Croat caught Scharner with a late, dangerous lunge and was shown a straight red card by referee Phil Dowd.

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

(soccer) A red card, signifying a player's instant dismissal from the game for a single major foul or misconduct, distinct from and graver than a second yellow card, which a player may receive for several minor fouls.


put to bed

en-verb

put to bed (third-person singular simple present puts to bed, present participle putting to bed, simple past and past participle put to bed)

puts to bed (present singular third-person)
putting to bed (participle present)
put to bed (participle past)
put to bed (past)

Mame Diouf missed a chance to put the game to bed when he fired straight at Carson.

(transitive, idiomatic, sports) To finalise the result, seal a win.


shoestring tackle

en-noun

shoestring tackle (plural shoestring tackles)

(American football) A tackle made about the feet or ankles.


windhold

windhold (usually uncountable, plural windholds)

windholds (plural)
wind hold (alternative)
wind-hold (alternative)

With today's fifty mile per hour winds, all the ski lifts are on windhold.

(skiing) A state in which ski lifts must stop running due to extremely windy conditions.


acro dance

acro dance (usually uncountable, plural acro dances)

(dance) A style of dance that combines elements of ballet technique with acrobatic skills of precision.


PAT

PAT (countable and uncountable, plural PATs)

(American football) Initialism of point after touchdown. (extra point)


M and M boys

(baseball) Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, who competed to break Babe Ruth's home-run record while on the same team.


roundoff

roundoffs (plural)
round-off (alternative)

(gymnastics) A move similar to a cartwheel but ending with the legs together and the gymnast facing in the opposite direction.


starting berth

Pardew made five changes to the side that thrashed West Ham 5-0 on Wednesday - with players such as James Perch and Alan Smith given the chance to underline their case for a regular starting berth.

2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastle”, in BBC:

(soccer) An appearance in a match from the kick-off.


break the deadlock

en-verb

break the deadlock (third-person singular simple present breaks the deadlock, present participle breaking the deadlock, simple past broke the deadlock, past participle broken the deadlock)

breaks the deadlock (present singular third-person)
breaking the deadlock (participle present)
broke the deadlock (past)
broken the deadlock (participle past)

The Gunners continued to press after the break but it was Leeds who broke the deadlock in the 54th minute. There was no doubt about the penalty either, with Denilson clumsily fouling Gradel and Snodgrass stepping up to find the bottom corner of the net.

2011 January 8, Chris Bevan, “Arsenal 1 - 1 Leeds”, in BBC:

Sterling was once again England's key figure, as he was in the Euros, scoring the goal that broke the deadlock before setting up the second for Kane.

2021 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Hungary 0-4 England”, in BBC:

However, Colombia broke the deadlock, Leicy Santos toying with Rachel Daly after collecting Caicedo’s pass, before sweeping a dipping effort over a caught-out Mary Earps. It was a luscious finish and the crowd enjoyed it.

2023 August 12, Suzanne Wrack, “England hit back to beat Colombia and set up World Cup semi with Australia”, in The Guardian:

(idiomatic, sports) To score the first goal or point in a competition.


toe-poke

toe-poke (third-person singular simple present toe-pokes, present participle toe-poking, simple past and past participle toe-poked)

toe-pokes (present singular third-person)
toe-poking (participle present)
toe-poked (participle past)
toe-poked (past)
toepoke (alternative)
toe poke (alternative)

Malouda burst through the left side of the defence for the first time and crossed for Kalou, who toe-poked towards goal only for Hennessey's outstretched leg to deny him.

2011 January 5, Mark Ashenden, “Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea”, in BBC:

(soccer) To kick (the ball) with the toe end of the boot.

tåpaja

To kick the ball with the toe end of the boot


toe-poke

toe-pokes (plural)
toepoke (alternative)
toe poke (alternative)

(soccer) A kick to a football with the toe end of the boot.


IMer

"When I first joined ACAC (Ames Cyclones Aquatics Club), we were swimming together in a lane and I ended up going behind her," Hala said. "We were doing IM (individual medley) in warm-up and I was on her feet and I was like I'm an IMer, can I go ahead of you? She told me no."

2021 August 11, Joe Randleman, “Magnificent Meghan: Donald ready to defend state swimming titles for Ames High”, in Ames Tribune:

"Jipping had himself a meet," Scheerhorn said. "He used to be an IMer and backstroker. This season, we knew we needed someone else in the 200 free and seeing that five-second drop in prelims was incredible. He swam lights out."

2022 February 25, Dan D'Addona, “Zeeland swims to OK Rainbow Conference title”, in The Holland Sentinel:

(swimming) A swimmer who competes in the individual medley race.


peg back

peg back (third-person singular simple present pegs back, present participle pegging back, simple past and past participle pegged back)

pegs back (present singular third-person)
pegging back (participle present)
pegged back (participle past)
pegged back (past)

[…] pegging back Head Play in the last few strides to win by a nose.

1933, The New Yorker (volume 9, part 1, page 31)

After the hosts had been pegged back to 1-1 and seen Victor Obinna sent off for a crazy kick out at Sebastian Larsson, Cole bagged the winner with only 10 minutes left

2011 January 11, Jonathan Stevenson, “West Ham 2 - 1 Birmingham”, in BBC:

(sports, transitive) To equalize against; to prevent (the opposition) from winning.


in the game

Foster had been left unsighted by Scott Dann's positioning at his post, but the goalkeeper was about to prove his worth to Birmingham by keeping them in the game with a series of stunning saves as West Ham produced waves after wave of attack in their bid to find a crucial second goal.

(idiomatic, sports) Competing in a game, with a chance of winning.


out ball

out balls (plural)
out-ball (alternative)

With Carlos Tevez chasing down every lost cause like his life depended on it, City always had an out ball but Arsenal had such a monopoly on possession that they barely had to give thought even to the Argentine.

2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:

(soccer) A chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man.


overhead kick

United's initial response was bright, with Young's corner drifting untouched across the six-yard area and Van Persie just unable to keep an overhead kick down.

