She stalked the family home to catch Sophie on a run, and then she lied and said she was a part of the 5K the family did in Jon's memory. Then, she wanted to leave a note (or maybe the memory card with that info on it) for Delilah, and then she chickened out. These aren't actions of a straight-thinking woman.

2019 February 28, Lindsay Denninger, “Why You Might Be Wrong About Emma & Barbara Morgan On 'Million Little Things'”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 2023-03-29:

(athletics) A road race over 5 000 metres.


(athletics) A road race over 10 000 metres.


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


sideline reporter

en-noun

sideline reporter (plural sideline reporters)

(sports) A reporter who is stationed on or near the field in order to be able to closely observe what is happening off the field and to interview players and coaches during the course of the game.


wickie

(sports, cricket, colloquial, British) A wicketkeeper.


out lap

(motor racing) In qualifying, the (non-competitive) lap on which one exits the pit lane and prepares for a flying lap.

ulostulokierros

a qualifying lap on which one exited the pits


flying lap

(motor racing) In qualifying, a competitive lap to set a fast time, as opposed to an in lap or out lap.


in lap

(motor racing) In qualifying, the (non-competitive) lap after one or more flying laps on which one enters the pit lane.

sisääntulokierros

a qualifying lap on which one enters the pits


mobile chicane

(motor racing, derogatory) A driver or car considerably slower than the rest on the track, when perceived to repeatedly act as an obstruction to faster drivers or cars.


deuces wild

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Refers to various card games where deuces are used as wild cards. Probably coined by Los Angeles Dodgers sportscaster Vin Scully.

The deuces are wild, he would announce before a pitch. Two balls, two strikes, two out, two on, and two to two in the bottom of the second. Bosch could hear Scully's voice in his head as he considered that the deuces were now wild in his own game

If there were two balls and two strikes on a batter, with two outs in an inning—what is called “deuces wild” in baseball—the bullpen would work like mad to get its pitcher out of the inning.

2011, Travis Haney, Gamecock Glory: The University of South Carolina Baseball Team's Journey to the 2010 NCAA Championship.:

(baseball) A situation in a ballgame where there are two balls, two strikes, two outs and two men on base.


quersprung

His witty book ends with ski specialties such as propeller hops, gazelle christies, the gelaendesprung, the umsprung and the quersprung.

1965, Curtis W. Casewit, Ski Fever: How to Master the Fastest-growing Winter Sport:

A quersprung is a turn done with two poles, one on each side, like a gelundesprung but at a much slower speed.

2001 March, Skiing Heritage Journal, volume 13, number 1, page 7:

(skiing) A kind of jump turn where the skier turns 90 degrees in the air.


out of play

A foul cannot be awarded while the ball is out of play.

Bristol City have told their Championship rivals, including Huddersfield Town, that they will not be kicking the ball out of play this season, unless a player has suffered a genuine head injury.

2019 August 5, Mel Booth, Emelio Galantini, Aidan McCartney, “Huddersfield Town and Championship told of Bristol City stance on kicking ball out”, in Examiner Live:

(sports) Unavailable to be played according to the rules of the game in question.


total bases

(baseball) A statistic that measures a player's hitting. In this statistic, each single counts as one base, each double counts as two bases, each triple as three bases and each home run as four bases.


get off the mark

en-verb

get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> off the mark

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

gets off the mark (present singular third-person)
getting off the mark (participle present)
got off the mark (past)
got off the mark (UK participle past)
gotten off the mark (US participle past)

And now Leclerc has won two races while Vettel is still to get off the mark this year. Looking at the remaining races - the tracks they are on, and the pattern of Ferrari's form - it is far from certain he will get another chance.

2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport:

(idiomatic, sports) To score one's first points


racing line

Leclerc seemed to have come perilously close to breaking the rule that says a driver moving back to the racing line to defend his position must leave at least a car's width on his outside. He said he thought he had; Hamilton said he definitely had not.

(motor racing) The most optimal (fastest) line or course on a racetrack.


slow off the mark

en-adj

slow off the mark (comparative slower off the mark, superlative slowest off the mark)

slower off the mark (comparative)
slowest off the mark (superlative)

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

(idiomatic, sports) slow to act or react


barrier rogue

(Australia, horse racing) A racehorse that is difficult to control when being put into the starting gates.


one that goes the other way

en-noun

the one that goes the other way (plural ones that go the other way)

the one that goes the other way (canonical)
ones that go the other way (plural)


change the leg

en-verb

change the leg (third-person singular simple present changes the leg, present participle changing the leg, simple past and past participle changed the leg)

changes the leg (present singular third-person)
changing the leg (participle present)
changed the leg (participle past)
changed the leg (past)

(equestrianism) To change the gait of a horse while riding.


zero blitz

(American football) A defensive scheme which involves no deep defenders, person-to-person coverage and a heavy pass rush.


pass rush

Coach Ron Rivera was hired to restore pride and discipline (and winning seasons) to a decaying franchise, and for a defensive-minded coach, buttressing the pass rush with the best defensive end prospect in the class is a reasonable way to start.

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

(American football) A defensive tactic which involves one or more players charging towards the quarterback either to get a sack or other pressure.


pass rusher

A late-scoring push forced overtime, but even in added time, the team was forced to go for a field goal on their initial drive after a pass rusher forced an overthrow from Purdy. This allowed Mahomes in and the emerging all-time great doesn’t often make mistakes.

2024 February 12, Ben Morse and Steve Almasy, “Kansas City Chiefs defeat San Francisco 49ers in OT in Super Bowl LVIII, become first back-to-back NFL champions in 19 years”, in CNN.com:

(American football) A defensive player who engages in a pass rush, who attempts to sack or pressure the quarterback.


gumby

Eddy Delwood wove an exaggerated tale about him. It was a story about the day's big climb.
"So the gumby's up there fifteen minutes now...He's not movin', just standin' there."

1984, Steve Roper, Ascent: The Mountaineering Experience in Word and Image, page 61:

"Beattie...What's a gumby?"
"It's what I thought you were the first day: a beginner, a rookie, green as grass and wet behind the ears. Something you've never been, Spider-Man. Though the way you climbed just now...well..."

2008, V. M. Jones, Out of Reach, page 230:

You do notice one guy (not a gumby, he's done A5 climbs) who doesn't really hoist any equipment, never leads the climb, never finds routes, and conveniently forgets to bring his ropes.

2011, Stephen E. Schmid, Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone, page 155:

Caroline was silent. Probably standing there, watching with pity. Or maybe she'd left. Why would she stay to watch the gumby climb anyway?

2018, Sarah Nicole Lemon, Valley Girls, page 183:

(climbing, slang, sometimes derogatory) An inexperienced climber.


white ball

Kohli says that his white-ball batting is essentially an extension of his Test batting.

2017 January 28, Jonathan Liew, “To cling together or drift apart? Red and white-ball cricket facing a divided future”, in The Daily Telegraph, London:

Adil Rashid has put his ambitions for a Test return on hold and negotiated a new white-ball deal at Yorkshire after losing some of his appetite for the first-class game. ... “I’ve made the decision to just concentrate on white ball, something which makes me very happy and gives me the best chance of improving my cricket,” said Rashid.

