straight bat

en-verb

straight bat (third-person singular simple present straight bats, present participle straight batting, simple past and past participle straight batted)

straight bats (present singular third-person)
straight batting (participle present)
straight batted (participle past)
straight batted (past)

(cricket) To play (a delivery) with the bat held or swung in this manner.


straight hit

(cricket) A fielding position close to the boundary directly behind the bowler; a fielder in this position.


strike bowler

(cricket) A bowler having the ability to take wickets, though often conceding runs.


off like a bride's nightie

en-adj

off like a bride's nightie (not comparable)

A reference to the supposed eagerness of just-married couples to have sexual intercourse on the night of their wedding. Australian from 1960.

(Australia, slang, simile) Making a rapid departure; away.

(Australia, horse racing) Moving quickly and resolutely.

Making a rapid departure; away.
Moving quickly and resolutely.


tippity runs

(cricket, Australia, Victoria) A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

tippy go tippy go run

parts of South Australia; Northern Territory


stump camera

(cricket) a small television camera embedded inside one of the stumps, intended to give a shot of the action as seen by the batsman


dawn patrol

en-noun

dawn patrol (countable and uncountable, plural dawn patrols)

(surfing) The act of going out for a surf at dawn.

(surfing) The surfers who go out to surf at dawn.


sakatottari

Borrowed from Japanese 逆とったり, literally arm bar throw counter.

(sumo) A kimarite, counter to a tottari, in which the attacker frees the arm being barred and forces his opponent to fall forward.


take a wicket

en-verb

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

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


ten-for

(cricket) The feat of a bowler taking ten wickets in a match.


third man

(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, behind square, near the boundary; a fielder in that position


third slip

(cricket) a fielding position to the off side of second slip; a fielder in that position


third umpire

(cricket) A match official who uses TV replays to assist the two umpires in the case of close decisions.


timed out

(cricket) Describing the method of getting out in which the batsman takes longer than two minutes to appear on the field.


timed out

(cricket) Describing a wicket that has fallen by this means.


backswing

(sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.


throw away

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

throws away (present singular third-person)
throwing away (participle present)
threw away (past)
thrown away (participle past)

(American football, slang) To intentionally throw an incomplete pass.


thumping

en-noun

thumping (countable and uncountable, plural thumpings)

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Grant's future has been the subject of rumour after rumour for much of the season and last week's horrific 5-0 thumping at Newcastle was the catalyst for another round of fevered speculation.

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


cut up

en-verb

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

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

The race has cut up badly with no real opposition to "Serendipity".

(informal, motor racing) Comprise a particular selection of runners.


fandango

en-noun

fandango (countable and uncountable, plural fandangos or fandangoes)

/ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/

Borrowed from Spanish fandango, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to Portuguese fado, or of West African origin.

Coordinate term: bolero

The soldiers were oftener gambling and dancing beneath the walls than keeping watch upon the battlements, and nothing was heard from morning till night but the noisy contests of cards and dice, mingled with the sound of the bolero or fandango, the drowsy strumming of the guitar, and the rattling of the castanets, while often the whole was interrupted by the loud brawl and fierce and bloody contest.

1829, Washington Irving, chapter XXVI, in Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada:

[…] sweet to us it is to behold delightful dancing, be it the stately splendour of the Pavane which progresseth as large clouds at sun-down that pass by in splendour; or the graceful Allemande; or the Fandango, which goeth by degrees from languorous beauty to the swiftness and passion of Bacchanals dancing on the high lawns under a summer moon that hangeth in the pine trees; or the joyous maze of the Galliard; or the Gigue, dear to the Foliots.

1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros, London: Jonathan Cape, page 33:

We skipped the light fandango / Turned cartwheels 'cross the floor

1967, “A Whiter Shade of Pale”, in Procol Harum, performed by Procol Harum:

I'm wearing a Spanish skirt so what's wrong with dancing a fandango.

2014, Rosie Harris, Looking For Love, page 179:

(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).


fandango

en-verb

fandango (third-person singular simple present fandangos, present participle fandangoing, simple past and past participle fandangoed)

fandangos (present singular third-person)
fandangoing (participle present)
fandangoed (participle past)
fandangoed (past)

/ˈfæn.dæŋ.ɡəʊ/


ERD

en-noun

ERD (countable and uncountable, plural ERDs)

(cycling) Initialism of effective rim diameter.


time-out

time-outs (plural)
timeout (alternative)

We're being beaten! We need a time-out!

(sports) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.


timeout

timeouts (plural)
time out (alternative)

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time trial

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(cycling, motor racing) An unpaced race in which riders or teams leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time.


time warp

time warps (plural)
timewarp (alternative)

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(dance, preceded by definite article) A line dance popularized by the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which the dancers take a jump to the left, a step to the right, put their hands on their hips, bend their knees, thrust their pelvises, spin in a circle, jump forward and back, and wiggle.


manchette

(fencing) A special glove cover worn by fencers, specifically sabreurs, on their weapon hand.

(cycling) A sleeve for the forearm, worn especially by triathletes and made of materials that reduce wind drag.


sabreur

(fencing) A fencer who fights with a sabre.


lamé

lamé (countable and uncountable, plural lamés)

(fencing, countable) The electrically conductive jacket worn by foil and sabre fencers.


black card

A penalty card issued by an official in several sports for infractions.

(fencing) The most severe of penalties, which results in the fencer being expelled from the match.


tlachtli

tlachtli (usually uncountable, plural tlachtlis)

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.

(sports, historical, uncountable) A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.

(sports, historical, countable) The high-walled court in which this game was played.


attack au fer

(fencing) An attack on the opponent's blade, e.g. beat, expulsion, pressure


diamond cutter

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) A professional wrestling move in which the wrestler takes the opponent's neck and drops them to the mat.

(baseball) A ball hit up the middle of the diamond over the pitching mound reaching the outfield.


liement

(fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent's blade into the diagonally opposite line, (that is, from high line to low line on the opposite side, or vice versa) by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade.


coulé

(fencing) An attacking or feinting movement where the blade slides continuously along the opponent’s blade.


counter-parry

(fencing) A parry that is done to defend against an opponent's parry and riposte.

(fencing) (often: contra-) A circular parry; one that moves in a circle to end up in the opposite position from which it started.


counter-time

(fencing) An attack that responds to the opponent's counter-attack.


coup d'arret

(fencing) A counter-attack that attempts to take advantage of an uncertain attack


croisé

Borrowed from French croisé. Doublet of cruciate.

(fencing) An action in which one fencer forces the opponent’s blade into the high or low line on the same side, by taking it with the guard and forte of his own blade


derobement

derobements (plural)
dérobement (alternative)

(fencing) An avoidance of the opponent's attempt to take the blade or beat, performed with a straight sword arm.


disengage

/ˌdɪsɪŋˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/

From Middle French désengager ; dis- + engage.

(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry


envelopment

envelopment (countable and uncountable, plural envelopments)

(fencing) An action to seize the opponent's blade in one line and lead it (without losing contact) through a full circle to end in the same line.


false attack

(fencing) An attack that is intended to miss or fall short, so as to produce a reaction from the opponent. Also called a false action.


moulinet

moulinets (plural)
mouline (alternative)

French moulinet, diminutive of moulin (“a mill”).

(fencing, chiefly sabre) A circular cut, often composed of a parry, usually prime or seconde, moving thence into a circular cut.


ballestra

(fencing) A very rapid attack made by a jump forward and lunge.


prologue

From Middle English prologue, prologe, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Ancient Greek πρόλογος (prólogos).

(cycling) An individual time trial before a stage race, used to determine which rider wears the leader's jersey on the first stage.


sicken

en-verb

sicken (third-person singular simple present sickens, present participle sickening, simple past and past participle sickened)

sickens (present singular third-person)
sickening (participle present)
sickened (participle past)
sickened (past)

From Middle English sekenen, equivalent to sick + -en. Cognate with Danish sygne (“to pine”), Swedish sjukna (“to fall ill; become sick”), Norwegian sykne, Icelandic sjúkna (“to sicken; become sick”).

cog

Whenever I get booed by opposition fans it only makes me more determined to sicken them.

2007, Euan Reedie, Alan Shearer: Portrait Of A Legend - Captain Fantastic, →ISBN:

But instead of giving up, the Rangers team managed to grab a dramatic later winner from Kenny Miller to sicken St Mirren and lift the cup

2011, Scott Burns, Walter Smith the Ibrox Gaffer: A Tribute to a Rangers Legend, →ISBN:

City took control, pinning a tiring Celtic back and threatening to sicken them with a winner.

2016 September 28, Tom English, “Celtic 3–3 Manchester City”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), BBC Sport:


beat parry

(fencing) The deflection of the incoming attack with a sharp striking motion


opposition parry

en-noun

opposition parry (plural opposition parries)

(fencing) The deflection of the incoming attack without ever losing contact with the blade from the initial engagement.


yielding parry

yielding parry (plural yielding parries)

(fencing) deflecting the incoming attack by maintaining contact with the blade and changing the point of contact between the blades, moving from a position of poor leverage to one using the forte for strong leverage


point-in-line

(fencing) An established threat made with the extended arm.


prise de fer

From French, literally "taking the steel".

(fencing) An engagement of the blades that attempts to control the opponent's weapon.


pronation

pronation (countable and uncountable, plural pronations)

From French pronation, from Latin pronatio.

(fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing down

pronaatio

fencing: position of sword hand with palm facing down


supination

supination (countable and uncountable, plural supinations)

(fencing) The position of the sword hand when the palm is facing up.

supinaatio

fencing: position of the sword hand with palm is facing up


remise

(fencing) A renewal of a failed action, without withdrawing the arm.


reprise

From Middle English reprise (noun) and reprisen (verb), from Old French reprise, from reprendre. In some senses borrowed anew from Modern French reprise.