2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport:

(soccer) A kick where the ball travels over the player's head.


seal dribble

Seals (the animals, not the stamp) can be trained to balance a ball on their nose.

(neologism, soccer) In soccer, a move where the player bounces the ball on their head while running at the opponent.


far post

United looked on course to end the season empty-handed as well as missing out on Champions League football when substitute Jason Puncheon's powerful far-post finish put Palace ahead with 12 minutes left.

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

(soccer, idiomatic) The goalpost furthest from where a cross is made.


near post

This was a small element of a remarkably assured performance that started with a crucial early save from Christian Pulisic and also saw him deny Chelsea a last-gasp win with a near-post block from Romelu Lukaku in the closing seconds of extra time.

2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer, idiomatic) The goalpost nearest from which a cross is made.


hold serve

hold serve (third-person singular simple present holds serve, present participle holding serve, simple past and past participle held serve)

holds serve (present singular third-person)
holding serve (participle present)
held serve (participle past)
held serve (past)

This meant Nadal needed to hold serve to force his opponent to earn the win. An unforced error took Rosol to 30-15 and two points away from glory, but a net cord in Nadal's favour and the men were level in the game.

2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian:

(tennis) To win a game when one is serving.


on the front foot

(cricket, of a batsman) Having the weight on the front foot in order to play an attacking stroke


route one football

Linked by some sources to the 1966-1972 BBC quiz show Quiz Ball, in which players could choose one of several "routes" of football-related questions to reach the goal. "Route 1" was the most direct, where players only needed to answer one question to get directly to the goal.

It was route one football from Wigan with Rodallega latching onto Al Habsi's long clearance after it was misjudged by Aaron Hughes.

2011 January 15, Nabil Hassan, “Wigan 1 - 1 Fulham”, in BBC:

(soccer) A tactic involving kicking the ball from defence high and far straight towards the attackers.


bodyliner

(cricket) A bowler who uses bodyline tactics.


(sports, snowboarding) Clipping of 1980. (1980° spin)


loanee

Then, Andy Keogh picked up the ball on the right and squared to Danny Drinkwater on the edge of the box, but the Manchester United loanee's shot lacked power to trouble Stoke stopper Thomas Sorensen.

2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0 - 2 Stoke”, in BBC:

(sports) Someone who is being loaned, someone playing for another club on loan.


hold-up play

Arsenal must have been pleased that Leeds' leading scorer Luciano Becchio was ruled out with a back injury and the hosts missed his hold-up play and threat for long periods as Wenger's side produced wave after wave of attack.

2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1 - 3 Arsenal”, in BBC:

(soccer, idiomatic) A play where an attacker retains possession of the ball, while the teammates can move up the field.


take the game to

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

takes the game to (present singular third-person)
taking the game to (participle present)
took the game to (past)
taken the game to (participle past)

The Frenchman had talked in the build-up to the game about how focused his side were and they looked it, taking the game to their Championship opponents from the first whistle with a pace and panache Leeds simply could not live with.

The visitors were worthy winners, taking the game to the highly fancied hosts from the first minute.

2021 February 6, Graham Bean, “Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years”, in The Scotsman:

(sports, idiomatic) To use attacking tactics against.


slowball

(baseball) A pitch that is not a fastball or curveball; often a change-up.


slowball

slowball (third-person singular simple present slowballs, present participle slowballing, simple past and past participle slowballed)

slowballs (present singular third-person)
slowballing (participle present)
slowballed (participle past)
slowballed (past)


wave off

wave off (third-person singular simple present waves off, present participle waving off, simple past and past participle waved off)

waves off (present singular third-person)
waving off (participle present)
waved off (participle past)
waved off (past)

(basketball) Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.


play off

play off (third-person singular simple present plays off, present participle playing off, simple past and past participle played off)

plays off (present singular third-person)
playing off (participle present)
played off (participle past)
played off (past)

(sports, intransitive, transitive) To compete in a play-off; to compete against (an opponent) in a play-off.


across the line

(cricket) Describing the action of a batsman in moving the bat in a direction lateral to that of the incoming ball


snap shot

But the League One side's early endeavours brought only two well-struck but off-target free-kicks and a snap shot from Rickie Lambert.

2011 January 29, Ian Hughes, “Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd”, in BBC:

(soccer) A hard shot without much planning.


Gulls

As a seaside town, Torquay has many seagulls.

Gulls keeper Scott Bevan kept his side in the game by saving a Tubbs penalty after Chris Zebroski was sent off.

2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Torquay 0 - 1 Crawley Town”, in BBC:

(soccer, informal) Torquay United F. C., a football club from Torquay, England.


roll back the years

roll back the years (third-person singular simple present rolls back the years, present participle rolling back the years, simple past and past participle rolled back the years)

rolls back the years (present singular third-person)
rolling back the years (participle present)
rolled back the years (participle past)
rolled back the years (past)

Pires, a three-time Cup winner with Arsenal who scored the Gunners' winner against Southampton in the 2003 final, has been a largely peripheral figure at Villa Park since joining in November - but the 37-year-old rolled back the years with a fine finish from Delfouneso's knockdown.

2011 January 29, Chris Bevan, “Aston Villa 3 - 1 Blackburn”, in BBC:

(idiomatic, sports) To demonstrate a performance later in life as good as in one's prime.


Accy

(UK, soccer, slang) The football team Accrington Stanley F.C..


Bee

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


Bantam

The Bantams bridged the gap between the bottom division of English league football and the Premier League to secure a place at Wembley, despite a 2-1 second-leg defeat.

2013 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4)”, in BBC:

(soccer) Someone connected with Bradford City A.F.C, as a fan, player, coach etc.


air-shot

air-shots (plural)
air shot (alternative)

A comical Bendtner air-shot then brought ironic cheers from the 5,000 Huddersfield fans massed behind the Clock End goal, before the Dane was involved in a fortuitous Gunners' opening goal.