2018 February 15, Ali Martin, Vithushan Ehantharajah, “Adil Rashid opts out of first-class cricket for 2018 season”, in The Guardian, London:

limited overs cricket
limited overs cricket

(cricket, journalism, metonymically) limited overs cricket, as distinct from first-class cricket


chest down

chest down (third-person singular simple present chests down, present participle chesting down, simple past and past participle chested down)

chests down (present singular third-person)
chesting down (participle present)
chested down (participle past)
chested down (past)

(ball games, especially soccer) to control a high ball with the chest (for example, in order to shoot, dribble, or pass it)


scout team

(American football) A group of players on a team, often from the practice squad who emulate the style of play of future opponents so that the starting players can practice against them.


practice squad

(American football) A group of players who are not eligible to play in games, but who participate in practices.


chinlock

(wrestling) A position in which one wrestler grabs the other's chin, particularly with the attacker's knees on the opponent's upper back.


waiver wire

en-noun

waiver wire (countable and uncountable, plural waiver wires)

(sports) The mechanism by which players who have been released (waived) by teams are eligible to be hired by other teams.


running rail

(horse racing) A fence which marks the inside edge of a racecourse track.


deep-water solo

deep-water solo (plural deep-water solos)

(climbing) A climb without safety equipment over water deep enough to provide safety after a fall.


deep-water solo

en-verb

deep-water solo (third-person singular simple present deep-water soloes, present participle deep-water soloing, simple past and past participle deep-water soloed)

deep-water soloes (present singular third-person)
deep-water soloing (participle present)
deep-water soloed (participle past)
deep-water soloed (past)

(climbing) To climb without safety equipment over water deep enough to provide safety after a fall.


out for a duck

From the use of duck to mean a batsman's score of 0 in cricket.

The inevitable happened - I was out for a duck and was furious when I got back to the dressing room.

2012, Andrew Flintoff, Ashes to Ashes: One Test After Another:

The batsman out first ball is out for a duck, no matter how fervently and frequently he replays the awful moment in his mind's eye; a missed catch is a drop, however intricate and extenuating the context; and wickets claimed in the post-match bar do not count, even if the bowler believes them "deserved".

2013, Robert Winder, The Little Wonder: The Remarkable History of Wisden:

Shaw's five victims included Australian skipper, David Gregory, out for a duck.

2014, Philip Barker, Lord's Firsts: 200 Years of Making History at Lord’s Cricket Ground, page 98:

(cricket) Having batted no hits for the entire game.


starting signal

en-noun

starting signal (plural starting signals)

At the starting signal, pull up and back against the underside of the starting platform to get your body moving forward.

2003, Ernest W. Maglischo, Swimming Fastest, Human Kinetics, →ISBN, page 277:


1v1 (countable and uncountable, plural 1v1s)

With all my teams, we conduct 1v1s at least every third or fourth training session all season long.

2016, Thomas DeNigris, Play Faster: Speed, Agility & Quickness for Soccer, Page Publishing, Inc., →ISBN:

SOCCER IS A GAME OF 1V1S […] Anytime you mention 1v1 to coaches, we immediately picture players lined up facing each other practicing step-overs and feints. But, as Michael [Beale] says, “it most certainly isn’t that.”

2018, Josh Faga, The Real Giants of Soccer Coaching: Insights and Wisdom from the Game’s Greatest Coaches, Meyer & Meyer Sport, →ISBN, page 144:

He was occasionally caught out in 1v1s, especially against Derby’s fast and strong CF, who was able to ‘pin and spin’ on Billy twice.

2023, A. Mark Williams, Paul R. Ford, Barry Drust, editors, Science and Soccer: Developing Elite Performers, 4th edition, Routledge, →ISBN:

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


en-verb

1v1 (third-person singular simple present 1v1s, present participle 1v1ing, simple past and past participle 1v1ed)

In any other universe, they’d probably be 1v1ing Batman since you’re sure they’re the Joker incarnate.

Moreover, if you ever have a class on Upper Campus, you can get off at the second stop which is High St, saving you the trouble of 1v1ing Basser Steps.

2016 February, Bizzness One, UNSW Business Society, page 16:

“1V1 ME BRO”

Is she pissed that I barely did anything in our last battle but took all the credit and gloated in the end anyway?! Does she want to 1v1 me?!

2022, Kota Nozomi, translated by Tristan K. Hill, When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace 2, J-Novel Club, →ISBN:

JLINGZ was spurred on by it, Oscar ‘Yuki’ Jiang (江铭亮) felt the boost as he 1v1ed eventual winner Phillip ‘ImperialHal’ Dosen, and the home advantage had a palpable effect.

2023 February 16, Ben Sledge, “ALGS New Boys Northeption Are Here To Stay”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 2023-02-16:

(video games, sports) To compete as one player pitted against one other player.


cox box

(rowing) An electronic device with a digital readout displaying the stroke rate and a voice amplifier allowing the coxswain to give instructions to the crew.


free solo

(climbing) An ascent in which the climber does not use ropes or other protection for safety.


free solo

free solo (third-person singular simple present free soloes, present participle free soloing, simple past and past participle free soloed)

free soloes (present singular third-person)
free soloing (participle present)
free soloed (participle past)
free soloed (past)

(climbing) To climb without ropes or other protection.


free soloist

(climbing) A climber who engages in free solo climbing, i.e. without ropes or other protection.


broken field

Quarter-backs this year who have gained considerable notice are Fallis of Haskell Indians and Pooler of Kansas University, they both being very good in a broken field.

1905, Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide, page 169:

The forward passer receives the ball, runs a yard or two as a feint, and then, with scarcely a look over the broken field, selects a person and a place and throws the ball.

1972, Chronicle of American Physical Education, page 383:

Barely two minutes after the interval the margin was reduced to just a single point after Elliot Daly, under a bit of pressure, knocked on 40 metres from his own line and gave the Wallabies a broken field to play with.

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

(rugby, American football) A field in which there are defensive players from the other team between the player who has the ball and the goal.


front-rower

The Wallaby defence was too easily spilt by Farrell’s snappy midfield miss-pass, allowing a beaming Sinckler to storm untouched through the unguarded heart of the defence. The Harlequins front-rower used to be a fly-half in his youth but this was the stuff of any prop forward’s dreams.


prop forward

(rugby) A forward who acts as a prop in a scrum.


natural protection

(climbing) Trees, rocks and other natural features which are used to anchor safety equipment.


five-pin

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(bowling) five-pin bowling (played only in Canada)


dot down

dot down (third-person singular simple present dots down, present participle dotting down, simple past and past participle dotted down)

dots down (present singular third-person)
dotting down (participle present)
dotted down (participle past)
dotted down (past)

[…]Makazole Mapimpi became the first Springbok try scorer in a RWC final when he dotted down in the 67th minute.

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


white belt

en-noun

white belt (countable and uncountable, plural white belts)

A new student is appointed to the tenth kyu (step), or initial white belt stage.

1983, Thomas H. Makiyama, Steve Sanders, Keijutsukai Aikido: Japanese Art of Self-defense, page 166:

A typical school might start beginner students at white belt.

2010, Jim Ollhoff, Martial Arts Around the Globe, page 30:

This mountain you start from white belt and finish at black belt, the path up the mountain will have many twists and turns, and occasionally lead you astray.

2013, Aaron Smalley, Developing the Mindset of a Black Belt, page 97:

There's a saying my karate buddy used to tell me when talking about white belt (beginner) versus black belt (expert) karate skills. He said, “Pros are predictable, amateurs are dangerous!”

2014, Dave Erickson, JP Grebenc, Superior Texas Hold'em: Evolved Poker Strategy:

(martial arts, uncountable) The lowest rank; beginner level.

He decided to stay and clean the floor, as he had done when he was a white belt.

2006, Richard C. Gould, Red Sun on the Journey, page 23:

When a karate student is a white belt, the student aspires to be a black belt, the top color of karate belts, someday.

2011, Annemarie Algeo, Fat, Fit, and (Almost) Fifty, page 35:

I started attending on Sundays, and teamed up with Ian and another 'white belt', we got a 'green belt' - Ralph, to show us our first Kata.