(fencing) A renewal of a failed attack, after going back into the en garde position.


trompement

(fencing) The action of hitting an opponent at the end of a feint, after a successful deception.


French grip

(fencing) A grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape.


Italian grip

(fencing) A grip used for foil and épée that consists of a straight block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape, with projecting prongs to aid grip.


avertissement

(fencing) A warning; used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers


body cord

(fencing) The insulated wire that runs under a fencer's jacket, connecting the Electrical Competition weapon to the reel, and thence to the scoring machine.


corps-a-corps

Unadapted borrowing from French corps-à-corps (literally “body to body”). Compare corps, corpse, corpus.

ubor

(fencing) The action of two fencers coming into physical contact with one another with any portion of their bodies or hilts.


salut des armes

(fencing) A sort of a choreographed demonstration of arms, consisting of sets of fencers saluting, attacking, parrying, drilling and performing set routines in chorus.


broken time

(fencing) A sudden change in the tempo of one fencer's actions, used to fool the opponent into responding at the wrong time.


plastron

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Borrowed from French plastron, from Italian piastrone, augmentive of piastra (“breastplate”), from Latin emplastrum (“plaster”), from Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron), from ἔμπλαστος (émplastos, “daubed, plastered”), from ἔμπλασσειν (émplassein, “to mould, form”).

(fencing) A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety.


gardening

en-noun

gardening (usually uncountable, plural gardenings)

(cricket) The act of a batsman prodding at the pitch with their bat, typically in order to flatten any bumps.


journeyman

From Middle English jorneman; from journe (from Old French jornee (“a day's work, a journey”)) and mon; equivalent to journey + -man.

der

The Los Angeles Lakers added journeyman forward Bob McAdoo to their roster in hopes that he could help them win a title.

(sports) A player who plays on many different teams during the course of his career.


romp

(chiefly sports) A decisive victory; a game, match etc. which is won easily.


DM

en-noun

DM (countable and uncountable, plural DMs)

(soccer) Initialism of defensive midfielder.

(underwater diving) Initialism of divemaster.


forehand

(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.


wind-up

He's into his wind-up. Here comes the pitch. Strike on the inside corner!

1975: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (movie)

(baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.


on the fly

Jones caught the ball on the fly.

(baseball, of the ball) While in the air, without having touched the ground.


clincher

(cycling) A tyre with a bead around the edge to attach to the rim of the wheel when inflated.


up front

But, rather than make a change up front, Hughes shuffled his defence for this match, replacing Carlos Salcido with Baird, in a move which few would have predicted would prove decisive.

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


checking

checking (countable and uncountable, plural checkings)

(ice hockey) The act of physically keeping an opposing player in check.


discus

1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.

doublet

For two years Templeton has given individual attention to Krenz. The young man has reciprocated by giving at least two hours each day to practice in the shot and discus.

1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6:

And Chris Martin took a silver medal in the discus on the opening day in the Bird's Nest, […]

2008 September 8, “Weir lays down marker in Beijing”, in BBC:

(uncountable, athletics) The athletics event of discus throw.


bars

(sports) An apparatus on which certain gymnastics are performed, especially parallel bars.

(sports) An event in gymnastics using bars.


beaner

From bean + -er; see bean (“(slang) head”).

(baseball) A pitch deliberately thrown at the head (the bean) of the batter.


crowd catch

(cricket) A catch of a ball which was played into the ground near the batsman and bounced up to a fielder. Spectators who could not see from a distance that it was played into the ground may incorrectly think that the batsman is out.


gains

Like everyone else who lifts weights, I wanted to maximize my gains and give myself the best chance to succeed.

2011, Robert Cheeke, Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness, →ISBN:

But it is impossible to prepare for competition and make the same kinds of gains as you would if you were training with full intensity and not dieting. When you're training to compete, you have to focus on details, bringing out small muscles, separation. And it's obvious that you can't make maximum gains while you are restricting your food intake.

2012, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, →ISBN:


flooring

en-noun

flooring (countable and uncountable, plural floorings)

(sports) The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.


shitatedashinage

Borrowed from Japanese 下手出し投げ, literally pulling underarm throw.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker turns away from his opponent and pulls him forward and down.


shitatehineri

Borrowed from Japanese 下手捻り, literally twisting underarm throw.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent down with an inside grip.


shitatenage

Borrowed from Japanese 下手投げ, literally underarm throw.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent straight down with his inside arm as he twists away.


shumokuzori

Borrowed from Japanese 撞木反り, literally "bell hammer backwards body drop".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm and lifts him up and takes him over backwards.


sokubiotoshi

Borrowed from Japanese 素首落とし, literally head chop down.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker chops down on his opponent's neck, forcing him to touch down.


sotogake

Borrowed from Japanese 外掛け, literally "outside leg trip".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, hooks his leg, and drives him over backwards.


rejection

rejection (countable and uncountable, plural rejections)

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

/ɹəˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃən/

From French réjection or directly from Latin reiectiōnem, accusative of Latin reiectiō. Displaced native Old English āworpennes (literally “thrown-out-ness”).


Wainwright

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List of Wainwrights

From Old English wægnwyrhta, equivalent to wain (“large wagon for farm use”) + wright (“worker; maker”).
The Canadian town is named after William Wainwright, the second vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway along which the town was built.

(climbing) Any of the 214 fells (hills and mountains) described in A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–1966), often visited as a form of peak bagging.


flyweight

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(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.

kärpässarjalainen

combat sports -related term for small, light or unimportant


jump-start

jump-starts (plural)
jumpstart (alternative)
jump start (alternative)


hippodrome

/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.

(US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.


hippodrome

en-verb

hippodrome (third-person singular simple present hippodromes, present participle hippodroming, simple past and past participle hippodromed)

hippodromes (present singular third-person)
hippodroming (participle present)
hippodromed (participle past)
hippodromed (past)

/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

(US, slang, sports, especially baseball) To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.


grom

They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted.

(surfing, snowboarding, skimboarding, slang) A young surfer, wakeskater, wakeboarder, snowboarder, skimboarder, skateboarder, or kiteboarder.


clinic

Borrowed from French clinique, from Late Latin clīnicus (“a bed-ridden person, one baptized on a sick-bed, a physician”), from Ancient Greek κλῑνικός (klīnikós, “pertaining to a bed”), from κλῑ́νη (klī́nē, “bed”), from κλῑ́νω (klī́nō, “to lean, incline”).

der

(wrestling) A series of workouts used to build skills of practitioners regardless of team affiliation.


triathlete

This is how Alzheimer's transforms encyclopedians into vegetables, how Parkinson's immobilizes triatheletes.

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the triathlon.


underarm

From under- + arm. The armpit sense is not old, historically speaking (1920s), and it is believed to have arisen as a euphemism in advertising.

(cricket) Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.


Stink Face

Stink Faces (plural)
Stinkface (alternative)

Her low point came when she was the unlucky recipient of a “Stink Face” administered by Rikishi.

2001, Floyd Conner, Wrestling's Most Wanted:

2002, Mick Foley, Foley is Good http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0061032417&id=Zghk-VaOVC8C&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&sig=awDF-ul0is7ZNxd8sp7_j-xGTuQ
What I have in mind for Al is the literary equivalent of Mr. Socko, The Worm, The Stink Face, The Ho Train, and The People’s Elbow all being delivered simultaneously, and the effect will be devastating.

A character named “Puke,” who can vomit on command, X-Pac urinating in an opponents boot, and Rikishi’s “stink face” (i.e., rubbing his massive rear in the face of another wrestler) are examples of attempts to boost wrestling ratings.

2003, Patrice A Oppliger, Wrestling and Hypermasculinity http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&hl=en&vid=ISBN0786416920&id=kbf5Lwzl2J8C&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&sig=InDuvz1P8nk-kUPM5Dig5b5CS78

(professional wrestling) A humiliating wrestling move in which a wrestler rubs their exposed buttocks in their opponent's face.


commentator

commentators (plural)
commentatour (alternative)

In form, from Middle English commentator, from Latin commentātor (“author, inventor, interpreter, jailer”), from commentātus + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from commentāri (“to ponder, to study, to write upon”), from comminīscor (“to think over, to invent”) + -tārī (“to frequently be ~ed”). In meaning, influenced by comment and commentary.

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

(media, sports) A person who provides an instantaneous description of a public event, particularly a sporting event, for a mass media audience.


rink

→ Portuguese: rinque

→ Swedish: rink

Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.

The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.


top hand

(cricket) The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.


top order

(cricket) the batsmen who bat in the first few positions


top-spinner

(cricket) a type of ball, bowled by a leg spin bowler, that spins forward and, when bouncing off the pitch, bounces higher than expected and slows down


tour match

(cricket) a cricket match played between a touring side and a local side


touring squad

(cricket) the group of players who go on a tour as a pool from which teams are selected for individual matches


triple century

en-noun

triple century (plural triple centuries)

(cricket) three hundred runs scored by a single batsman in one innings, or by two batsmen in a partnership


tonk

(cricket, colloquial) A resounding strike of the ball; a powerful hit of the ball with the bat.


tonk

en-verb

tonk (third-person singular simple present tonks, present participle tonking, simple past and past participle tonked)

tonks (present singular third-person)
tonking (participle present)
tonked (participle past)
tonked (past)

Then your dad would step up and spend 45 minutes repeatedly tonking the ball over the shower block […]

2012, Iain Macintosh, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cricket But Were Too Afraid to Ask:

Moments later, Sehwag tonked the ball and it travelled some distance.