2011 January 30, Kevin Darling, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Huddersfield”, in BBC:

(sports, soccer, golf, snooker etc.) A failed attempt to strike the ball.


long throw

In the fifth minute he could have added to an impressive record of 11 goals in 10 FA Cup ties for parent club Aston Villa but his flicked header from Rory Delap's long throw was pushed past the post by Marcus Hahnemann.

2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC:

(soccer) A long throw-in into the goal area.


throw-out

(soccer) An overarm throw of the ball from a goalkeeper.

servei de porteria

(soccer) an overarm throw of the ball from a goalkeeper

(baseball) A put-out caused by a throw to a base of a fielded ground ball.


slide-tackle

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

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

(soccer) To tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.


crossfield

He was in the mood and he decorated the first half with some wonderful moments. How about the side-on volleyed crossfield pass with the outside of his right boot? Or the shoulder drop, the surge upfield, the riding of a challenge and then another thrilling run.

2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in Guardian:

(soccer) Passed from one side of the pitch to the other.


down tube

down tubes (plural)
downtube (alternative)

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(cycling) A tube in the bicycle frame that connects the bottom bracket shell to the head tube.


left-footer

(Roman Catholic): Said to allude to the practice of Irish farm labourers of digging with their left foot on one-eared spades such as loys and slanes that were designed to be operated in that way.

(sports) A player who predominantly kicks with the left foot.

(sports) A goal kicked with the left foot.


sending-off

en-noun

sending-off (plural sending-offs or sendings-off)

sending-offs (plural)
sendings-off (plural)

Worse was to follow for the home side. Ryan Jack had started the match in midfield in favour of Derek Young but had moved into defence with Considine's sending-off.

2011 February 1, Keir Murray, “Aberdeen 0 - 3 Celtic”, in BBC:


Posh

Peterbough United have been playing at Lincoln, in something of a local derby. EMR has put on a six-car Class 158 as an additional train, to take 'Posh' fans home (Posh is the team's nickname, by the way).

2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 58:

(soccer, slang) Peterborough United F.C., a football club from Peterborough, England.


sin-bin

en-verb

sin-bin (third-person singular simple present sin-bins, present participle sin-binning, simple past and past participle sin-binned)

sin-bins (present singular third-person)
sin-binning (participle present)
sin-binned (participle past)
sin-binned (past)

That is how it stayed until the break and just when Wales needed to keep their composure, tight-head prop Mitchell was sin-binned for killing the ball at a ruck and Flood kicked the penalty.

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

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

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

(sports) To send (a player) to the sin bin, to temporarily dismiss from the playing field.


grubber kick

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


turn inside-out

turn inside-out (third-person singular simple present turns inside-out, present participle turning inside-out, simple past and past participle turned inside-out)

turns inside-out (present singular third-person)
turning inside-out (participle present)
turned inside-out (participle past)
turned inside-out (past)

United led after three minutes as Nani drilled home inside the near post after turning George Elokobi inside-out.

2011 February 5, Chris Whyatt, “Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:

(sports) To make a player (especially a defender) turn the wrong way and hence get past him.


slip in

slip in (third-person singular simple present slips in, present participle slipping in, simple past and past participle slipped in)

slips in (present singular third-person)
slipping in (participle present)
slipped in (participle past)
slipped in (past)

A minute into the second half, Hazard blasted the second goal right over Gordon's head and into his net. Soon after, Charlie Mulgrew's aimless ball out of defence fell to Dembele, who gave it to Hazard. The attacker slipped in Batshuayi in for the third.

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

(soccer, transitive) To play a subtle pass into someone in a goalscoring position.


whip in

whip in (third-person singular simple present whips in, present participle whipping in, simple past and past participle whipped in)

whips in (present singular third-person)
whipping in (participle present)
whipped in (participle past)
whipped in (past)

He whipped in a dangerous cross, and Faulkner headed into the net.

(soccer, transitive) To make a quick pass into the goalmouth.


flick-on

Rovers forward Roque Santa Cruz headed against the post after a flick-on by towering defender Chris Samba.

2011 February 12, Nabil Hassan, “Blackburn 0 - 0 Newcastle”, in BBC:

(soccer) A quick headed touch to pass to another player.


send on

send on (third-person singular simple present sends on, present participle sending on, simple past and past participle sent on)

sends on (present singular third-person)
sending on (participle present)
sent on (participle past)
sent on (past)

Blackburn's reaction to Newcastle's dominance was to send on Morten Gamst Pedersen and Jason Roberts at the break but Newcastle started the half as they ended it - in the ascendancy.

(sports, transitive) To introduce (a substitute) into the game.


blood substitution

en-noun

blood substitution (plural blood substitutions)

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


trade down

en-verb

trade down (third-person singular simple present trades down, present participle trading down, simple past and past participle traded down)

trades down (present singular third-person)
trading down (participle present)
traded down (participle past)
traded down (past)

Do the New England Patriots ever pass on trading down?

2020 April 24, Ken Belson, Ben Shpigel, “Full Round 1 2020 N.F.L. Picks and Analysis”, in New York Time:

(sports) To exchange a higher selection in a player draft for a lower one.


trade up

trade up (third-person singular simple present trades up, present participle trading up, simple past and past participle traded up)

trades up (present singular third-person)
trading up (participle present)
traded up (participle past)
traded up (past)

One of the few surprises saw the New York Giants take offensive tackle Andrew Thomas at number four while the Buccaneers traded up to 13 for offensive tackle Tristian Wirfs to give some protection to their new quarterback Brady.

2020 April 24, “NFL draft 2020: Joe Burrow first pick for Cincinnati Bengals”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) To exchange a lower selection in a player draft for a higher one.


video referee

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

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

(sports) An off-field match official who makes game decisions based on watching instant replays.


roundhouse kick

en-noun

roundhouse kick (plural roundhouse kicks)

(martial arts) A kick in which the attacker swings his/her leg around in a semicircular motion, striking with the front of the leg or foot.


box-to-box midfielder

box-to-box midfielder (plural box-to-box midfielders)

(soccer) a central midfielder who plays both defensively and attackingly, who runs a lot up and down the pitch.

volante mixto

a central midfielder who both defends and attacks


underhold

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(wrestling) An unfair seizing of an opponent under the arms.