2012, Tom Hill, Essays for Black Belt: 20 Inspirational Student Stories:

(martial arts, countable) A student at the white belt level.

For example students holding a white belt who pass the exam for high white, will wear a yellow stripe on their white belt.

2008, Master Richard Gordon, The Complete Guide to Tae Kwon Do: Reference Manual, page 3:

My one hope as I tie this white belt on you, sir, is that one day you do me the honor of tying on your black belt.

2017, Master Taekwon Lee, Jeffrey Nodelman, Ara's Rocky Road to White Belt, page 92:

(martial arts, countable) The belt worn by a student of white belt rank as a symbol of rank.


black ace

At one time or another every Springfield player was designated a "black ace." According to Kilrea, that meant reporting to the rink at 8:30 in the morning and skating from 9 to 11. Another session followed in the afternoon, from 12 to 2, and Shore would keep his ace, or aces, out on the ice sometimes until 4 P.M. All in the name of discipline.

1985, The New York Times Biographical Service - Volume 16, page 210:

We'd have our morning skate and then I would have the black aces stay out, the guys that weren't gonna dress.

2011, Rob Simpson, Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs:

We spent a lot of time with the Habs as “black aces” —players who practised with the team as fifth-liners and wouldn't get into the lineup unless there was an injury to one of the veteran players.

2014, Terry Ryan, Tales of a First-Round Nothing: My Life as an NHL Footnote:

(ice hockey) A player from a junior league who is called up by an NHL team after their original team's season has ended and kept as a reserve player.


COYBIG

(soccer) Acronym of come on you boys in green: a chant in support of Celtic F.C. and the Republic of Ireland national football team.


have one's ears pinned back

en-verb

have one's ears pinned back (third-person singular simple present has one's ears pinned back, present participle having one's ears pinned back, simple past and past participle had one's ears pinned back)

has one's ears pinned back (present singular third-person)
having one's ears pinned back (participle present)
had one's ears pinned back (participle past)
had one's ears pinned back (past)

(idiomatic, sports) To be soundly defeated.


knothole section

en-noun

knothole section (plural knothole sections)

The regular Knothole section was in the right field pavilion, but sometimes the left field pavilion was open as well. The two sections would compete to see which one could root the loudest. After 1938 the Knotholers sat in the upper deck of the pavilions and stomped their feet on the metal floor until the noise reached a deafening crescendo. The teams played more and more night games after World War II, and as a result, Knothole days became fewer and fewer.

1987, Richard Miller, Gregory L. Rhodes, “The Life and Times of the Old Cincinnati Ballparks”, in Queen City Heritage, volume 45, number 2, Cincinnati Historical Society, pages 25–41:

The next year, I sat in the Knothole section for the Northwestern game. Iowa won that day, too, 28–21. Within a few years, I went from kid-in-the-Knothole-section to photographer’s spotter on the sideline during Evashevski’s outstanding seasons.

2003, Ron Maly, Tales from the Iowa Sidelines, Sports Publishing, →ISBN, page viii:

… mission in the north end zone, affectionately called The Knothole Section (TKS). Elementary and junior and senior high school students by the thousands filled the cheap seats and not only for the game. It was a social happening, because sanctioned gathering spots for kids were scarce.

2006, William Teten, Very Truly, Tudey: An Austin Anthology, Old Austin Press, →ISBN, page 57:

This collector explained how as a young boy he dove for the balls when thrown into the stands at the knothole section.

2017 October 15, Terry Hutchens, Bill Murphy, Indiana Hoosiers Fans' Bucket List, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 173:

(colloquial, especially baseball) The section of cheap seats in a stadium favored by youth spectators.


brushback pitch

brushback pitch (plural brushback pitches)

(baseball) A pitch that comes very close to the batter, forcing them to move back from the plate.


muscle god

(slang, bodybuilding) A superheavyweight bodybuilder alpha male.


jet sweep

(American football) A play where a wide receiver catches a short pitch, then runs left or right prior to running downfield.


coffin corner

coffin corner (American football)
coffin corner (aerodynamics)

During that second half, Carideo, one of Notre Dame's greatest punters, repeatedly kept SMU bottled up deep in its own territory on “coffin-corner” punts which invariably went out of bounds inside the Mustangs' 10-yard line.

2010, Jack Cavanaugh, The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football:

Kick it hard, kick it deep, and aim for the coffin corner when close enough to the opponents' end zone.

2014 November 7, “Rugby-style kicking helps Chiefs' Colquitt take punting to another level”, in Kansas City Star:

His ability to find the coffin corner pinned countless opponents deep in their own zone, and even when he didn’t have the big numbers that some other CFL punters did, he was always considered to be one of the very best directional punters in the league.

2019 November 28, Daniel Austin, “Rob Maver announces retirement after 10 seasons with Stampeders”, in Calgary Herald:

During his career, Higgins punted 135 times for an average of 43.5 yards, with 40 in the "coffin corner".

2019 December 13, “Higgins gets third All-America honor”, in The Marshall Democrat-News:

(American football) A corner of the field formed by the opponent's goal line and a sideline, into which a punt is often aimed in order to force the opposition to play close to their goal line.


Ammie

From amateur + -ie, from the club's former name, the Salford Amateurs.

(soccer) Someone associated with Salford City F.C., as a fan, player, coach etc.


Dutch roll

(skating) Skating repetitively to right and left on the outer edge of one's skates.


RURP

Brand name, originally an acronym for realized ultimate reality piton.

(climbing) A very tiny piton used in thin, shallow seams.


bosie

(cricket, obsolete) Alternative form of bosey


suicide squad

The most violent men in pro football play on the suicide squads.

1971, LIFE, volume 71, number 23, page 3:

(American football, slang) Synonym of special team


sleeper hold

(martial arts, wrestling) A chokehold from behind that restricts blood flow to the brain and can cause the recipient to become unconscious.


skin the cat

en-verb

skin the cat (third-person singular simple present skins the cat, present participle skinning the cat, simple past and past participle skinned the cat)

skins the cat (present singular third-person)
skinning the cat (participle present)
skinned the cat (participle past)
skinned the cat (past)

(gymnastics) To perform a certain turning exercise while hanging from a bar or rings.


ABU

(UK, soccer, slang) Initialism of anyone but United: a fan who dislikes Manchester United and will support any team that is playing against them.


pit crew

(motor racing) The mechanics who work on a car during pit stops.


bunny buster

(Australia, informal, archery) a blunt rubber arrowhead intended for rabbit shooting


spade mashie

(golf, dated) A kind of golf club, the number six iron.


falling leaf

So called from the gradual "drifting" motion like a leaf falling from a tree.

(soccer) A dated kicking technique used to put the ball into a swaying movement that makes it harder to estimate its trajectory.


gallery hit

As if applauded from a theatrical gallery.

[…] which is sure to reward a long innings or even a showy 'gallery' hit.

1882, Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science and Arts, page 692:

(sports, rare) A shot that appeals to the watching audience.


topspinner

(sports) A player who applies topspin to the ball.

She sent a topspinner sailing across the court.

(sports) A ball to which topspin is applied.


Billy Williams' Cabbage Patch

Named after committee member William Williams, involved in purchasing the land as a market garden in 1907.

(rugby, slang) Twickenham Stadium, England.


youth academy

(sports) An institution run by a sports team to train up young players they have signed.


rainbow shot

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In reference to the arched shape of a rainbow.

Even after Spooner dropped in one of his patented rainbow shots from the left side and Schulz scored on another tip-in, Quincy still held a two-point lead with half a minute to go in the third quarter.