2014, Makarand Waingankar, Guts & Glory:

(cricket, colloquial, transitive) To knock or strike (a ball) so that it flies through the air.


offload

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

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


offload

en-noun

offload (countable and uncountable, plural offloads)

offloads (plural)
off-load (alternative)

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

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

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


face-off

face-offs (plural)
faceoff (alternative)
face off (alternative)

(ice hockey) The start of play, when two players try to get control of the puck dropped by the referee


canister

desctree

→ German: Kanister
→ Ladin: canister
→ Polish: kanister
→ Romanian: canistră

→ Irish: ceanastar

From Middle English canustyr (“basket”), a borrowing from Latin canistrum. Doublet of canaster and knaster.
* (metal receptacle): Through influence of unrelated can.
* (projectile): Short for canister shot, so called for its casing.

Caunt let fly left and right, but Bendy ducked his canister, and got down with more caution than gallantry.

1897, R. G. Allanson-Winn, Bertram Fletcher Robinson, Boxing, page 225:

(boxing, slang, archaic) A person's head.


two-way

From two + way. Compare Old English twiweġ (“intersection, junction of two roads”).

cog

(American football) Playing both offense and defense in the same game.


birdie

He scored ten birdies during the tournament.

The heat brought one blessing. It baked the 7,053-yard par 35-35—70 course to concrete hardness and gave some added roll to the drives. Birdie, which have been at a premium, came easier.

1964 June 16, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22:

(golf) The completion of a hole one stroke below par.

birdie

golf: completion of a hole one stroke below par


birdie

en-verb

birdie (third-person singular simple present birdies, present participle birdieing or birdying, simple past and past participle birdied)

birdies (present singular third-person)
birdieing (participle present)
birdying (participle present)
birdied (participle past)
birdied (past)
birdy (alternative)

Sörenstam birdied to take the lead.

Sörenstam birdied the seventeenth hole to take the lead.

(transitive, golf) To score a birdie at (a hole).


lifeline

lifelines (plural)
life-line (alternative)
life line (alternative)

→ Japanese: ライフライン (raifurain)

(underwater diving) A line from the diver to a tender at the surface control point.


Nordic combined

From nordic + combined. From being an event in skiing which combines two disciplines favoured by the Nordic (Scandinavians).

cross-country skiing
cross-country skiing

(skiing) An event in which individual skiers take part in runs on a cross-country skiing course and a ski jumping hill.


see red

see red (third-person singular simple present sees red, present participle seeing red, simple past saw red, past participle seen red)

sees red (present singular third-person)
seeing red (participle present)
saw red (past)
seen red (participle past)

Possibly from the red flag used in some historic armies to signal the imminence of battle, or from the red cloth used to enrage bulls in Spanish bullfighting, or more generally from the idea of red as a colour of warning and danger. Compare corresponding idioms in several European languages: Danish se rødt, German rotsehen, French voir rouge, etc.

Diop, sometimes criticized for passive play, saw red once this season when he lashed out at a foe who kicked away his legs.

2005 January 26, Rob Hughes, “Soccer: Trio from Senegal is having a ball”, in New York Times, retrieved 2013-11-14:

Kalinic later saw red for a rash tackle on Paul Scharner before Gabriel Tamas was dismissed for bringing down Diouf.

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

(idiomatic, soccer) To receive a red card, and be dismissed from the playing field.


inside-the-park homer

en-noun

inside-the-park homer (plural inside-the-park homers)

(baseball) A home run that does not leave the stadium.


vice-skip

(curling) The player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team


bosey

Named after English cricketer Bernard Bosanquet who toured Australia for the 1903/4 summer; + -y. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 4, page 248.)


buzzer

→ Japanese: ブザー (buzā)

(cricket, slang) A run scored from an overthrow.


cow shot

The cow shot is regarded as inelegant, and indeed risky, but can be very effective for a batsman with strength and a good eye.

(cricket, slang) A batting stroke played across the line and aiming to hit the ball towards cow corner.


left fielder

The left fielder made a fine running catch.

(baseball) The outfield defensive player that stands to the left of the center fielder as viewed from home plate.


center fielder

The center fielder made a spectacular sliding catch.

(baseball) the outfield defensive player who stands in the middle of the field


right fielder

The right fielder nailed the runner at the plate with a perfect throw.

(baseball) The outfield defensive player that stands to the right of the field as viewed from home plate.


chin music

(folk music): The name jokingly refers to "playing" the mouth as if it were an instrument.

Jones backed Smith off the plate with a little chin music.

(baseball, informal) A fastball thrown near the batter's chin, often to set up a subsequent pitch thrown low and outside.

(cricket, informal) A bouncer aimed near the batsman's chin.


crud

crud (countable and uncountable, plural cruds)

From Middle English crud, crudde (“coagulated milk; curd; any coagulated or thickened substance; dregs”), from Old English crūdan (“to press”). Doublet of curd.

(uncountable, skiing, snowboarding) A heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to travel.

smurrie

heavy wet snow on which it is difficult to ski


mountain bike

mountain bikes (plural)
mountainbike (alternative)

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Coordinate term: road bike

(cycling) A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.

دَرَّاجَة لِلْجِبَال

bicycle especially designed for off-road riding


bailout

bailouts (plural)
bail-out (alternative)

(underwater diving) A backup supply of air in scuba diving.


KOM

King of the Mountains
king of the mountains#English

mountains classification
mountains classification#English

(cycling) Initialism of King of the Mountains. (in the mountains classification of a cycling road race)


feed zone

feed zones (plural)
feedzone (alternative)

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(cycling) A designated place along the course of a bicycle race where it is permitted for the riders to receive food and energy drinks from their team support personnel.


full nelson

With the quickness of a striking rattler he launched himself full upon Sabor’s back, his strong young arms seeking and gaining a full-Nelson upon the beast, as he had learned it that other day during his bloody, wrestling victory over Terkoz.

1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, 1914 June, →OCLC:

Bouncers had kids in full nelson headlocks as we were rushed out the side door because we were told it was too dangerous. The place was a mess; it was a total riot.

2017 July 18, Daniel Dylan Wray, quoting Martin Rev, “‘It was like going into the trenches’: how Suicide rioted against plastic punk”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

He constantly (and inconsequentially) reports online abuse too, like the person who said he should be “put in a full nelson and thrown in a river” for his mythical sewage vote

2021 October 26, Helen Pidd, “‘Got to be accessible’: the Derbyshire MP set on holding surgeries”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts their arms under the arms of their opponent and applies pressure to the back of their opponent's head or neck.

Chris Masters
Kitchener, Ontario
Prairie Wrestling Alliance


brainbuster

(wrestling) A move in which the wrestler drops the opponent on the head to the mat.


half nelson

(wrestling) A hold in which the wrestler applying the hold puts one arm under the arm of the opponent and applies pressure to the back of the opponent's head or neck.


monkey flip

(professional wrestling) A move in which a wrestler takes his opponent and flips that person over his head.


monkey flip

en-verb

monkey flip (third-person singular simple present monkey flips, present participle monkey flipping, simple past and past participle monkey flipped)

monkey flips (present singular third-person)
monkey flipping (participle present)
monkey flipped (participle past)
monkey flipped (past)

Rappers; I monkey flip 'em with the funky rhythm / I be kickin', musician inflictin' composition

1994, Nas (lyrics and music), “N.Y. State of Mind”, in DJ Premier (music), Ilmmatic:

(professional wrestling, transitive) To perform a monkey flip on.


bull ring

bull rings (plural)
bull-ring (alternative)
bullring (alternative)

(US, horse racing) An unusually short track, typically six furlongs or less for one lap.


nuch

(surfing, slang, dated) Not much, hardly, barely, to an insignificant degree.


nuch

Dude! Sup? - Nuch.

(surfing, slang, dated) A response to the greeting/question What's up?


deke

Canadian English, a contraction of decoy.

Puck carriers will often use the blade of the hockey stick in timing a deke or fake (if one is used) to get around an opponent.

1971, Gerald A. Walford, Ice hockey: an illustrated guide for coaches:

(ice hockey) A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.


deke

deke (third-person singular simple present dekes, present participle deking, simple past and past participle deked)

dekes (present singular third-person)
deking (participle present)
deked (participle past)
deked (past)

The advantage is with the shooter from fifteen to twenty feet, but if you notice a weakness, you may want to fake a shot and "deke" to goalie.

1968, Ira Gitler, Make the Team in Ice Hockey:

"Deke!" Joe would shout hoarsely. "You deke with your shoulder. Drop it like you were going that way!"

1973, R. J. Childerhose, Hockey Fever in Goganne Falls:

Andrelton Simmons dekes out Carlos Correa to get him in a rundown, which eventually ends with Jose Altuve being tagged out at home.

(ice hockey) To execute a deke in ice hockey or other sports.


daisy chain

daisy chains (plural)
daisy-chain (alternative)

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(climbing) A ladder made from nylon tape, originally made by chaining together several loops of nylon tape.


carver

From Middle English carver, karvere, kerver, kervere, equivalent to carve + -er. Cognate with Scots kerver, carver, carvour (“carver”).

(skiing) A ski with curved edges, allowing smooth turns.


shooter

From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).

(professional wrestling slang) A professional wrestler who uses actual fighting moves as part of his style, or who speaks his mind during a live or televised event (instead of speaking from a script).

(cricket) A delivery that skids after pitching, instead of bouncing.


caller

From Middle English callar, equivalent to call + -er.

(dance) The person who directs dancers in certain dances, such as American line dances and square dances.


finishing

That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing.