(gymnastics) An underhand grip, especially while hanging from a bar.


squib kick

(sports) A play in American football whereby the team performing the kick-off kicks the ball so that it will bounce instead of going deep downfield.


backman

Australian rules football
Australian rules football

(sports) A defender in Australian rules football.


in contention

But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.

2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:

(sports) Contending for a title or championship.


ball-playing

Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box.

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

And despite his terrific form, it was always going to be Sterling making way especially against a ball-playing team away from home when we'd have to absorb a lot of pressure.

2014, Neil Collins, Make Us Dream: A Fan's View of the 2013/14 Season, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 290:

Barcelona have recognised that a ball-playing midfielder is a more effective centre-half than a John Terry-style centre-half given they rarely encounter an attacking threat that warrants a traditional back four.

2014, anonymous author, The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game: Tips and Tactics from the Ultimate Insider, Faber & Faber, →ISBN:

(soccer) Focused on attacking and progressing down the field.


byeline

Diouf rounded Zaluska near the byeline and crossed but Daniel Majstorovic headed away and Celtic eventually mopped up the danger.

2011 March 2, Andy Campbell, “Celtic 1 - 0 Rangers”, in BBC:


girya

Transliteration of Russian ги́ря (gírja).

transliteration

He slammed the giryas back down on the rubber-matted floor.

2008, Raffi Yessayan, Eight in the Box: A Novel of Suspense, page 145:

Kettlebells, which are Russian in origin (called girya), are believed to have been around since the early 1700s.

2011, Dave Randolph, The Ultimate Kettlebells Workbook, page 9:

Also called kettlebell sport, this is a Russian national sport in which the girya (kettlebell) is used either in single or double form to accumulate as many repetitions as possible in 10 minutes in order to compare one lifter with the next in a sporting framework.

2014, Steve Cotter, Kettlebell Training:

Soon the farmers began challenging each other to feats of strength using the girya.

2018, Mark Vella, New Anatomy for Strength & Fitness Training:

(weightlifting) A kettlebell; a weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.


nothing ball

If he cannot throw a fast ball, he may be able to get by on a nothing ball (a term coined for Wes Ferrell's looping delivery, which, though it doesn't curve, is hard to hit).

1941 Franklin P. Huddle "Baseball Jargon" (April 1943) American Speech Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 103-111

two of the leading pitchers in the major leagues use the "nothing ball", a term used derisively by batters to describe change of pace deliveries.

1951 August, Paul Horowitz, “They've Got Plenty of Nothing”, in Baseball Digest, pages 21–22:

(baseball) a pitch which has neither much speed nor much spin

2010 Harry Redknapp, quoted in "Relegated Burnley produce comeback" (9 May 2010) ESPNsoccernet
I was very disappointed (with the first goal) because it was a nothing ball over the top, Brian Jensen was way out of position and should have been sweeping that up.

(sports, British) a ball which presents little attacking threat


choke up

en-verb

choke up (third-person singular simple present chokes up, present participle choking up, simple past and past participle choked up)

chokes up (present singular third-person)
choking up (participle present)
choked up (participle past)
choked up (past)

(baseball, intransitive) To hold the bat higher (farther from the knob) than is normal.


get on the end of

get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> on the end of

get on the end of (third-person singular simple present gets on the end of, present participle getting on the end of, simple past got on the end of, past participle (UK) got on the end of or (US) gotten on the end of)

gets on the end of (present singular third-person)
getting on the end of (participle present)
got on the end of (past)
got on the end of (UK participle past)
gotten on the end of (US participle past)

(idiomatic, sports, transitive) To connect with.


wing-play

wing play (alternative)
wingplay (alternative)

Stoke deserved their advantage and they looked to build on their lead with Etherington continuing his busy wing-play down the opposite flank.

2011 March 13, Chris Bevan, “Stoke 2 - 1 West Ham”, in BBC:

(soccer) The art of playing as a winger.


match day

match days (plural)
matchday (alternative)
match-day (alternative)

For a player to perform, his body machinery must be continually fuelled, oiled and checked long before the first whistle. Match day strategies involving the consumption of large amounts of food deemed to have a beneficial content with regard to performance should therefore not be used as a substitute for a poor diet across the preceding days or weeks.

2001, David Griffiths, The Weekend Warrior, Reedswain, →ISBN, page 115:

The station will be adjacent to Millwall Football Club's ground and would help ease the burden of match-day crowds.

2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 48:

(sports) The day on which a sporting event takes place.


DTD

December to Dismember
w:December to Dismember

(sports, professional wrestling) Initialism of December to Dismember.


handsy

en-adj

handsy (comparative handsier, superlative handsiest)

handsier (comparative)
handsiest (superlative)

At a wiry 5 feet 9 inches and 140 pounds, with a handsy, almost ungainly swing, Pavin lacked the power and solid technique that have been the foundation of success for most of the game's elite players.

1991 May 26, Jaime Diaz, “Pavin Is Making a Strong Bid to Join Game's Elite”, in The New York Times:

(golf) Moving the hands and wrists excessively when making a stroke or swing.


ninpō

(martial arts) ninjutsu; Alternative form of ninpo


quickdraw

(climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.

jatko

a set of two carabiners connected by a strap


quick off the mark

quick off the mark (comparative quicker off the mark, superlative quickest off the mark)

quicker off the mark (comparative)
quickest off the mark (superlative)

From sports races, where the mark in this case is the point from which the racers start.