2002, Scott Johnson, Julie Kistler, Once there were giants: how tiny Hebron won the Illinois state basketball championship and the hearts of fans forever, page 158:

(basketball) A high arcing shot into the basket.


schussboom

schussboom (third-person singular simple present schussbooms, present participle schussbooming, simple past and past participle schussboomed)

schussbooms (present singular third-person)
schussbooming (participle present)
schussboomed (participle past)
schussboomed (past)

Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to remind my colleagues who may be planning a trip to Hawaii that they should not forget to pack their snow boots and bring along their skis and pole. Schussbooming in Hawaii? Yes, indeed […]

1968, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates:

They skied the streambed below Gothics's north face. They skied down Mount Haystack, one of the steepest peaks in New York, where Jackrabbit himself is said to have skied. They schussboomed all week long, barely stopping for a rest day.

2008, Adirondack Life, volume 39, page 36:

(skiing) To take part in fast downhill skiing.


sausage board

From the resemblance in shape to the meat product.

But in my dream or whatever it was I imagined Harley opening a surf shop. […] But Harley was known for his long Malibu sausage board.

1996, Crazy Horse, numbers 50-51, page 105:

(surfing) A surfboard with two rounded ends.


Three-I League

(US, baseball, historical) A Minor League Baseball organization that operated mainly in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.


Three-Eye League

(US, baseball, historical, humorous) Synonym of Three-I League


tiger country

These open holes are followed by an adventurous hole of 323 yards that takes the player through some real tiger country on the left and private property on the right.

1950, William Galbraith, Pestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club, page 54:

The approach shot is uphill, guarded by bunkers, so if you miss it you're on your own in "tiger" country.

1991, William H. Davis, Sally Peters, The world's best golf, page 286:


starting grid

(motor racing) The part of the track on which the vehicles line up in order, according to their performance in qualifying.


platinum duck

(cricket) The score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings.


diamond duck

(cricket) Synonym of platinum duck (“score of zero runs after getting out on the first ball of a team's innings”)

platinum duck

(cricket) The situation where a batsman is dismissed without facing a ball (most usually run out from the non-striker's end, but alternatively stumped or run out off a wide delivery).


bonk bag

(cycling, slang) A cyclist's musette or satchel used to carry food to counter "bonk" (sudden glycogen depletion).


boot money

In New Zealand and South Africa, as well as in Australia, rugby, for many years the subject of allegations of under-the-counter payments and 'boot money', now also has a central position in the professionally orientated sporting establishment.

2000, Frank Galligan, Advanced PE for Edexcel, page 240:

For years, the little tax-free extras or inducements took the form of “boot money” – a few notes left surreptitiously in a player's boot […]

2001, Keir Radnedge, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer:

(sports, slang) Bribes paid to rugby or soccer players.


Super Sunday

(US, sports) The Sunday on which the Super Bowl takes place, usually the first Sunday in February.


knifeblade

(climbing) A kind of piton used in thin cracks.


double tackle

It was the key breakthrough – and rich reward for the determined double tackle by Booth, who simply didn't give up.

(rugby) A tackle by two players of the same time on an opposition player.


double grab

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(skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing, motorcycling) A trick that involves grabbing the board, skis, or motorbike with both hands during a jump


downcountry

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(cycling) Being a form of cross-country bicycle designed to perform well on trails, like a mountain bike.


Cup

(informal, sports) A particular trophy that is a cup; sometimes with the definite article "the".


Cup

(informal, sports) A win of a championship that is awarded a cup.

(informal, sports) A win of an event comprising part of the championship, which is awarded a cup


RB

(American football) Initialism of running back.


ninth-inning

en-adjective

ninth-inning (comparative more ninth-inning, superlative most ninth-inning)

more ninth-inning (comparative)
most ninth-inning (superlative)

In baseball, the ninth inning is the last period of the game.

(baseball) Happening in the ninth inning of a baseball game.


Chel

(UK, slang, soccer) A supporter of the English football club Chelsea F.C..


C.S.C.S.

The secret to improving endurance is to go faster, not lengthen a plodding run. Bill Hartman, P.T., C.S.C.S., suggests breaking your run into intervals at your goal speed.

2008 October, “17 problems you can fix right now”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 162:

(US, sports) Initialism of certified strength and conditioning specialist; also CSCS.


Bill Hartman, P.T., C.S.C.S., suggests breaking your run into intervals at your goal speed. If your 5-K goal is 24 minutes, you must run a mile in 7:40, a half-mile in 3:50, and a quarter in 1:55.


catch a wave

en-verb

catch a wave (third-person singular simple present catches a wave, present participle catching a wave, simple past and past participle caught a wave)

catches a wave (present singular third-person)
catching a wave (participle present)
caught a wave (participle past)
caught a wave (past)

Like surfers trying to catch a wave, balloonists try to ride jet streams.

1999 March 29, Nadya Labi, “Around the World in a Balloon in 20 Days”, in Time, retrieved 2020-04-04:

As anyone who has ever caught a wave on her own knows, surfing is a profound confidence booster.

2015 May 10, Ondine Cohane, “A Small Child, a Big Board, on Oahu’s North Shore”, in New York Times, retrieved 2020-04-04:

(surfing) To mount one's surfboard at a distance from shore, turn it toward land, and control it for a successful, satisfying ride on inrushing water.


frame lock

frame locks (plural)
framelock (alternative)
frame-lock (alternative)

(cycling) A lock that is permanently attached to the frame of a bicycle.


sitout

sitouts (plural)
sit out (alternative)
sit-out (alternative)

. From this position, start a sitout by extending your left leg. Drop your opponent, but keep a firm hold on his arm.

I throw my best moves from here. I walk out on him — "crawl" out, actually, charging on my hands and knees, like a giant little kid escaping from his playpen; then I explode into a sitout and reverse for two points.

2015, Terry Davis, Vision Quest, page 9:

Her husband, Dick Jr., was a longtime assistant coach at Norwalk, and Janella proudly claimed that she knew a sitout when she saw one.

2003, Nolan Zavoral, A Season on the Mat:

(wrestling) A wrestling move that is often used to escape from a hold in which one straightens one's legs to get into a sitting position where one can use them for leverage.


low post area

(basketball) The areas that are closest to the basket but outside of the free throw lane.


low post

(basketball) The low post area area on a basketball court.


jewel box

(baseball) A member of the second major generation of professional ballparks, built between 1909 and approximately 1940 and distinguished by a relatively compact layout, the use of steel and reinforced concrete as structural materials rather than wood, and the presence of one or more close-in upper decks of seating supported by pillars extending from the lower deck.


Lombardi-esque

en-adj

Lombardi-esque (comparative more Lombardi-esque, superlative most Lombardi-esque)

more Lombardi-esque (comparative)
most Lombardi-esque (superlative)
Lombardiesque (alternative)

Players were still passing out “Gator Bowl Champions” hats and celebrating with their Lombardi-esque trophy when Muschamp, speaking to the roughly 10,000 fans lingering in the stands, didn't fully buy into the revelry.

2012 January 3, Greg Luca, “Muschamp minimizes Gator Bowl win as Florida avoids losing season”, in The Independent Florida Alligator:

In the past, each Super Bowl has had its own logo. But this year the NFL is switching to a generic logo based on the Lombardi Trophy. […] while the Super Bowl may be the biggest event on the planet, the Lombardi Trophy still ain't no Stanley Cup, no matter how many Lombardi-esque logos the NFL comes up with.

2011 February 3, Paul Lukas, “Super Bowl XLV primer on aesthetics”, in ESPN.com:

(American football) Resembling or like the Lombardi trophy.


flag-happy

flag-happy (comparative more flag-happy, superlative most flag-happy)

more flag-happy (comparative)
most flag-happy (superlative)

I remain convinced of my capacity to harangue flag-happy officials (both when they are correct and when they've just cocked up another costly decision), to the point where they might occasionally favour the Arsenal just for a quiet life!