Benítez's team had been subjected to some intense pressure and will be grateful that Benfica's finishing was not as refined as their buildup play. Jorge Jesus's side pinned them back at times but they were guilty of being too elaborate in front of goal.

2013 May 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:


sitter

From Middle English sitter, sittere, syttare, equivalent to sit + -er.

How could he miss that? It was an absolute sitter!

Aaron Ramsey, a hero last season against Hull, missed a sitter at the end of normal time that would have made the game safe and must have been relieved that his shot against a post from four yards out did not cost his side more dearly.

2015 April 18, Paul Wilson, The Guardian:

(soccer, snooker, cricket, slang) A very easy scoring chance.


hiya

hi-ya (alternative)
hiyah (alternative)
hi-yah (alternative)
haiya (alternative)

(martial arts) A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.


finals

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, sports) A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).


yardage

en-noun

yardage (countable and uncountable, plural yardages)

Aiyuk a junior college transfer excels in grabbing yardage after the catch. No, like, really excels. In mid-October, according a story by The Athletic, Aiyuk was averaging more yards after the catch (13.6) than Jerry Jeudy was averaging per catch

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


yawner

The game's over, and the Bills are winners in a 9-6 yawner that saw no touchdowns and sent the nation to bed early.

1997 October 21, Mark Coatney, “Football: The Big Sleep”, in Time:

(entertainment, sports, informal) Something unexciting or boring, as a book, sporting event, or performance.


clearance

clearance (countable and uncountable, plural clearances)

(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) The act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit.

разчистване

billiards: act of potting all the remaining balls on a table at one visit

Bolton were then just inches from taking the lead, but the dangerous-looking Taylor drilled just wide after picking up a loose ball following Jose Bosingwa's poor attempted clearance.

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

(soccer) The act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending.

изчистване

soccer: the act of kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending


overtime

overtime (countable and uncountable, plural overtimes)

That last-second shot ties the game 99-99 and sends it to overtime!

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.


sotokomata

Borrowed from Japanese 外小股, literally "over thigh scooping body drop".

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's leading leg, over the top of the thigh, and drives him over backwards


sotomuso

Borrowed from Japanese 外無双, literally “outside nothing pair”, but meaning "outer thigh propping twist down".

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker reaches over his opponent's body to block his leg and, at the same time, locking his gripping arm and twisting him over onto his back


sototasukizori

Borrowed from Japanese 外たすき反り, literally outer reverse backwards body drop.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker bars his opponent's inside gripping arm, grabs his closest leg and pulls it up and forces him to touch down.


sukuinage

Borrowed from Japanese 掬い投げ, literally "scooping throw" but conventionally translated as "beltless arm throw".

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker releases his gripping hand, extends his arm across his opponent's back, turns away and pulls him forward and down


susoharai

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker sweeps his opponent's leg forward and pulls him backwards and down.


susotori

Borrowed from Japanese 裾取り, literally ankle pick.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's ankle and pulls it up, driving him over backwards.


platoon

en-verb

platoon (third-person singular simple present platoons, present participle platooning, simple past and past participle platooned)

platoons (present singular third-person)
platooning (participle present)
platooned (participle past)
platooned (past)

From obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton, from Middle French pelote + -on. Doublet of peloton. Compare pellet.

Taylor has been hitting poorly against left-handers, and Morgan has been hitting poorly against right-handers, so they will platoon.

(baseball) To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher

You must understand the rules of football in 1939. There was no platooning, so each man played both offense and defense.

2014, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Greatest Moments in Iowa Hawkeyes Football History:

(sports) To specialize in a particular position or playing style.


booking

en-noun

booking (countable and uncountable, plural bookings)

(sports) The issuing of a caution which is usually written down in a book, and results in a yellow card or (after two bookings) a red card, that is to say, the player is sent from the field of play.


low blow

(boxing) An unfair or illegal blow that lands below the opponent’s waist.


below the belt

(boxing) Of a punch, landing illegally, below the opponent's waist.

onder de gordel

(boxing) of a punch that lands below the opponent's waist


gopher ball

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(baseball) A pitched ball hit for a home run.


two-footed

From Middle English two-foted, equivalent to two + footed. Compare Old English twifēte (“two-footed”), Old Norse tvífættr (“two-footed”).

Fred Flanagan, for two-footed kicking, marking ability and instinctive leadership, has been the best of the centre half forwards, but not much ahead of "Whopper" Lane.

1953 February 21, The Sporting Globe, Melbourne, page 7, column 2:

Oct 20, 2010, Cameron Smith, Yahoo! Sports Blog, Two-footed Georgia placekicker creating quite a stir

(sports) Ambidextrous of the feet; having equal ability with either foot.

Villa full-back Alan Hutton was perhaps fortunate to stay on the field when his two-footed challenge on Shane Long went unpunished by referee Phil Dowd.

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


run over

en-verb

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

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

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

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


tasukizori

From Japanese たすき反り (“reverse backwards body drop”).

bor

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm, grabs his arm and back leg and leans backwards, driving him over.


tokkurinage

Borrowed from Japanese 徳利投げ, "two-handed head twist down".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's head or neck with both hands and twists him over.


tottari

Borrowed from Japanese とったり, literally "arm bar throw".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm at the wrist, bars it, and forces him down.


tsukaminage

Borrowed from Japanese つかみ投げ (tsukaminage), literally "lifting throw".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent past him and heaves him into the air.


tsukidashi

Borrowed from Japanese 突き出し, literally frontal thrust out.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent backwards and out using a rhythmic thrusting motion.


doubles

→ Japanese: ダブルス (daburusu)

Seeing as we've got four people, let's play doubles.

(sports, plural only) a game between pairs of players


upfront

up-front (alternative)
up front (alternative)

He's a poor defender, so we always play him upfront.


NBDL

(basketball, historical) Initialism of National Basketball Association Development League, former name of an organization within the National Basketball Association.


lariat

(wrestling) An attack where the wrestler runs towards an opponent, wraps his arm around their upper chest and neck and then forces them to the ground.


Greco-Roman

en-adj

Greco-Roman (comparative more Greco-Roman, superlative most Greco-Roman)

more Greco-Roman (comparative)
most Greco-Roman (superlative)
Graeco-Roman (alternative)

/ˌɡɹiːkəʊˈɹəʊmən/

/ˌɡɹɛkoʊˈɹoʊmən/

Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman wrestling#English

(wrestling) Describing Greco-Roman wrestling, a form of wrestling where fighters may only attack above the waist.


come-around

(curling) Any shot that curls around another rock.


gripper

/ˈɡɹɪ.pə(ɹ)/

(curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.


hog line

(curling) The line in which the stone must completely cross to be considered in play.

(curling) The line before which the thrower must release the rock during delivery.


hog line violation

en-noun

hog line violation (plural hog line violations)

(curling) The failure to release a stone before crossing the near hog line.


LSFE

(curling) Initialism of last stone in the first end.


negative ice

(curling) A shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve, due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface.


curling stick

(curling) A device that permits a player to deliver a stone while standing upright


schuss

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Borrowed from German Schuss (literally “shot”).

The hand slid down the schuss of material and plucked at the hem.


darts

(games, sports) A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land

close only counts in horseshoes and darts


puck bunny

puck bunnies (plural)
puck-bunny (alternative)
puckbunny (alternative)

Combination of the phrases snow bunny (compare bunny hill), Playboy bunny and puck (“an object used in the game of hockey”).

Every once in awhile ^([sic]) the stories would make there ^([sic]) way around the league about some puck bunny getting pregnant...

2002, Michael David Lannan, The Empty Net:

These young women say they are "'proud as punch' to have sex with the jock," because this will "entitle the puck bunny to 'bragging rights'"...

2002, Michael A Messner, Taking the Field: Women, Men, and Sports:

She wasn't a puck bunny. After twenty years in the NHL, he could identify a hockey groupie a mile away.

2005, Rachel Gibson, The Trouble with Valentine's Day:

(slang, ice hockey) A female ice hockey fan, often one whose interest in the sport is primarily motivated by attraction to the players rather than enjoyment of the game itself. Puck bunnies exhibit similar traits to those of groupies toward musicians.


whites

A set of white clothes, especially as a uniform.


dogballs

From dog + balls, since a figure eight on its side resembles a male dog's genitalia.

(slang, golf) A score of eight on any one hole, generally regarded as a very poor score, because the maximum number (par) for any golf hole is five.


re-entry

re-entry (countable and uncountable, plural re-entries)

re-entries (plural)
reentry (alternative)
reëntry (alternative)

(surfing) A trick involving climbing a wave and then returning back down its face.


slugger

(boxing) A boxer who tends to deliver hard punches.

That will bring up the slugger, Jones.

(baseball) A batter who has a high percentage of extra base hits.


rodeo

/ˈɹəʊ.di.əʊ/

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From Spanish rodeo, from rodear (“to surround”), which refers to a cattle roundup.

(sports) A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.


putty

putty (countable and uncountable, plural putties)

Borrowed from French potée (“polishing powder", originally "the contents of a pot, potful”), from French pot (“pot”). More at English pot.

bor

(golf, colloquial) A golf ball made of composition and not gutta-percha.


twirl

en-verb

twirl (third-person singular simple present twirls, present participle twirling, simple past and past participle twirled)

twirls (present singular third-person)
twirling (participle present)
twirled (participle past)
twirled (past)

Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian Nynorsk tvirla, Old High German dweran (German zwirlen, quirlen), Dutch dwarrelen and Icelandic þyrill; all from Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz (“stirring-stick, whisk”), *þweraną (“to stir”). Or, an alteration of tirl (“to twist”), with influence from whirl.

der

When the batteries were announced, however, and Herb Pennock of the Boston Red Sox, probably the best pitcher in all baseballdom, was named to twirl for the invading team, we felt we had been tricked.