(idiomatic, sports) fast to act or react


soft tennis

Calque of Japanese ソフトテニス (sofuto tenisu), from English soft + tennis.

cal

(sports) A variant of tennis, developed in Japan, differing in the tennis ball used, from regular tennis (lawn tennis), having a softer rubber ball.


playoff beard

In the closing credits of the documentary, Boston players were asked to rate and rank the best playoff beards on the team.

2013 November 27, Dan Carson, “Boston's Koji Uehara Thinks Red Sox Burly Man Beards Are 'Gross'”, in Bleacher Report:

(US, Canada, sports) A beard grown by members of a sports team as a sign of unity or good luck during the postseason.


LAK

(ice hockey) Initialism of Los Angeles Kings.


ugly finder

ugly finders (plural)
ugly-finder (alternative)

I tried to duck under the ball, but it was definitely an ugly finder.

1989 August 12, Mitch Williams, quotee, “There's never a dull moment with the Cubs' 'Wild Thing'”, in Minneapolis Star-Tribune:

"That ball was an ugly-finder," [Rob] Dibble said. "But I consider that good luck. No broken nose, no stitches and no black eye."

1996 March 1, Barry Rozner, quoting Rob Dibble, “Dibble survives an ugly scare”, in Daily Herald, page 5:

"The unique thing about this team though is that of the eight position players - all are either new or are playing a different position," he [Bill Matthews] said. "With something like that, you just hope the ball doesn't become an ugly-finder."

2003 February 9, Rodney Page, quoting Bill Matthews, “Tritons count on the pitching staff to deliver”, in St. Petersburg Times, page 4:

Everybody was trying to throw the ugly-finder at him, and we still couldn't find him.

2010, Jason Turbow with Michael Duca, quoting Ed Whitson, The Baseball Codes: Beanballs, Sign Stealing, and Bench-Clearing Brawls: the Unwritten Rules of America's Pastime, Random House, Inc., →ISBN, page 134:

(baseball, colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.


submarine pitch

en-noun

submarine pitch (plural submarine pitches)

(baseball) A pitch thrown with an underarm-to-sidearm motion.


puck palace

It was easily the most spirited battle of speed and brawn offered in the Detroit puck palace this winter.

1936 December 21, Vern DeGeer, “Wings Beat Bruins 4-3”, in Windsor Daily Star, Canada, retrieved 2011-05-11, page 3:

However, a new puck palace in the Manitoba capital could eventually have a connection with Calgary hockey.

1954 March 20, Gorde Hunter, “The Neutral Zone”, in Calgary Herald, Canada, retrieved 2011-05-11, page 34:

To see the utilitarian hockey center transformed into a puck palace similar to the Minnesota Wild's home ice should bring chills to even the most staid fans.

2008 July 6, Randy Krebs, “SCSU's plan deserves much praise”, in St. Cloud Times, USA, retrieved 2011-05-11, page B6:

(Canada, Northern US, ice hockey, informal) An arena containing a rink and spectator seating for playing and viewing ice hockey, especially one which is considered to be well-equipped and state-of-the-art.


fingery

en-adj

fingery (comparative more fingery, superlative most fingery)

more fingery (comparative)
most fingery (superlative)

Coordinate term: technical

(climbing) Requiring the use of fingers to climb.


squirrel grip

A pun on two senses of nuts: the food hoarded by a squirrel, and testicles.

Their breakaway, Philippe Chamayou, had been grabbing our lineout jumpers in the squirrel grip all match long, while ensuring we couldn't return service by wearing a cricket protector For the uneducated a squirrel grip is where an opponent grabs a player by the testicles, the most vile act in the game after eye gouging.

2006, Dan Crowley, Larry Writer, Undercover Prop: The Game They Play in Heaven and a Police Career from Hell, page 75:

'Wootton tells me you put the squirrel grip on one of his commissioners, Jack,' Harry said.

[…] Ponting seems to have traded Waugh's ‘mental disintegration’ for what might be called the ‘psychological squirrel grip’. Of England, he gloats: ‘Mentally, we've got them by the balls.’

2007, Gideon Haigh, The Green & Golden Age: Writings on Australian Cricket Today, page 56:

Anything went in that competition - fingers ripping your nostrils, being spat at. The only thing I didn't encounter was a squirrel grip.

2010, John Elias, Josh Massoud, Sin Bin: The Untold Story of a True Footy Bad Boy, page 82:

(Australia, sports, colloquial, often figurative) A grip on another player's testicles; an illegal rugby tackle involving such a grip.


onsight

Reardon made hundreds of free-solo ascents of challenging climbing routes done onsight, meaning without rehearsal or practice.

2007 July 18, Bill Becher, “Rock Climber Presumed Dead After Accident Off Irish Coast”, in New York Times:

(climbing) Without having previously seen the terrain.


onsight

en-verb

onsight (third-person singular simple present onsights, present participle onsighting, simple past and past participle onsighted)

onsights (present singular third-person)
onsighting (participle present)
onsighted (participle past)
onsighted (past)

(climbing, transitive) To perform a climb without having previously seen the terrain.


SPL

And the moment it thumped into the net, Celtic’s march back to the top of the SPL pile also seemed unstoppable.

2011 December 29, Keith Jackson, “SPL: Celtic 1 Rangers 0”, in Daily Record:

Scottish Premier League
w:Scottish Premier League

(soccer) Initialism of Scottish Premier League, the highest division of Scottish professional football.


presnap

(American football) Before the snap (passing of the football from the center to a back).


postsnap

(American football) After the snap (passing of the football from the center to a back).


nollie

Gagnon’s final run might have been better, but he fell on his last trick, a nollie heelflip 360.

2007 August 6, Matt Higgins, “No Snow, but White Still Provides the Sizzle”, in New York Times:

(skateboarding, snowboarding) A variation of the ollie where the rider uses the front foot to pop the nose down and the back foot to scrape backwards to achieve lift off of the ground.


funbox

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(skateboarding, snowboarding) A feature of a skatepark consisting of a tabletop connected to ramps and sometimes other features.


backweight

Fashioned with shafts of aged hickory, ash or lemonwood, these early clubs have heads with an insert of ram’s horn or a lead backweight.