2012, Bernard Azulay, Arsenal on the Double:

If any host nation has ever earned a handful of incompetent decisions from nervous and flag-happy officials, it was this one.

2013, Nick Hornby, Fan Mail: Twenty Years of Writing about Football:

Soccer players may "head" the ball for tactical purposes, while football players are barred from "leading" with their heads. Laving aside offensive and defensive lineman who do so every play. Also, most linebackers. A rule which is applied in practice only to defensive backs, arbitrarily, now and again, haphazardly, when a flag-happy zebra feels like it, but never to running backs who lower their heads to gain another two yards.

2019, R.L. Sterup, Things You Can't Say About Sports, page 57:

(sports) Overly inclined to rule that an infraction has occurred.


CBMP

contra body movement position
w:contra body movement position

(dance) Initialism of contra body movement position.


BDW

(dance) Initialism of backing diagonally to the wall.


FDW

(dance) Initialism of facing diagonally to the wall.


BLOD

(dance) Initialism of backing line of dance.


FLOD

(dance) Initialism of facing line of dance.


touchdown pass

en-noun

touchdown pass (plural touchdown passes)

Burrow, the Heisman Trophy winner, threw for 5,671 yards and set a Football Bowl Subdivision record with 60 touchdown passes — the final 12 of which came in his last two games, blowouts over Oklahoma and Clemson, to propel L.S.U. to a national title.

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

(American football) A pass in which the receiver then scores a touchdown.


hog molly

General Manager Dave Gettleman swoons over “hog mollies” — his nomenclature for enormous offensive linemen — and that, no doubt, is a priority for him as he builds around quarterback Daniel Jones. In Andrew Thomas, the Giants have their hog molly.

(American football) A very large and obese player, especially in the offensive line.


running lane

Shortly after Donaldson received the throw, Andrus slyly observed that the catcher’s left hand was in the running lane.

2021 May 16, Martín Gallegos, “3 key moments from A's wild road-trip finale”, in MLB News, MLB:

(baseball) The portion of the field between the basepath and the foul ball line in which a batter is allowed to run without causing or receiving interference. Also referred to as runner's lane.

On the field, Brown thwarted triple-teams, mauled quarterbacks and stuffed running lanes.

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

(American football) An informal division of a football field indicating the channel through which a player will run either to catch a pass or when carrying the ball.


edge rusher

According to Pro Football Focus, Simmons, listed at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, played at least 100 snaps at five positions — slot cornerback, edge rusher, linebacker and both safety spots — and finished with 16½ tackles for a loss, eight sacks, eight pass deflections and three interceptions.

(American football) A defensive player who runs on the outside of the field, making a turn at the last minute to get to the offensive player who has the ball.


safety spot

A safety spot in gymnastics is designed to prevent falling. To execute a safety spot, the instructor or spotter must first determine where the fall might occur and place himself in that position.

1986, Jay Sanford Shivers, Recreational Safety: The Standard of Care, page 219:

Explain the reasons for spotting and demonstrate the kinds of spotting that should be used in different situations, for example, a safety spot for a difficult skill or a control spot to aid in good technique.

1987, YMCA of the USA, Progressive Gymnastics, page 26:

Safety spot for skilled knee hang swing dismounts: One to two children secure the landing at stomach and back.

2009, Ilona E. Gerling, Teaching Children's Gymnastics: Spotting and Securing, page 200:

(gymnastics) The action of a spotter who is focused on preventing a fall or injury, as opposed to a control spot, which is focused on helping the gymnast acquire a skill.

Competing for the safety spot are soph Mike Hincewicz and freshman Gary Marshall, a small player in Davis' mold at 6-0, 155 pounds.

1970, Princeton Alumni Weekly - Volume 71, page 10:

But with Samari Rolle at the other corner and Blaine Bishop at the other safety spot, the team will find a combination that works.

2001, Craig Carter, Pro Football Guide, page 94:

(American football) The position of defensive safety; a position furthest from the line of scrimmage whose responsibility is to defend against passes as well as to be the tackler of last resort.


route runner

“The best route runner I have ever seen,” Vincent said. “When he was with the Rams, then over to Washington, he was real clever. He made everything look alike. You didn't know whether he was running a two-yard route or a 'go.'

2006, Gordon Forbes, Tales from the Eagles Sideline, page 61:

You must have great awareness to be a great route runner.

2012, Merritt J. Norvell, Route Running for Wide Receivers:

He has a slightly-limited route tree as primarily a vertical deep threat. He is a sufficient route runner despite underutilizing his size during the stem phase.

2021, Matt Manocherian, SIS Football Rookie Handbook 2021:

After plucking Courtland Sutton in the second round last year, the Denver Broncos needed to complement him with another receiver, preferably one who can stretch the field now that Pro Bowl wideout Emmanuel Sanders has left for New Orleans.
Jerry Jeudy, a polished route-runner who can line up anywhere in a formation, fits that description.

(American football) A receiver who is good at finding a route through the defensive players on the other team in order to get into position.


receiving yard

In addition to putting up nearly 3,300 receiving yards and 32 touchdown receptions in three college seasons, he was also the main punt returner for the Sooners.

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

(American football) Yard gained by the offense on a play in which a receiver caught the ball.


forced throw

As he'd promised, Donny Doyle had been in the Bucks quarterback's face all day, except for the time he'd dropped to cover the running back and made a clean pick of Franks' forced throw.

2007, Phil Truman, Game: Some Have It, Some Don't, page 102:

His film — from last season, especially — also contains instances of lapsed mechanics, forced throws and shaky field vision.

(American football) A throw to a teammate from the player who is running with the ball in order to avoid being tackled.


tackle for loss

tackle for loss (plural tackles for loss)

The Seattle Seahawks, who are defensive minded but have slipped in recent years, chose Jordyn Brooks, a linebacker from Texas Tech. He led the team in tackles in three of his seasons at Tech. He also had 20 tackles for loss and three sacks last year, when he injured his shoulder.

(American football) A tackle that causes a loss of yardage for the opposing running back or wide receiver.


boundary corner

boundary corner (plural boundary corners)

The field corner and boundary corner line up on number 1 strong and number 1 weak, respectively.

2000, Dick tomey, Rich Ellerson, Larry MacDuff, and Johnnie Lynn, “Swarming the Offense”, in American Football Coaches Association, editor, Defensive Football Strategies, page 80:

If Cover 4 is played with the strong safety in a cloud position and the boundary corner as the deep- one-half defender, the boundary corner has similar alignment and responsibility as in Cover 5.

2008, Ron Vanderlinden, Football's Eagle & Stack Defenses, page 34:

Even if the 5-foot-10 Gladney doesn’t stick as a boundary corner because of his size, his coverage skills, tenacity and feistiness make him an ideal candidate to flourish in the slot.

(American football) A defensive position, responsible for covering the deep half of the field on the boundary side.


rear naked choke

rear naked choke (plural rear naked chokes)

(martial arts) A chokehold applied from an opponent's back.


Idaho stop

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Idaho + stop; it first became law in Idaho in 1982.

(cycling) The situation, legal in certain jurisdictions, where a cyclist treats a stop sign as a yield sign, and a red light as a stop sign.


clay courter

clay courters (plural)
clay-courter (alternative)
claycourter (alternative)

(tennis) A tennis player who plays on a claycourt


point-shave

en-verb

point-shave (third-person singular simple present point-shaves, present participle point-shaving, simple past and past participle point-shaved)

point-shaves (present singular third-person)
point-shaving (participle present)
point-shaved (participle past)
point-shaved (past)
point shave (alternative)

You can recall the scandals that have occurred in the various colleges, of attempts to point-shave and fix games.