1949, Mark Raymond Murnane, Ground Swells: Of Sailors, Ships, and Shellac, page 302:


steal

en-verb

steal (third-person singular simple present steals, present participle stealing, simple past stole, past participle stolen or (nonstandard, colloquial) stole)

steals (present singular third-person)
stealing (participle present)
stole (past)
stolen (participle past)
stole (colloquial nonstandard participle past)

From Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan, from Proto-West Germanic *stelan, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.
Compare West Frisian stelle, Low German stehlen, Dutch stelen, German stehlen, Danish stjæle, Swedish stjäla, Norwegian Bokmål stjele, Norwegian Nynorsk stela, Sanskrit स्तेय (steya); see below for more.
For the meaning development compare with Russian красть (krastʹ, “to steal”) and Russian кра́сться (krástʹsja, “to stalk, to prowl, to slink”).
etymology notes
Proposed etymologies beyond Germanic are numerous and include
* Proto-Indo-European *ster-: compare Welsh herw (“theft, raid”), Ancient Greek στερέω (steréō, “to deprive of”)
* Proto-Indo-European *stel(H)- (“to stretch”): compare Albanian pë/mbështjell (“I confuse, mess up, mix, wrap up”), Old Church Slavonic стєлѭ (steljǫ, “I spread out (bed, roof)”), Ancient Greek τηλία (tēlía, “playing table”)
* Proto-Indo-European *tsel- (“to sneak”): compare Sanskrit त्सरति (tsárati, “creep, sneak up on”) and other forms under Pokorny 5. *sel- "schleichen, kriechen"

cog

close the stable door after the horse has been stolen

don't teach your grandmother to steal sheep

lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen

(transitive, baseball) To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.

偷垒

baseball: to advance safely during the pitch

However, until Gardner stole the ball from Dean Whitehead in the centre circle with the half-hour approaching, setting off on a run which culminated with a testing long-range shot - with debutant Obafemi Martins lurking, Begovic gathered at the second time of asking - Stoke looked the more credible contenders to break the deadlock.

2011 February 12, Les Roopanarine, “Birmingham 1-0 Stoke”, in BBC:


steal

(basketball, ice hockey) A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.

(curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.


logrolling

en-noun

logrolling (countable and uncountable, plural logrollings)

/ˈlɒɡˌɹəʊlɪŋ/

/ˈlɑɡˌɹoʊlɪŋ/

From log + rolling, the figurative senses from the practice of neighbors helping each other do heavy work such as rolling logs in connection with clearing land and building.

tukkien pyöritys

Harkening back to the days when loggers had to break river jams free by carefully stepping out on floating logs, logrolling is all about maintaining balance. Also called birling, logrolling requires competitors to go head-to-head on a single log, trying to toss the other guy into the water by forcing him to lose his balance.

2011, Lew Freedman, “Preface”, in Timber!: The Story of the Lumberjack World Championships, Madison, Wis.: Terrace Books, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page xv:

(countable, US) The rolling of logs from one place to another; an occasion when people meet to help each other roll logs.

(uncountable, US, sports) A sport in which two people balance on a log floating in a body of water, each one aiming to cause the opponent to fall off by rolling or kicking the log.

rullaus

sports: balancing on a log and aiming to cause the opponent to fall off


fixture

Alteration of older fixure, on the model of mixture.

(sports, chiefly British, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.


fixture

en-verb

fixture (third-person singular simple present fixtures, present participle fixturing, simple past and past participle fixtured)

fixtures (present singular third-person)
fixturing (participle present)
fixtured (participle past)
fixtured (past)

Other items to be discussed include fixturing from 2012 onwards, preparations for this year's scheduled Champions Trophy and the Indian Cricket League's bid for recognition from the ICC.

2009 January 30, AAP, “Zimbabwe cricket head Chingoka refused entry to Australia”, in Herald Sun:

(transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).


headhunter

headhunters (plural)
head hunter (alternative)

→ German: Headhunter m

Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.

(baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.

He is known as a goon and a headhunter.

(ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.


blocker

→ Polish: bloker, blokers

From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er.

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Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.

(sports) One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.

(cricket) A defensive or low-scoring batter.


hobby horse

hobby horses (plural)
hobbyhorse (alternative)
hobby-horse (alternative)

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British users rechristened the baron's invention the hobby horse then the dandy horse, because draisines became very fashionable with Regency gentlemen.

2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 10:

(cycling, historical) An early bicycle with no pedals or brakes.


soccer ball

soccer balls (plural)
soccerball (alternative)

(soccer) A ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer; a football.


double bridle

(equestrianism) A Weymouth bridle, which uses both a bradoon, held by a sliphead, and a curb bit, and is used with two reins.


curb bit

curb bits (plural)
curb-bit (alternative)

(equestrianism) A type of bit used on a bridle, which works by leverage and has shanks and a curb chain.


three day eventing

(sports) A three-phase equestrian sport consisting of dressage, cross country, and show jumping.


number one

England number one Hart produced a magnificent moment to deny Van Persie once more just after the hour mark, leaping across his goal to fingertip the Dutchman's crashing 25-yard, top corner-bound drive away.

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

(soccer) The main goalkeeper of a team, so-called because they wear the number 1 on the back of their kit.

(cricket) The batsman who opens the batting.


aquaplane

aquaplane (third-person singular simple present aquaplanes, present participle aquaplaning, simple past and past participle aquaplaned)

aquaplanes (present singular third-person)
aquaplaning (participle present)
aquaplaned (participle past)
aquaplaned (past)

PIE word
 *h₂ékʷeh₂
The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)).
The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

prefix

Coordinate term: water ski

She waved her arm—a significant and imperative signal—but she realised, almost as she did it, that there was scant chance of any one aquaplaning at thirty or forty kilometres an hour looking to the right or to the left.

1933, E[dward] Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 1, in Crooks in the Sunshine, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland & Stewart, →OCLC:

(sports, intransitive) To ride for leisure standing up on a board pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.

vesilautailla

to ride for leisure standing up on a board pulled on a water surface by a motorboat


pile-up

(colloquial) A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially

(American football) A pile of tackling players.


skating

en-noun

skating (usually uncountable, plural skatings)

(skiing, uncountable) A method of propulsion, where one moves similar to how a skater propels themselves. A technique in skiing, where a ski is planted diagonally, to push off of, and one slides forward on the ski facing straight forward, and then repeats the process with the swapping of the feet's actions.


dirtbag

(climbing) A poor climber, alpinist, skier or other outdoorsman who lives cheaply, without normal employment, and with few amenities in order to spend as much time on their sport as possible. Used praisingly.


tsukiotoshi

Borrowed from Japanese 突き落とし, literally "thrust down".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent down using a thrusting movement on his rib cage or shoulder.


tsukitaoshi

Borrowed from Japanese 突き倒し, literally "frontal thrust down".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker, after a heated slapping exchange, thrusts his opponent over onto his back or side.


tsumatori

Borrowed from Japanese 褄取り, literally "rear toe pick".

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker reaches down and picks up his opponent's foot (at the toes) and pulls back and up forcing him to fall forward


tsuridashi

Borrowed from Japanese 吊り出し (tsuridashi).

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grips his opponent's mawashi and heaves him into the air, lifting him over and out of the ring.


tsuriotoshi

From Japanese 吊り落とし (tsuriotoshi, literally “hanging and dropping”).

bor

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grips his opponent's mawashi, lifts him, and swings him sideways and down. A lifting bodyslam.


tsutaezori

From Japanese 伝え反り (tsutaezori), literally underarm forward body drop.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker dives under his opponent's arm whilst maintaining a grip on it, then leans back, forcing him to fall forward.


uchigake

From Japanese 内掛け (uchigake, “inside leg trip”).

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward, hooks his opponent's leg with his own, and pulls him over backwards.


uchimuso

Borrowed from Japanese 内無双, literally inner thigh propping twist down.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker sweeps one of his opponent's legs up by hitting his inner thigh, then pulling him with the other hand.


ushiromotare

Borrowed from Japanese 後ろもたれ, literally backward lean out.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker leans into his opponent from behind, forcing him back and out.


utchari

Borrowed from Japanese うっちゃり, literally "backward pivot throw".

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker, in a last ditch effort, drops his hips while twisting and pulling his opponent up and past him, sometimes onto his back


uwatedashinage

Borrowed from Japanese 上手出し投げ, literally "pulling overarm throw".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward and down.


uwatehineri

Borrowed from Japanese 上手捻り, literally "twisting overarm throw".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent in the direction of his outside arm.


uwatenage

(sumo) a kimarite in which the attacker heaves his opponent down as he turns away


waridashi

Borrowed from Japanese 割り出し, literally "upper-arm force out".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm at the biceps and pushes him back and out.


watashikomi

Borrowed from Japanese 渡し込み (watashikomi, “thigh-grabbing push down”).

Akinoshima chases "Yankee Doodle Dandy" around the dohyo, until he finally wins by watashikomi (thigh grabbing push down).

1999 March 22, Ken Crouch, “Day 9 spoiler - Kintaro's Musings Group”, in rec.sport.sumo (Usenet):

Kyokushuzan deployed several rare techniques such as watashi-komi, which he used in September of 1996.