2007 September 7, Wendy Moonan, “Olde Cleeks, Spoons and Brassies (for Birdies and Bogeys)”, in New York Times:

(golf) A weight attached to the back of a golf club to give it a lower centre of gravity.


pas de deux

pas de deux (plural)
pas-de-deux (alternative)

Borrowed from French pas de deux (literally “step of two”). Compare paso doble.

bor

The way in which they dance . . . the final passion of a pas-de-deux; and the going off with a bound!—I shall never see a real ballet, with a composed countenance again.

1845, Charles Dickens, chapter 4, in Pictures From Italy:

The Russian was a beautiful youth, like a sun-god with his flying yellow locks and glorious symmetry of body, and the pas de deux between him and Magda was a thing to marvel at.

1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 5, in The Lamp of Fate:

But at the end of the show, as two senior citizens are brought from the audience to dance together — first tentatively, then springing into a graceful acrobatic pas de deux — we realize that the human body's most sensuous organ is the head.

2003 November 19, Richard Corliss, “That Old Feeling: The Show at the Casino”, in Time:

(dance) A dance performed by two dancers.


tryless

It was a record fourth time England had posted a tryless victory in a World Cup game.

2007 October 7, The Associated Press, “England Upends Australia”, in New York Times:

Scotland, so disappointing in defeat to Argentina a week ago, tryless against the comparative minnows of Georgia, carried all the menace and mobility.

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


playsheet

Seahawks Coach Mike Holmgren was not happy when NBC showed a close-up of his playsheet during last week’s loss to the Saints, but it was probably time for a new one — the Seahawks (3-3) have scored only 17 points in their past two games.

(sports) A sheet of paper outlining a team's game plan.


outpass

en-verb

outpass (third-person singular simple present outpasses, present participle outpassing, simple past and past participle outpassed)

outpasses (present singular third-person)
outpassing (participle present)
outpassed (participle past)
outpassed (past)

His team knocked the ball around in a way that seemed beyond them when they were outpassed by Spain in Alicante in November.

2016 March 27, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:

In a 23-16 loss in Detroit, Tampa Bay outgained the Lions, 422-278; Jeff Garcia outpassed Jon Kitna, 316-147; the Buccaneers had the ball for 11 minutes 40 seconds more.

2007 October 24, “Patriots’ Bargains Bring Dividends”, in New York Times:

(transitive, sports) To pass the ball more skilfully than.


linescore

linescores (plural)
line score (alternative)

It did not count against the Rockies on their linescore, but it did on the scoreboard.

2007 October 26, Ben Shpigel, “In One Mundane Moment, the Rockies Make a Game-Changing Mistake”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A two-line chart that reports each team's run totals by inning, and total runs, total hits, and total errors.


christie

Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway.

(skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.


flyhawk

Two flyhawks like Hunter and Matthews would be running into each other all the time, probably leaping against the wall simultaneously.

2007 November 27, Murray Chass, “Stockpiling Center Fielders, but at What Cost?”, in New York Times:

(baseball, informal) A skilled outfielder.


dust off a batter

dust off a batter (third-person singular simple present dusts off a batter, present participle dusting off a batter, simple past and past participle dusted off a batter)

dusts off a batter (present singular third-person)
dusting off a batter (participle present)
dusted off a batter (participle past)
dusted off a batter (past)

From the concept that a pitch thrown very close to a batter will remove some dust or dirt from the batter's uniform either by brushing against it or causing a breeze very close to it, or alternatively by the batter jumping away from the pitch to avoid being hit.

That pitcher doesn't like the hitters too close to the plate so every once in a while he'll dust off a batter.

He never attempted to dust off a batter; and his control was so great that no hitter was ever afraid to stand right up to the plate and look Matty's fast ball right in the eye.

1947, Robert Smith, Baseball: a historical narrative of the game, the men who have played it, and its place in American life, page 206:

(idiomatic, baseball) for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.


time attack

time attacks (plural)
time-attack (alternative)

time + attack. Time-trial sense is a calque of Japanese タイムアタック (taimu atakku), itself from English.

clq

Coordinate term: score attack

Starting off in Japan, Time Attack, Super Lap and Tuner Battles were organised by the media as a proving ground to see the difference between street tuned cars, produced by the tuning industries most respected tuners.

2006, “Time Attack FAQ's”, in Time Attack - Official Website, archived from the original on 2007-09-12:

There are only eight levels but the varied game modes (including time attacks, survivals, team deathmatches, hunts, and sieges) in both single and multi-player keeps things interesting.

(motor racing, video games) Synonym of time trial


handplant

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(skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.


touch football

(American football) A variant of American football in which players are touched as opposed to tackled.


busher

He was talking about me all the time that day in Boston, standing with the bat boy, making cracks. That's all right but when he called me a busher in front of the whole Yank team and then challenged me, I had to fight.

(US, baseball, slang) A major league baseball player who has recently come from a small league.


banana kick

(sports) A kick that causes a spin to make the ball bend away from the player's body.


superleague

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(sports) A major professional sporting league, often with a strong commercial bias.


Prem

Palace are back in the Prem - but for how long?

1997, Peterjon Cresswell, Simon Evans, Dan Goldstein, European football: a fans' handbook:

Linked us, now she don't wanna link them man again / Your ex plays in the Prem but you never see him taking a pen

2016 February 14, Joseph Adenuga, Darren Dixon, Tariq Devega (lyrics and music), “Ladies Hit Squad” (track 6), in Konnichiwa, performed by Skepta ft. D Double E and ASAP Nast, Boy Better Know:


quick-draw

quick-draws (plural)
quickdraw (alternative)

(climbing) A runner: a short sling with a karabiner on either end, used to link the climbing rope to a bolt, nut, Friend, or similar.


overskate

en-verb

overskate (third-person singular simple present overskates, present participle overskating, simple past and past participle overskated)

overskates (present singular third-person)
overskating (participle present)
overskated (participle past)
overskated (past)

Boyle’s goal, which came after Rangers defenseman Jason Strudwick overskated the puck behind the net to give the Kings an easy pass out front, came 13 minutes 8 seconds into the first period.