1972, Public Hearing Before Gambling Study Commission, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

He had been sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiring to point-shave in six BC games during the 1978–79 season.

1987, Richard Edward Lapchick, Robert Malekoff, On the Mark: Putting the Student Back in Student-athlete, page 56:

Similarly, at Northwestern University, basketball players Kenneth Dion Lee and Dewey Williams were paid $4,000 to point-shave and fix the outcome of games against Penn State University, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Michigan in 1995.

2003, Nevada Law Journal - Volume 4, page 323:

(sports, gambling) To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving.


Stableford

en-noun

Stableford (countable and uncountable, plural Stablefords)

Stablefords (plural)
stableford (alternative)

Named after its devisor, Frank Stableford (1870–1959).

(golf) A scoring system in the sport of golf that involves scoring points based on the number of strokes taken at each hole; (by extension) a game played according to this system.


Zornhau

(fencing) A powerful, diagonally descending blow.


ukemi

This will also tend to assist in the development of a good style, for it is noticeable that those men with the 'best' and 'freest' styles are also those with the most effective ukemi.

1966, Francis Walter Pearson, Judo Coaching Manual, page 28:

(judo, aikido, martial arts) The set of breakfall and roll techniques used by uke to safely fall and accept attacks from tori.


USSF

U.S.S.F. (alternative)
U. S. S. F. (alternative)
U.S. SF (alternative)
U. S. SF (alternative)
US S.F. (alternative)
US S. F. (alternative)
U.S. Soccer (alternative)
United States Soccer Federation (alternative)

United States Soccer Federation
United States Soccer Federation#English

(US, soccer, sports) Initialism of United States Soccer Federation.


jet dryer

From jet + dryer. From being a device that projects a jet of air used to dry a surface.

(motor racing) A piece of racetrack maintenance equipment, a truck or trailer equipped with a gas turbine jet engine (which does not provide motive or electrical power), that provides copious amounts of hot air, which is used to blow dry the track surface.


screwjob

I will throw out Giant taking title from Flair on RAW. Desperately attempted screwjob did not come off, I can still her Woman's screams, or was that every match of those days:) And I loved it that the Giant didn't sell.

1997 March 26, John0714, “Most Significant Non-Screwjob Matches of All Time?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID <19970326010000.UAA22561@ladder01.news.aol.com>:

What is a screwjob finish and does the finish of last night's Shawn Michaels vs. Triple H match count as one?

2003 December 30, Dont Trust Anybody, “What Is A Screwjob Finish And Does Last Night's Count As One?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet), message-ID <5dcc46b096e7859a0d6c2914242d6283@news.teranews.com>:

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) An incident where management disadvantages a wrestler without their prior knowledge.


OPS+

on-base plus slugging
on-base plus slugging

(baseball) The baseball metric on-base plus slugging adjusted for the park and the league in which the player played, but not for fielding position.

On-base plus slugging#Adjusted OPS (OPS+)


HOF

(chiefly sports) Initialism of hall of fame.

(chiefly sports) Initialism of hall-of-famer.


pennantless

(baseball) Not having won a competition.


off-width

(climbing) Pertaining to crack climbing in which the width of the crack is too great for one-hand holds but not wide enough to be used as a chimney.


screen pass

(American football) A short pass to a receiver protected by blockers.


Gretzky

Fantasy camp is where would-be Gretzkies can skate with members of professional teams.

(ice hockey, figuratively) Ellipsis of Wayne Gretzky.


Andretti

(automotive, motor racing, figurative) Ellipsis of Mario Andretti. (a common noun, not a proper noun) ((A) a street racer; (B) a U.S. racecar pilot outside of the U.S.)


midcard

(professional wrestling) The part of a wrestling show in the middle of the card (programme or schedule). It is less prestigious than the uppercard and more so than the lowcard


midcarder

(professional wrestling) A wrestler who performs in the midcard


uppercard

(professional wrestling) The part of a wrestling show towards the end of the card (programme or schedule). It is the most prestigious part of the show compared to the midcard and lowcard


lowcard

(professional wrestling) The part of a wrestling show at the beginning of the card (programme or schedule). It is the least prestigious part compared to the uppercard and midcard


uppercarder

(professional wrestling) A wrestler who performs in the uppercard


lowcarder

lowcarders (plural)
low-carder (alternative)

(professional wrestling) A wrestler who performs in the lowcard


Elam ending

(basketball) A basketball rule where, for all or part of the fourth quarter, teams play to a target score rather than a set amount of time.


competition caution

competition caution (plural competition cautions)

(motor racing) A caution (“yellow flag”) flown during a race to separate a race into different stages. During the yellow period, standard caution flag rules apply.


buzzer-beater

buzzer-beaters (plural)
buzzer beater (alternative)

In the sense of beating out the buzzer which ends a game.

The Knicks immediately went 7-0 upon Lin's insertion in the lineup. He dropped 38 against the Lakers and beat Toronto with a buzzer-beater.

2013, Pete Birle, On the Hardwood: New York Knicks, MVP Books, →ISBN, page 40:

(basketball, idiomatic) A shot that wins (or in some usage, ties) a game at the last possible moment.


flagfall

Boyce took him ahead at the flagfall , with the Hughes horse in pursuit

June 22, 2020, David Milnes, The Lir Jet swoops late to deny Wesley Ward's Golden Pal in Norfolk in The Racing Post
The result looked unlikely soon after flagfall when Wesley Ward's Golden Pal blazed a trail down the centre of the track under Andrea Atzeni

(horse racing) The start of a horse race


false number 9

From the traditional use of the number 9 for centre-forwards, and the difference from a traditional centre-forward, who would stay near the line of defenders until an opportunity arose to move past them toward goal.

not in his favoured midfield role, either but as a false No 9: the sort of role Guardiola only hands to his chosen, crystalline few: Mario Götze at Bayern Munich (less successfully), Lionel Messi at Barcelona (a little more so).

2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian:

(soccer) An unconventional lone striker or centre-forward who drops deep into midfield.


Cincitucky

(American football, slang, by extension) The Cincinnati Bengals.


pitchometer

A batter's best hope for hitting one of these 90 mile-per-hour missiles that reached the plate in just less than a second was his 200 mph swing. Speeds were then measured by electronic “pitchometers”; in 1946 Bob Feller's fastball could be timed at 98.6 mph.

1983, David Quentin Voigt, American Baseball, volume III: From Postwar Expansion to the Electronic Age, University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, published 1992, →ISBN, page 71:

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

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

(baseball) A device used in baseball to measure the speed of a pitch or the time a pitcher spends between pitches thrown.


outyard

en-verb

outyard (third-person singular simple present outyards, present participle outyarding, simple past and past participle outyarded)

outyards (present singular third-person)
outyarding (participle present)
outyarded (participle past)
outyarded (past)

From out- + yard (“unit of length equal to 3 feet”).

af

Although Oklahoma outyarded the Jays 339 to 155, Kansas fought magnificently and earned its 13-13 tie. Royal's punting had begun to jell. He kicked four out-of-bounds against the Crimson and Blue.

1984, Harold Keith, Forty-Seven Straight: The Wilkinson Era at Oklahoma, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 28:

(American football) To gain more yards than.


mini-hold

From mini- + hold (“game won by the server”).