2013, J Sargeant, Wild Men, Bad Boys and Model Citiizens:

Thigh-Grabbing Push Down (Watashikomi)

2016, Andrew Zerling, Sumo for Mixed Martial Arts: Winning Clinches, Takedowns, & Tactics, →ISBN:

Ozeki Terunofuji (4-2) outlasted top-ranked maegashira Tochiozan (0-6), while New Year champion Kotoshogiku saw off sekiwake Okinoumi (1-5) with a watashikomi thigh-grabbing pushdown to level his mark at 3-3.

2016 November 18, “Goeido, Hakuho fall; Kakuryu still unbeaten”, in The Japan Times:

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.


yaguranage

Borrowed from Japanese 櫓投げ, meaning inner thigh throw.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, places his knee against his opponent's inner thigh and drives the leg upwards while forcing him over.


yobimodoshi

Borrowed from Japanese 呼び戻し, literally pulling body slam.

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker first pulls his opponent forward, then suddenly releases his grip and pushes him back and down.


yorikiri

From Japanese 寄り切り (yorikiri, “frontal force out”).

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out backwards while maintaining a constant grip on his mawashi.


yoritaoshi

Borrowed from Japanese 寄り倒し, literally "frontal crush out".

(sumo) A kimarite in which, during a yorikiri attack, the opponent collapses to the floor.


zubuneri

Borrowed from Japanese ずぶねり, meaning "head pivot throw".

(sumo) A kimarite in which the attacker buries his head in the opponent's chest, locks his arm, and spins him down using the head as fulcrum.


perfecto

Borrowed from Spanish perfecto (“perfect”). Doublet of parfait, perfect, and perfectus.

doublet

(sports) In baseball or bowling, a perfect game.


jumpsuit

jumpsuits (plural)
jump suit (alternative)

From jump + suit, referring to parachute jumps.

(sports) A similar item of clothing used for outdoor sports such as skiing.

Anzug m (prefixed with the respective type of sport)


red flag

Typically, a red flag is used when it rains or when the safety of the clean-up crews is in danger because there is too much debris or oil on the track.

2005, James A. Vlasich, Horsehide, Pigskin, Oval Tracks and Apple Pie, →ISBN, page 177:

A red flag may be waved after a bad start or if a rider is injured. If you see a red flag, stop immediately and return to the starting line.

2017, Jill Sherman, Racing Personal Watercraft (Sea-Doos), →ISBN, page 37:

The race was punctuated by two red flags, the first caused by a pile-up on the pit straight, the second by a high-speed crash for Lance Stroll.

2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2023-04-03:

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.

(motor racing) Used as a signal that the race must be stopped immediately (and possibly restarted).


crawler

From crawl (“to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground”) + -er.


dropout

en-noun

dropout (countable and uncountable, plural dropouts)

dropouts (plural)
drop-out (alternative)

(cycling) The slot in the frame that accepts the axles of the wheels.

uitvaleinde

slot in a bicycle frame to hold the axle of a wheel


ACL

He's having a pretty good year, coming off of an ACL.

anterior cruciate ligament
anterior cruciate ligament#English

(anatomy) Initialism of anterior cruciate ligament.


jawbreaker

jawbreakers (plural)
jaw-breaker (alternative)
jaw breaker (alternative)

Bendoff went pluckily forward, but only to receive a jawbreaker from Couper's left, […]

1987, James Clarke, Like it was: The Star, 100 Years in Johannesburg, page 9:

(boxing, slang) A hard blow to the side of the face.


racemate

From race (“contest where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective”) + -mate (suffix forming nouns having the sense of ‘those with whom what is denoted by the nouns are shared’).

affix

Differences in time at finish, time minus time of winner, and time minus racemate average for various track conditions are given in Tables 15, 16, and 17, respectively.

1977, Richard Lee Hintz, Factors Influencing Racing Performance of the Standardbred Racer, page 28:

Many environmental factors, such as track condition or shape, racing strategy or quality of racemates, modify the expression of true speed by a horse in a race and thereby bias performance records.

1981, Virginia Tech Livestock Research Report, page 44:

The interpretation of pace or purse is complicated by the fact that the data reflect not only the performance of the horse but the decisions and behavior of the track officials, the driver, the owner, racemates, etc.

1989, EAAP Publication, →ISBN, page 132:

A second three-car pileup happened later on. [Scott] Tucker’s racemate Guy Cosmo avoided the accidents.

2018, M. Weber, “Rough Start”, in Wild Moments of Sports Car Racing, North Mankato, Minn.: Edge Books, →ISBN, page 15:

(chiefly sports) One participating in the same race as others.

kisakumppani

one participating in the same race as others


chin-up

Not a deverbal, unlike pull-up; the chin-up and the muscle-up as variations of pulling oneself upward were named later than the pull-up, with influence from its name.

Compare the actions of the humerus during the performance of a chin-up with supinated grip with those during the performance of a chin-up with pronated grip. Are the chin-ups alike or different with respect to muscle involvement?

1973 Marilyn M. Hinson, Kinesiology, page 63

(weightlifting) (US) An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. It can be defined more restrictively on criteria like the arms starting at lock-out, or the chin requiring contact with the bottom of the bar, or touching the neck to the bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.


pull up

en-verb

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

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

In this May 20, 2006, Barbaro is steadied[sic, "by" is missing] a track worker as jockey Edgar Prado looks on after he pulled up the horse with a fractured right rear leg during the 131st running of the Preakness Stakes horse race at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

2016 May 19, Paul Vigna, “Barbaro's ill-fated run 10 years ago in the Preakness: A look back”, in PennLive:

(transitive, horse racing) To intentionally take a racehorse out of a race, usually as a result of the horse's tiredness or concerns of potential injury (in reference to the act of pulling up the reins).


endo

(cycling) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

Stoppie

a bike trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel

Midway down a winding descent on a dry, rocky trail during a mountain bike race in Maui, I tried to avoid a large rock, jammed on my front brakes and went flying over the handlebars – a judo-style fall known as an "endo". […] To avoid future "endos" on precipitous descents, I stood with my weight over the rear wheel, gripping the seat with my thighs.

2000 November 17, Joe Glickman, “High in the Saddle for a Rousing Ride That's Bumpy, Bruising and Scary”, in The New York Times:

(cycling) A crash in which the back wheel of the bicycle lifts off the ground and the cyclist is hurtled over the handlebars.


endo

endo (third-person singular simple present endos, present participle endoing, simple past and past participle endoed)

endos (present singular third-person)
endoing (participle present)
endoed (participle past)
endoed (past)

I remember when disc brakes became a worthwhile investment; from this point on, following Clive became extremely dangerous. He just kept endoing everywhere! Down a steep bank, through a stile, on his dad's bed… […] Clive endos smoothly into the corner while swinging the back wheel out, drops into the switchback and he's away.

2011, Clive Forth, The Mountain Biking Pocket Guide: Your Slope Saviour, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 8:

Pro athletes are expected to be Very Online. Some polish their profiles to a high shine; Courtney rides her own line. There are the obligatory golden-hour shots, but her Insta also has quirky strength-training videos and footage of total yard sales—like her endoing on a training ride this spring.

2019 December 9, “The 2019 Outsiders of the Year”, in Outside:


laser beam

Ramirez hit a laser beam home run into the right center field seats leading the 10th inning off Boston closer Ken Ryan

1995, Russell Schneider, Glorious Indian Summer of 1995: Season of Dreams...Cleveland, →ISBN, page 44:

The batter hit a laser-beam to right field. A run for Cincinnati! Now the score was five to three.

2005, Dallas Woodburn, 3 A.m.: A Collection of Short Stories, iUniverse, →ISBN:

When in doubt, so I threw my best fastball. Mantle hit a laser beam past my right knee.

2009, P.J. Dragseth, Eye for Talent: Interviews with Veteran Baseball Scouts, McFarland, →ISBN, page 37:

The way he warmed up his famous arm by throwing laser beams out of a sleepy, feline half-windup to some bullpen lackey armed with the added protection of a catcher's mitt.

2010, Josh Wilker, Cardboard Gods: An All-American Tale Told Through Baseball Cards, Seven Footer Press, →ISBN:

Just as he finished that sentence, Evan Longoria hit a laser beam over the left field fence. The Red Sox season was over in a flash.

2012, Paul Kocak, Baseball's Starry Night: Reliving Major League Baseball's 2011 Wild Card Night of Shock and Awe, Digitature, →ISBN, page 152:

One reason the rookies weren't catching too many was that Bradshaw was throwing laser beams.

2013, Roy Blount Jr., About Three Bricks Shy...And the Load Filled Up, Ballantine Books, →ISBN:

The Bloomer Girls played a respectable brand of baseball, to be sure, but they didn't throw 350-foot laser beams from deep center, or chew Red Man during ballgames.

2014, Scott Simkus, Outsider Baseball: The Weird World of Hardball on the Fringe, 1876–1950, Chicago Review Press, →ISBN, page 116:

(baseball) A low, hard-hit or -thrown ball.


pogo

pogo (third-person singular simple present pogos, present participle pogoing, simple past and past participle pogoed)

pogos (present singular third-person)
pogoing (participle present)
pogoed (participle past)
pogoed (past)

(cycling) To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.


pogo

(cycling) The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.


equalizer

equalizers (plural)
equaliser (alternative)

[Bendtner was central to it at all, firstly firing home, via a deflection off Gareth McAuley, after being teed up by Sebastien Larsson's neat backheel, and then a minute later crossing for Elmohamady to head in an equaliser.

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

Mariners scored a run in the seventh inning and the equaliser in the top of the ninth, after Braves’ starting pitcher Ashley Crump had dominated—throwing six scoreless innings for just two hits.