2008 February 6, Lynn Zinser, “After 3 Road Victories, Rangers Falter at Home”, in New York Times:

(transitive, ice hockey) To skate beyond the puck, thus losing control of it.


nontackle

Collin Link, now 12, is back to training and sports, including a nontackle form of football.

2008 February 18, Gina Kolata, “A Big-Time Injury Striking Little Players’ Knees”, in New York Times:


ballhandler

ballhandlers (plural)
ball handler (alternative)

“Like every kid her age, she has to become a much better ballhandler and a better defender,” he said.

2008 February 26, Frank Litsky, “In Freshman Season, Moore Shows UConn What May Come”, in New York Times:


minimumweight

The Japanese boxer Yutaka Niida stopped the challenger José Varela of Venezuela in the sixth round on in Tokyo to defend his W.B.A. minimumweight title.

2008 March 2, The Associated Press, “Niida Wins in Title Defense”, in New York Times:

(boxing) The lowest weight class in professional boxing, where boxers may weigh no more than 105 pounds (48 kg).


strawweight

en-noun

strawweight (countable and uncountable, plural strawweights)

(mixed martial arts) the weight class of 106-115 lbs, above atomweight and below flyweight


pivotman

pivotmen (plural)
pivot man (alternative)

An injury had sidelined our 6-10 senior pivotman, Connie Dierking, so we were still adjusting at both ends of the court.

2008 March 9, Oscar Robertson, “When the Big O First Played the Garden: 56 in ’58”, in New York Times:

(sports) A player in a central position.


rockwork

rockwork (countable and uncountable, plural rockworks)

Lord John was an experienced mountaineer, and Summerlee had done some rough climbing at various times, so that I was really the novice at rock-work of the party; but my strength and activity may have made up for my want of experience.

1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

(climbing) The act of climbing a rock face, cliff, etc.


last eight

Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the fourth round. The German-born 18-year-old is the first qualifier to reach the last eight since Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000.

2011 June 27, “Wimbledon 2011: Bernard Tomic extends dream run”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal


last sixteen

last sixteens (plural)
last 16 (alternative)

The young Northern Ireland player now meets Ryan Day for a place in the last sixteen of the ranking tournament.

2008 February 12, “Allen edges through in Welsh Open”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) The round in a knockout competition before the quarterfinal, in which sixteen teams or competitors remain.


last four

Victoria Azarenka advanced to her first Grand Slam semi-final with a late-night victory over Tamira Paszek under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon....
The Belarusian takes on eighth seed Petra Kvitova in the last four.
Whoever wins that goes on to play Maria Sharapova or Sabine Lisicki in Saturday's final - and Azarenka will be full of confidence having beaten Paszek.

2011 June 28, David Ornstein, “Wimbledon 2011: Victoria Azarenka beats Tamira Paszek in quarters”, in BBC Sport:


drive-volley

The fourth seed was dominating her 20-year-old opponent with a series of stinging groundstrokes and athletic drive-volleys, striking again in game five when Paszek flicked a forehand pick-up into the tramlines.

(tennis) A powerful underarm volley shot.


love hold

Azarenka whipped a sensational forehand around the net post to break for 2-0 in the second set, followed it up with a love hold and moved to 5-1 when Paszek netted a forehand.

(tennis) A game in which the server wins every point (in which the server holds to love).


double-fault

en-verb

double-fault (third-person singular simple present double-faults, present participle double-faulting, simple past and past participle double-faulted)

double-faults (present singular third-person)
double-faulting (participle present)
double-faulted (participle past)
double-faulted (past)


clipless

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From clip + -less.
On bicycles, clipless pedals are so called because they do not have toe clips, even though they still have a clip at the bottom of the shoe.

(cycling, of a pedal or shoe) Having a cleat at the sole which can be easily clipped on or off.


game-time decision

en-noun

game-time decision (plural game-time decisions)

A topographical presentation of these contours was used as a game-time decision aid by the UCLA 1972-73 Football Coaching Staff.

1976, Engel Machol, Shaul P. Ladany, Management Science in Sports, p. 57

(sports) A decision about the conduct of a sporting event, usually one made by the coach regarding which players will start or will play, or which strategy will be employed, which is put off until the start of the game itself.


goal celebration

goal celebration (plural goal celebrations)

(sports) A choreography that is acted after scoring a goal.


pile on

en-verb

pile on (third-person singular simple present piles on, present participle piling on, simple past and past participle piled on)

piles on (present singular third-person)
piling on (participle present)
piled on (participle past)
piled on (past)

(intransitive, figurative, sports) To unnecessarily extend the margin of a winning score.


pump fake

Winning quarterbacks find creative ways to win, whether it is by scrambling, using a pump fake, calling an audible at the line of scrimmage, or blocking downfield for a running back.

2007, Clinton O. Longenecker, Greg R. Papp, Timothy C. Stansfield, The Two-Minute Drill, page 60:

Sure enough, instead of the drop-back pass, the quarterback gave a pump-fake and then handed off to his fullback on the draw play.

2004, Pete Rose, Rick Hill, My Prison Without Bars, page 6:

He fooled Penny with a pump fake and dropped in a 3-pointer, sending the game into overtime.

2002, Shaquille O'Neal, Shaq Talks Back, page 42:

(sports) An act of pretending to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.


century break

(snooker) A consecutive score of 100 or more points in one visit to the table in a frame of snooker.


number ten

attacking midfielder
attacking midfielder

(soccer) The main offensive playmaker in a team, usually an attacking midfielder.


c&b

Caught and bowled
caught and bowled#English

(cricket, on a scorecard) Initialism of Caught and bowled.


slappy

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(skateboarding) A grind on a curb without doing an ollie.


roll in

roll in (third-person singular simple present rolls in, present participle rolling in, simple past and past participle rolled in)

rolls in (present singular third-person)
rolling in (participle present)
rolled in (participle past)
rolled in (past)

He rolled the red in dead weight, and now he's nicely on the blue.