Coordinate term: mini-break

(tennis) In a tiebreak, a point won by the server.


helium descrambler

en-noun

helium descrambler (plural helium descramblers)

(technical diving, saturation diving, underwater diving) An electronic device that lowers the pitch of speech, to compensate for the high-pitched speech of someone breathing in a helium atmosphere mixture (e.g. heliox or heliair), so as to be understandable to other people.


helium unscrambler

helium unscrambler (plural helium unscramblers)

helium descrambler
helium descrambler#English

(technical diving, saturation diving, underwater diving) Synonym of helium descrambler


chain stay

chain stays (plural)
chainstay (alternative)

(cycling) One of the two frame tubes that run horizontally from the bottom bracket shell back to the rear dropouts.


crank arm

crank arms (plural)
crankarm (alternative)

(cycling) One of the two lever components that attach the bottom bracket spindle to a pedal.


the other way

(baseball, of a batted ball) To the opposite side of the plate relative to the batter.


Mardi Grass

(historical, US, sports) The artificial turf used as a playing surface at the New Orleans Superdome until 2003.


pit straight

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 Sport:

(motor racing) A straight section of a racecourse with an entrance to the pit on one side.


hip thrust

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(exercise) An exercise where the shoulders rest on their back on an elevated surface while in the concentric part the pelvis moves upwards usually under added weight until the thighs reach a right angle with the calves.


glute bridge

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(exercise) An exercise performed by lying in a fashion where the imaginary line between the feet and the head is parallel to the floor and the fundament is raised and lowered (optionally with weight on the pelvis).


WSL

Women's Super League
w:Women's Super League

(soccer) Initialism of Women's Super League.


dead man's float

dead man's float (plural dead man's floats)

(swimming) A floating position in which the swimmer lies face down on the water with the arms extended forward and the legs behind them.


reverse hyper

Coordinate term: hyper

reverse hyperextension
reverse hyperextension#English

(bodybuilding, colloquial) Clipping of reverse hyperextension.


strap on the boots

(informal, sports) To prepare to play a field sport; to take up playing a field sport.


call balls and strikes

en-verb

call balls and strikes (third-person singular simple present calls balls and strikes, present participle calling balls and strikes, simple past and past participle called balls and strikes)

calls balls and strikes (present singular third-person)
calling balls and strikes (participle present)
called balls and strikes (participle past)
called balls and strikes (past)

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The San Rafael Pacifics and Vallejo Admirals, two independent (not major league-affiliated) minor league teams, recently played two games using a computer system, rather than the home plate umpire, to call balls and strikes.

2015 August 10, Alex Shultz, “Rise of the machines? Baseball weighs use of automated strike zone”, in LA Times:

(baseball) To act as a home plate umpire.


nose-ender

Sayers won first blood by cutting Crouch's right eye, and the battle by knocking his man out with a nose-ender in 12 minutes 28 seconds, 6 rounds being fought.

1879, Ed James, The Lives and Battles of the Champions of England, page 39:

(boxing, slang, dated) A straight blow delivered full on the nasal promontory.


Rose Bowl

(US, American football) The annual NCAA college football championship game typically played on New Year's Day.


brifter

(cycling) On a bicycle, a lever that combines brake and gear shifter functions.


toe-crushing

en-adj

toe-crushing (comparative more toe-crushing, superlative most toe-crushing)

more toe-crushing (comparative)
most toe-crushing (superlative)

(cricket, slang) Of a delivery: directed at the feet of the facing batsman.


exercise track

(sports) A track having a soft springy rubber surface and lane markings, designed for exercising and running races.


screwgate

(climbing) A kind of carabiner that is fastened by means of a screw thread.


add to the list

en-verb

add to the list (third-person singular simple present adds to the list, present participle adding to the list, simple past and past participle added to the list)

adds to the list (present singular third-person)
adding to the list (participle present)
added to the list (participle past)
added to the list (past)

Sabinus has been added to the list.

(transitive, slang, dated, horse racing) To geld (a horse).


backheader

(soccer) A hit of the ball with the back of the head


keep someone honest

keep someone honest (third-person singular simple present keeps someone honest, present participle keeping someone honest, simple past and past participle kept someone honest)

keeps someone honest (present singular third-person)
keeping someone honest (participle present)
kept someone honest (participle past)
kept someone honest (past)

Jones is down ten games to two, but still keeping his opponent honest.

(sports) To continue to compete strongly against someone despite being in an inferior position, so as not to allow one's opponent an easy victory.


outruck

outruck (third-person singular simple present outrucks, present participle outrucking, simple past and past participle outrucked)

outrucks (present singular third-person)
outrucking (participle present)
outrucked (participle past)
outrucked (past)

So potent, indeed, was this offensive amalgam that it almost obliterated further questions. Anything that was not it had attractions: the Welsh rugby team, outrucking Chamberlain and Hoare and Halifax and the young toffs they'd persuaded to stand in for them - Raymond Williams, Wales and England, 1983.

(rugby) To outplay an opponent in a ruck


niramiai

(sumo) The staredown between sumo wrestlers before a match.


gravel trap

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(motor racing) A gravel-filled zone on a racetrack, used as a hazard, exclusionary region, and, safety device to slow down and trap vehicles.


AGE

(medicine, underwater diving) Initialism of arterial gas embolism.


leg theory

(cricket, dated) The tactic of bowling at or near the line of leg stump, so as to cramp the batsman.


top-out

(climbing) The act of topping out, reaching the top of a route.


outsweep

(swimming) The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.


insweep

(swimming) The motion of a swimmer's arm inward, towards the body.


autobid

(US, sports) A bid for a sports team to participate in a tournament, based on objective performance in prior competition.


right-half

He had grown up admiring his United predecessor Eddie Colman, a right-half of greater natural gifts, who died in the Munich air disaster of 1958. By that time Stiles had already represented England schoolboys as a right-half, displaying attacking talents that would be somewhat inhibited in his later career.

2020 October 30, Brian Glanville, “Nobby Stiles obituary”, in The Guardian:

(soccer, dated) A player who plays wide on the right side of midfield


inside-forward

He had grown up admiring his United predecessor Eddie Colman, a right-half of greater natural gifts, who died in the Munich air disaster of 1958. By that time Stiles had already represented England schoolboys as a right-half, displaying attacking talents that would be somewhat inhibited in his later career.
He made his debut for United, in fact, as an inside-forward in the 1960-61 season, playing 26 league matches and scoring twice.

(soccer, dated) A forward playing on one side of the centre forward, but not as wide as the outside-forward


outside-forward

(soccer, dated) A forward playing on the wing, wider than the inside-forward


left-half

(soccer, dated) A player who plays wide on the left side of midfield


beer frame

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(bowling) A frame in which the bowler who performs worst is assigned the forfeit of buying beer for the other players.


charge the mound

charge the mound (third-person singular simple present charges the mound, present participle charging the mound, simple past and past participle charged the mound)

charges the mound (present singular third-person)
charging the mound (participle present)
charged the mound (participle past)
charged the mound (past)

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(baseball, of a batter) To run towards the pitcher's mound with the intent of physically assaulting the pitcher for a perceived grievance.


climbing hold

(climbing) A grip fixed to a climbing wall that climbers can grab or step on


climbing iron

(climbing) A kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing.


climbing gym

(climbing) A building used for climbing, which includes such artificial climbing walls.


ski skin

(skiing) A strip attached to the underside of a ski that offers grip when ascending in snow


chili dip

A perfect shot can give confidence to propel a round, and a single chili dip can ruin an entire year around the greens.

2010, Andy Wible, Golf and Philosophy: Lessons from the Links, page 171:

(golf, informal) An unsuccessful shot that brings up a chunk of grass or earth.


cocked hat double

en-noun

cocked hat double (plural cocked hat doubles)

Davis was left with a choice to either double the black into the top right hand pocket, or play the black around the angles with a chance of making a cocked hat double into the centre pocket.

(snooker) A type of double of the called ball off three cushions, usually around the colours, with the aim of potting into the centre pocket while keeping the cue ball safe.


chalk-eating weasel

chalk-eating weasel (plural chalk-eating weasels)

(horse racing) A bettor who regularly wagers on the favorite.