2011 May 16, Mike Driscoll, “Pirates plunder top spot with late attack”, in Illawarra Mercury, page 36:

(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.


lifter

While some lifters insist that supersets must consist of consecutive exercises for the same bodypart, others would bet their weight belts that supersets involve opposing bodyparts.

2010, Eric Velazquez, “Power Pairings”, in Reps!, 17:83:

When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 148:

(cricket) A delivery that bounces well off the pitch.


aid climbing

(climbing) a type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.


anchorman

From anchor + man. Senses 1 and 4 derive from sense 2, sense 3 is literal.

(athletics) The most reliable runner in a relay team, usually the one that runs last.


leveller

levellers (plural)
leveler (alternative)

Cardiff pressed for a leveller to force the tie into penalties, but Stoke comfortably held out and Walters added his second finishing from a tight angle after his first shot was beaten back to him by Heaton.

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


chip in

chip in (third-person singular simple present chips in, present participle chipping in, simple past and past participle chipped in)

chips in (present singular third-person)
chipping in (participle present)
chipped in (participle past)
chipped in (past)

He chipped in from 20 yards for a birdie.

(intransitive, golf) To put a chip shot in the hole.


shoo-in

shoo-ins (plural)
shoo in (alternative)
shoe-in (alternative)
shoe in (alternative)

From a sense of the verb shoo, where racehorses would fall back and allow a chosen rider to win a fixed race. See 1910 quotation.

Little Pete was a member of the delegation that were in on the "shoo" in the third race. He had several commissioners placing his coin on Model. If the race was to have been a "shoo-in" for Model, there must have been one or two owners that were not in on the deal.

1895, “Pointers from the Paddock”, in The San Francisco Call:

Most of the "regulars" are deeply suspicious of all steeplechase races of late years, and, whenever the favorite falls at one of the obstacles and a long priced leaper wins the race, they loudly call the race a "shoo-in" (a fixed affair, that is, in which the steeplechase racers have arranged to drop to the rear of the "meant" jumper and "shoo" him to the wire, they previously, of course, having got their money down on the horse thus generously treated).

1910, “Vernacular of the Race Track”, in New-York Tribune:

[it was] wondered whether Chris Chenery's Virginia flyer would be a shoo-in for the Belmont Stakes […]

(horse racing) The winner of a fixed race, a fixed race.


Toblerone

Brand name, from a blend of Tobler (“surname of one of the creators”) + Italian torrone (“form of nougat”).

(cricket, slang) A length of soft sponge shaped like a triangular prism, usually printed with advertising, that can be placed over the boundary rope.


cleanskin

(cricket) A cricket bat with no maker's logo


no man's land

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Originally from Middle English Nomanneslond, which first appears c. 1350. Revived with new senses in a dispatch printed in the Times newspaper by Colonel Ernest Dunlop Swinton writing as "Eyewitness".

noman's land (alternative)
no-man's land (alternative)

(tennis) The area between the backcourt and the space close to the net, from which it is difficult to return the ball.

(cricket) An area of the field where a fielder cannot save a single, nor stop a boundary.


take a dive

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

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

I decided there could be a nice bit of irony in a situation where a boxer, with a crown his for the taking, deliberately takes a dive to get revenge on the man he hates, who is betting everything on the boxer's victory.

1950, Jules Archer, I Sell What I Write, page 44:

"You got a fight next weekend. You take a dive in the fourth round, understand?"

2012, Gary Lovisi, “Boxing, Babes & Bullets”, in Battling Boxing Stories, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 165:

The businessman turned promoter rejected some of overseas rumors going around that Klitschko bet a large portion of funds on himself and then took a dive to collect.

2015 December 31, Vadim Pushkin, “Povetkin Promoter Praises Fury, Rejects Klitschko Dive Claim”, in Boxing Scene, retrieved 2016-08-03:

(idiomatic, boxing) To feign a knockout in order to lose intentionally.


take the field

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

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

(horse racing) To stake one's money against the favourite, taking the chances of the field against the chance of one horse.


baby face

baby faces (plural)
babyface (alternative)
baby-face (alternative)

[Jim] Freedman began his analysis by noting two important facts about professional wrestling: First, that heels triumph considerably more often than do babyfaces and, second, that they triumph by different means, relying on secret holds, sly managers, secret weapons, and illegal maneuvers, whereas babyfaces trust to their physical abilities and athletic training alone.

1989, Bruce Lincoln, “The Dialectics of Symbolic Inversion”, in Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part III (Classification), page 158:

And they [wrestling fans] identified with the local farmer Kasaboski, the French-Canadian boys from Montreal, the clean-cut American lads and the handsome, muscular baby faces. At the same time, they jeered the heels, the masked men, the arrogant, bearded Russians and Germans, and the treacherous Japanese. Promoters always played on stereotypes and post-war biases.

2007, Gary Howard, “Linking the East and the North”, in The Rassler from Renfrew: The History of Northland Wrestling Enterprises (1946–1980) Promoter – Larry Kasaboski, Renfrew, Ont.: General Store Publishing House, →ISBN, page 41:

A babyface’s success depends a great deal on the heels he’s facing. It’s all in how you make them look. A good heel will make your babyface look like Superman.

2007 October, Dave Batista [i.e., Dave Bautista], with Jeremy Roberts, “Evolution”, in Batista Unleashed, New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 127:

(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned.


leadoff

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The leadoff batter began the inning with a double, setting a good example for the following players.

(chiefly baseball) Beginning something by leading the way.


loosehead

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


RT

en-noun

RT (countable and uncountable, plural RTs)

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


magic number

(sports) A metric used to determine a team's required performance to make the playoffs.

The sum of one and the wins by one team and losses by an opponent necessary for the team to ensure the opponent cannot catch it in the standings by the end of the regular season. In Major League Baseball, with a regular season of 162 games, the magic number M is calculated as M = 163 - W₁ - L₂, in which W₁ is the leading team's current win total, and L₂ is the opponent's current loss total. A magic number of 0 indicates that the trailing team cannot catch the leading team.

(by extension) The lowest such number that assures a team a playoff berth.


smother

en-verb

smother (third-person singular simple present smothers, present participle smothering, simple past and past participle smothered)

smothers (present singular third-person)
smothering (participle present)
smothered (participle past)
smothered (past)
smoother (alternative)

From Middle English smothren, smortheren, alteration (due to smother, smorther (“a suffocating vapour, dense smoke”, noun)) of Middle English smoren (“to smother”), from Old English smorian (“to smother, suffocate, choke”), from Proto-Germanic *smurōną (“to suffocate, strangle”), probably related to *smallijan (“to burn”) or Old English smoca (“smoke”).
Cognate with Middle Low German smoren, smurten (“to choke, suffocate”), West Flemish smoren (“to smoke, reek”), Dutch smoren (“to suffocate, smother", also "to stew, simmer”), German schmoren (“to stew, simmer, braise”).

cog

Emmanuel Adebayor's touch proved a fraction heavy as he guided Van der Vaart's exquisite long ball round John Ruddy, before the goalkeeper did well to smother Bale's shot from Modric's weighted pass.

2011 December 27, Mike Henson, “Norwich 0 - 2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) To get in the way of a kick of the ball.

(boxing) To prevent the development of an opponent's attack by one's arm positioning.


stopper

He's the number one stopper in the country.

And just before the interval, Kolarov, who was having one of his better games in a City shirt, fizzed in a cracker from 30 yards which the Wolves stopper unconvincingly pushed behind for a corner.

2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC:


lockout

lockouts (plural)
lock-out (alternative)

(weightlifting) The final portion of a weightlifting motion where all applicable limbs or joints are fully extended or "locked out".

2016, Christian Thibaudeau, “Tip: For Bigger Triceps, Do Heavy Lockouts”, in T-Nation:

(weightlifting) An exercise meant to increase strength in the lockout portion of a lifting motion.


linearly

en-adv

linearly (comparative more linearly, superlative most linearly)

more linearly (comparative)
most linearly (superlative)

(dance) Forward or backward, as opposed to laterally or diagonally.


jailbreak

jailbreaks (plural)
jail break (alternative)

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(ice hockey) A rule present in some ice hockey leagues that causes a penalty to end if the short-handed team scores.


jailbreak

en-verb

jailbreak (third-person singular simple present jailbreaks, present participle jailbreaking, simple past jailbroke, past participle jailbroken)

jailbreaks (present singular third-person)
jailbreaking (participle present)
jailbroke (past)
jailbroken (participle past)

(ice hockey) To score while short-handed in a league with the "jailbreak" rule.


conga

For the dance:
* Borrowed from Spanish Congo (“Congo dance”), so-called for being of sub-Saharan African origin.

The conga dance, with its long line that might eventually sweep in everybody in the place, and the kick on the fourth beat and the fruited headdress that were to become her trademarks.

1979, John Storm Roberts, The Latin Tinge, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, pages 81–82:

(dance) A march of Cuban origin in four-four time in which people form a chain, each holding the hips of the person in front of them; in each bar, dancers take three shuffle steps and then kick alternate legs outwards at the beat; the chain weaves around the place and allows new participants to join the back of the chain.


chippy

en-adj

chippy (comparative chippier, superlative chippiest)

chippier (comparative)
chippiest (superlative)
chippie (alternative)

2007, Canadian Interuniversity Sport, cisport.ca,
The University of Lethbridge Pronghorns and University of Saskatchewan Huskies battled to a 1-1 draw in a chippy Canada West men’s soccer affair that saw the teams combine for 33 fouls and five yellow cards.

(Canada, US, sports) Involving violence or unfair play.


mech

en-noun

mech (countable and uncountable, plural mechs)

front/rear mech

To fit a braze-on front mech without breaking the chain, remove the nut and bolt from the chain cage, as shown.