(snooker, transitive) To pot with minimal force.


sag off

sag off (third-person singular simple present sags off, present participle sagging off, simple past and past participle sagged off)

sags off (present singular third-person)
sagging off (participle present)
sagged off (participle past)
sagged off (past)

The defender playing the man with the ball meets him at the perimeter. The other five defenders will "sag off"their men at varying distances, which are determined by the location of the offensive players. The defender can sag only to the point where he can effectively guard his man if he were to receive the ball.

1978, Robert Scott, Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, →ISBN, page 101:

Instead, the on-ball defender (in zone or man) will sag off toward the basket, cutting off passing lanes and adding more help to the interior.

2002, Clay Kallam, Girls' Basketball: Building a Winning Program, page 51:

If Daniel is out of shooting range when he gives up his dribble, consider having the defender sag off the ball toward the basket and anticipate the next pass. (Note that sagging off is recommended only for advanced players with good judgement).

2009, Fran Dunphy, Lawrence Hsieh, The Baffled Parent's Guide to Great Basketball Plays, page 89:

When you are on the weak side, sag off your opponent and form an imaginary flat triangle between you, your opponent, and the ball.

2012, Hal Wissel, Basketball-3rd Edition: Steps to Success, →ISBN, page 321:

(basketball, lacrosse) To back off from an opponent against whom one is defending.


all-up weight

en-noun

all-up weight (countable and uncountable, plural all-up weights)

(sports) The combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.


slabby

en-adj

slabby (comparative slabbier, superlative slabbiest)

slabbier (comparative)
slabbiest (superlative)

From slab (“solid object that is large and flat”) + -y.

af

(climbing) Characterized by smooth relatively low-angle rock face or slab that lacks significant vertical features.


ice climbing

(climbing) the branch of mountaineering that specializes in climbing on frozen surfaces.

攀冰

activity of ascending inclined ice formations


underspin

en-noun

underspin (countable and uncountable, plural underspins)

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(countable, sports) A shot using backspin.


sticky-fingered

en-adj

sticky-fingered (comparative more sticky-fingered, superlative most sticky-fingered)

more sticky-fingered (comparative)
most sticky-fingered (superlative)

Chicago's sticky-fingered defense intercepted five of YA Tittle's passes.

1963 December 30, “Bears Win, 14 to 10; Take Title”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 2011-07-22, page 13:

His batting average has hovered in the .330s all season and he has played his usual sticky-fingered defense at second.

2007 June 13, Jon Krawczynski, “Twins 7, Braves 3”, in USA Today, retrieved 2011-07-22:

(sports) Skillful in catching or handling the ball, in such games as baseball, football, basketball, etc.


water wing

water wings (plural)
waterwing (alternative)

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From water + wing. Compare German Schwimmflügel (“water wing”, literally “swim-wing”).

noncog

armband

(swimming) Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”)


sac bunt

(colloquial, baseball) A sacrifice bunt.


DRS

Decision Review System
w:Umpire Decision Review System

(cricket) Initialism of Decision Review System.

Drag Reduction System
w:Drag Reduction System

(motor racing) Initialism of Drag Reduction System.


UDRS

Umpire Decision Review System
w:Umpire Decision Review System

(cricket) Initialism of Umpire Decision Review System.


Trent Bridge

(cricket) A cricket ground in a suburb of Nottingham, England


mushball

He was just an athletic guy in street clothes playing mushball near the lake.

2009 January 31, George Vecsey, “Phillies Pitchers of Old Revel in Past and Present”, in New York Times:

(sports) A variant of softball with a bigger, softer ball and no gloves or mitts worn by the fielders.


door prize

door prizes (plural)
door-prize (alternative)

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(cycling, humorous) A notional prize awarded to a cyclist who collides with the open door of a parked car.


MCC

Marylebone Cricket Club
w:Marylebone Cricket Club

(cricket) Initialism of Marylebone Cricket Club (the former governing body of cricket).


square ball

(soccer) A pass played square (not forward or backward, i.e. sideways)


end line

(sports, American football, hurling, Gaelic football) In various goal-based sports, the boundary line, running across the goal.

hurling; Gaelic football; hurling; Gaelic football

(basketball) out of bounds line under the basket


overdribble

en-verb

overdribble (third-person singular simple present overdribbles, present participle overdribbling, simple past and past participle overdribbled)

overdribbles (present singular third-person)
overdribbling (participle present)
overdribbled (participle past)
overdribbled (past)

The series would end with Magic overdribbling the Lakers into a Game 7 defeat in Boston, where Bird’s triumph over Johnson was illuminated like a darkened Garden full of victory cigars.

2009 March 24, Harvey Araton, “For Duke Star, Family Lore in Boston”, in New York Times:

(basketball) To dribble the ball excessively.


fullcourt

Missouri does not employ fullcourt pressure all the time, but it uses varying defensive schemes to remain unpredictable.

2009 March 26, Thayer Evans, “Missouri Thrives on Running Opponents Ragged”, in New York Times:

(basketball) Of or pertaining to the entire basketball court.


deloft

deloft (third-person singular simple present delofts, present participle delofting, simple past and past participle delofted)

delofts (present singular third-person)
delofting (participle present)
delofted (participle past)
delofted (past)

To ensure that you do not make a normal transfer of weight to your front foot during the swing, which may be good for full shots or chips but delofts the club in a flop shot, practice keeping your front heel off the ground throughout the swing.

2009 April 13, Bill Pennington, “Sorenstam’s Tips for Flop Shots in Tough Spots”, in New York Times:

(golf) To reduce the loft of a stroke with.


short stuff

(cricket) Deliveries that bounce relatively far from the batsman or batswoman.