2011, Fred Milson, Complete Bike Maintenance, MVP Books, →ISBN, page 88:

Campagnolo made one more giant step forward when the company developed the first parallelogram rear mechanism—the Gran Sport—in 1951. Its parallelogram action and double jockey wheels are how all rear mechanisms (or rear mechs for short) operate today.

2015, Chris Boardman, The Biography of the Modern Bike: The Ultimate History of Bike Design, Hachette, →ISBN, page 54:

(cycling) Clipping of (derailleur) mechanism.


burn out

en-verb

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

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

(intransitive, bowling, of a ball) To use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.


nitrox

Blend of nitro(gen) + ox(ygen). Analyzable as nitro- + ox

"Enriched air" or "nitrox" is a mixture of air and oxygen; the oxygen component ranges to about 50% but is used normally at 32 to 40%. [...] Safe enriched air nitrox diving practices established for the scientific diving community might be of some value and could help avoid accidents due to ignorance of its hazards and use of improper procedures.

1989 September, “Abstract”, in R. W. Hamilton, Dudley J. Crosson, Alan W. Hulbert, editors, Workshop on Enriched Air Nitrox Diving (National Undersea Research Program Research Report; 89-1), Rockville, Md.: Office of Undersea Research, Oceanic and Atmosphere Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, →OCLC, page 1:

NOAA Nitrox I is a standard breathing gas mixture of 32% oxygen (±1%); the balance of the gas (68%) is nitrogen. [...] High-pressure storage cylinders, scuba tanks, regulators, and all high-pressure gas transfer equipment that is used with pure oxygen or with nitrox mixtures that contain more than 40 percent oxygen must be cleaned and maintained for oxygen service.

1991 October, “Appendix D: NOAA Nitrox I Diving and Decompression Tables”, in NOAA Diving Manual: Diving for Science and Technology, Silver Spring, Md.: Office of Undersea Research, Oceanic and Atmosphere Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, →OCLC, page D-1:

Is there a compromise between too much oxygen and too much inert gas? The answer is the use of enriched air nitrox (enriched air) mixtures in the SCUBA tank. The two most commonly used mixtures are 32 percent and 36 percent oxygen mixtures. [...] [T]he increased oxygen percentages make the diver using nitrox mixtures more subject to oxygen seizures. With nitrox mixtures, the relative increase in oxygen percentage is over three times the relative decrease in nitrogen percentage.

2004, Michael B. Strauss, Igor V. Aksenov, Diving Science, Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 35:

[N]itrox is often referred to as ‘enriched air’ or ‘enriched air – nitrox’ (EANx). By convention, the mix is described by reference to its oxygen content. Thus, if a nitrox mix contains 36 per cent oxygen, then it is referred to as ‘nitrox 36’ (‘Nx36’) or ‘EANx36’. [...] [T]he nitrox diver can use the reduced absorption of nitrogen to increase allowable dive time by using the EAD to derive the no-decompression limit for the dive or as a basis for calculating decompression. This approach allows longer dives and shorter decompression.

2016, Carl Edmonds, Michael Bennett, John Lippmann, Simon J. Mitchell, “Technical Diving”, in Diving and Subaquatic Medicine, 5th edition, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN, part 10 (Specialized Diving and Its Problems), page 705:

(underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than that of normal air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas.

نيتروكس

mixture of nitrogen and oxygen used as a breathing gas


scorcher

/ˈskɔɹ.t͡ʃɚ/

-ɔː(ɹ)t͡ʃə(ɹ)

From scorch + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (descriptive suffix).

What a scorcher! See the net reverberate!

(soccer) A very good goal, notably made with a very hard shot.


wahine

Borrowed from Maori and Hawaiian wahine (“woman”), from Proto-Polynesian *fafine.


renewal

en-noun

renewal (countable and uncountable, plural renewals)

(fencing) An offensive action made immediately after a parried one.


Nathan

From a 2014 meme which suggested that white people should replace the word nigga in rap songs with Nathan. The present meaning of the term dates from around 2017.

A Nathan is a stereotype who usually listens to white rappers like Eminem,logic and NF, and hates new rap

2019 November 25, u/Szillar, “Mumble rappers be like:”, in Reddit, r/dankmemes, archived from the original on 2023-09-30:

Nathans are infinitely worse than mumble/trap fans

2022 February 28, u/uselessrart, “Mummble acceptance in dhh.”, in Reddit, r/IndianHipHopHeads, archived from the original on 2023-09-30:

it would be nice if the new fans would go away or at least change who they are completely. i love seeing bladee & company win but these 100 gec ass nathans are like locusts going from one artist's chronically online fanbase to the next. sematary went down quick lol. once fantano reviewed rb3 it was over

2022 December 19, “Hiphop 10 years from now?”, in Reddit, r/hiphopheads, archived from the original on 2023-09-30:

(slang, hip-hop, derogatory) A white hip-hop fan, especially one who listens to white rappers and looks down on mumble rap.


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


four foot (alternative)
four-foot (alternative)

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


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


arena ice

(curling) Temporary curling ice made quickly on a hockey rink or the like, generally different or less suitable for curling than that of a full-time curling facility.


back board

(curling) The border at the extreme ends of the sheet.


blank end

(curling) An end in which no stones are touching the house, and thus no points are scored.


mixed doubles

(sports) A game played between two teams, each consisting of a female and a male.


nineteenth hole

nineteenth hole (plural nineteenth holes)

From an extension of the golf course hole-numbering system, wherein a (normal) full-length course consists of eighteen holes.

The incident occurred at the "University Bar," Sinclair Road, the public house now styled the "Nineteenth Hole."

1972, The Diced Cap: The Story of Aberdeen City Police, page 79:

Many golfers enjoy the tradition associated with the nineteenth hole. This tradition usually involves a trip to the clubhouse bar, or something serving its reasonable approximation, [... for] a few drinks. On occasion, some golfers get carried away at the nineteenth hole, sometimes in handcuffs.

2007, John H. Minan, The Little Green Book of Golf Law: The Real Rules of the Game of Golf, →ISBN, page 145:

As it was told to me in the nineteenth hole, a cracking pub in the center of town, […]

2009, Tom Coyne, A Course Called Ireland: A Long Walk, →ISBN, page 50:

(golf) A pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course; equivalent to après-ski.

nittende hul

nittonde hål (usually in definite singular: nittonde hålet)


scissor

en-verb

scissor (third-person singular simple present scissors, present participle scissoring, simple past and past participle scissored)

scissors (present singular third-person)
scissoring (participle present)
scissored (participle past)
scissored (past)
scissors (alternative)

From Middle English cysour, cysoure, cysowre, altered from sisours (“scissors”); ultimately from Latin caedere (“to cut”); current spelling influenced by Latin scindere, scissus (“to split”).

(skating) To skate with one foot significantly in front of the other.


BHA

Brighton & Hove Albion
w:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Brighton & Hove Albion.


tale of the tape

(boxing) The pre-fight measurements taken of the combatants.


at home

The team has won three-quarters of its games at home, but less than half of away games.

The team has a 6–2 record at home.

Today is match day, Grimsby Town are at home, and the ground is walking distance from New Clee station. So, visiting football supporters coming by train have to change at Grimsby Town [station]. That's a real pain.

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

(sports, of a team) Playing at its usual venue, playing as the home team.


suki

This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki.

1959, Daisetz Teitarō Suzuki, Zen and Japanese culture, page 143:

When you receive a strike, it is because there is a suki. Your opponent draws your attention to your weak spots, and you endeavor to ensure that you do not receive a strike in the same place again.

1997, Hiroshi Ozawa, Kendo: The Definitive Guide, →ISBN, page 20:

Often, though, a suki to the chest will cause the sword to become lodged between bone and cartilage making it very difficult to quickly remove.

2006, Kevin L. Seiler, Donald J. Seller, Karate-do, →ISBN, page 61:

(Japan, martial arts) An opening to the enemy; a weak spot that provides an advantage for one's opponent.


engine room

(figurative) The source of power in a team or other group.


corner kick

(soccer) A kick awarded to the attacking team when the ball leaves the field of play by wholly crossing the goal line without a goal having been scored, having last touched a player from the defending team. For the kick, the ball is placed within the corner arc closest to where it went out of play.


left-winger

vasemmistolainen

person who belongs to the political left

(sports) A person who plays the position of left wing.


grinding

en-noun

grinding (countable and uncountable, plural grindings)

From Middle English gryndynge, equivalent to grind + -ing.

No grinding is allowed on the dance floor at the junior prom: it isn't age-appropriate.

(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.


kickball

kickball (countable and uncountable, plural kickballs)

kickballs (plural)
kick-ball (alternative)
kick ball (alternative)

(sports, uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit.


muller

en-verb

muller (third-person singular simple present mullers, present participle mullering, simple past and past participle mullered)

mullers (present singular third-person)
mullering (participle present)
mullered (participle past)
mullered (past)

Probably from Angloromani mul-, the preterite stem of mer- (“to die”) (compare mullered, mullo (“dead”, adjective); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mer- (“to die; to disappear”)) + English -er (suffix forming frequentative verbs).

der

(often sports) To utterly defeat or outplay (a sportsperson, a team, etc.); to destroy, to thrash, to trounce.


chalky

en-adj

chalky (comparative chalkier, superlative chalkiest)

chalkier (comparative)
chalkiest (superlative)

It’s funny — even though the bracket has been so chalky, several of the top seeds have looked suspect at times.

(US, sports, chiefly basketball) Of a tournament: in which the favorites win, or expected to win, most of the games.


tweenie

(tennis) A shot that is hit between the legs; a tweener.