Haakon flip

Named after Norwegian snowboarder Terje Haakonsen.

named-after

(snowboarding) An aerial maneuver performed in a half-pipe by taking off backwards, and performing an inverted 720° rotation.


hand traverse

(climbing) A maneuver involving traversing (a ledge) using only the hands


home advantage

(sports) The advantage a sports team has from using their usual sports field


home ice

(ice hockey) The rink where a team usually plays


home stand

(sports) A series of consecutive games played at one's home ground


touch-in-goal

en-noun

touch-in-goal (plural touch-in-goals or touches-in-goal)

touch-in-goals (plural)
touches-in-goal (plural)
touch in goal (alternative)

(rugby, historical) The part of the field behind the goal line and beyond the touch line. Any ball entering this zone would be considered out of play.


touch judge

(rugby) An official who monitors the touch line to signal if the ball (or a player holding the ball) goes out of play, and to signal if the ball goes through the goal posts during a penalty or conversion.


girdle traverse

girdle traverse (plural girdle traverses)

(climbing) A problem involving horizontally traversing along a cliff


glass chin

(boxing, figurative) Synonym of glass jaw


off-ice

They did some off-ice training.

(sports, ice hockey) Not taking place on ice.


drift park

(motor racing) A driving track where people partake in the sport of drifting.


batting collapse

batting collapse (plural batting collapses)

(cricket) A succession of batsmen or batswomen getting out without adding many runs to the team's score.


double-shuffle

en-verb

double-shuffle (third-person singular simple present double-shuffles, present participle double-shuffling, simple past and past participle double-shuffled)

double-shuffles (present singular third-person)
double-shuffling (participle present)
double-shuffled (participle past)
double-shuffled (past)


double-shuffle

Curtis did a piece of double-shuffle tracking to illustrate his point.

1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 43:

(dance) A dance move in which the dancer makes a shuffle twice.


Melbourne shuffle

en-noun

Melbourne shuffle (plural Melbourne shuffles)

(music, dance) A style of dancing in the rave scene, with fast-paced steps and heel-and-toe movements, T-steps, the running man, etc.


Savardian

en-adj

Savardian (comparative more Savardian, superlative most Savardian)

more Savardian (comparative)
most Savardian (superlative)

From Savard + -ian. A "Gallivanism" coined by sportscaster Danny Gallivan.

(ice hockey) Pertaining to Serge Savard or Denis Savard


cart path

You want to research the question of whether a golfcart lessor's liability policy provides coverage for a claim arising out of the lessee's negligence in maintaining the cart path.

1996, Theodor Herman, How to Research Less and Find More: The Essential Guide to Computer Assisted Legal Research, Eagan, Minnesota: West Publishing Company, page 13:

You get free relief, normally, when your ball lies on an artificially surfaced road or cart path, according to the rules of golf.

2011 April 27, Michael Patrick Shiels, Michael Kernicki, Golf's Short Game For Dummies, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, page 154:

(golf) A paved path designed for golf carts, especially on a golf course.


Man Utd

Manchester United Football Club
w:Manchester United Football Club

(soccer) Abbreviation of Manchester United Football Club.


breast the tape

en-verb

breast the tape (third-person singular simple present breasts the tape, present participle breasting the tape, simple past and past participle breasted the tape)

breasts the tape (present singular third-person)
breasting the tape (participle present)
breasted the tape (participle past)
breasted the tape (past)

(UK, athletics) To win a race by hitting the tape with the chest


hurry-up offense

en-noun

hurry-up offense (plural hurry-up offenses)

(American football) An offensive style in which the offensive team avoids delays between plays, sometimes also avoiding or shortening the huddle to limit or disrupt defensive strategies and flexibility.


flankerback

flankerbacks (plural)
flanker back (alternative)

(rugby, American football) A back whose task is to receive the ball from a scrum.


flexbone

(American football) A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.


upman

(American football) A player of the return team at kickoff


cheatability

(billiards, snooker) The extent to which a pocket is cheatable


cheat the pocket

en-verb

cheat the pocket (third-person singular simple present cheats the pocket, present participle cheating the pocket, simple past and past participle cheated the pocket)

cheats the pocket (present singular third-person)
cheating the pocket (participle present)
cheated the pocket (participle past)
cheated the pocket (past)

(billiards, snooker) To pot a ball in the edge, rather than the middle, of a pocket.


chesney

(billiards, snooker) An indentation in the slate of a table that affects the path of a ball travelling over it


cotgrave

(billiards, snooker) A fluke in which a pot or snooker is obtained by accident


cuemaker

(pool, billiards, snooker) A manufacturer of cues


highrun

highruns (plural)
high run (alternative)
high-run (alternative)

(billiards, snooker) A series of successful shots that is lengthy for the player's level of skill


poolshark

(pool, billiards, snooker) A hustler who deliberately disrupts a game for his own advantage


stakehorse

(billiards, snooker) A person who bets (backs with a stake) on a player


stakehorse

stakehorse (third-person singular simple present stakehorses, present participle stakehorsing, simple past and past participle stakehorsed)

stakehorses (present singular third-person)
stakehorsing (participle present)
stakehorsed (participle past)
stakehorsed (past)

(billiards, snooker) To bet on the outcome of a game


tip tool

tip tools (plural)
tiptool (alternative)

(billiards, snooker) Any device used to maintain the tip on a cue


ebanzuke

(sumo) A banzuke illustrated with pictures of the wrestlers


fudadome

(sumo) sold out said of spectators' seats


hanamichi

(sumo) Either of the East or West paths that lead to the dohyo


harite

(sumo) A slap (strike with an open hand)


hazuoshi

(sumo) The act of pushing the opponent with hands beneath his armpits


hiwaza

(sumo) Any of passive several ways of winning because the opponent makes a mistake


itamiwake

(sumo) A draw due to the injury of one of the wrestlers


kadoban

(sumo) An ozeki who is in danger of demotion


kuisagaru

(sumo) A technique in which a wrestler lowers his centre of gravity and pushes his opponent out of the ring


maemitsu

(sumo) A grip on the front of the mawashi


makikae

(sumo) A quick change from an overarm to an underarm grip on the opponent's mawashi


nekodamashi

(sumo) The act of clapping the hands in order to distract one's opponent


nodowa

From Japanese 喉輪 (literally “throat ring”).

(sumo) A thrust at the opponent's throat.


okamisan

From Japanese 女将さん (okami-san, literally “miss proprietress”).

bor

(sumo) The wife of a stablemaster who oversees all activities except coaching


sewanin

(sumo) A retired wrestler who assists at a stable.


shimenawa

(sumo) A length of straw that lines the ring (used as ritual purification in shinto)


shingitai

(sumo) The qualities of head, technique and body held to be essential for a successful wrestler


shonichi

(sumo) The first day of a basho, or the first win after a string of defeats


tegatana

From Japanese 手刀 (tegatana, “knife hand”).

(sumo) The ceremonial gesture made by a winning wrestler after receiving his prize money.


wakaimonogashira

(sumo) A retired wrestler who works with new recruits


zanbara

(sumo) hair that is loose and dishevelled and too short to be arranged into a chonmage


goalshooter

Sunshine Girls captain and goalshooter Jhaniele Fowler has expressed her delight after finishing second in the voting for Netballer of the Year.Fowler picked up 27 votes, 10 behind England's Geva Mentor, who was claiming the top spot for the second...

2019 January 16, Robert Bailey, “Stories By Robert Bailey/Gleaner Writer”, in Jamaica Gleaner:

(netball) Alternative form of goal shooter


Highland dancing

(dance) A style of dancing, often competitive, based on the traditional dances of the Scottish Highlands.


expansion team

(sports, chiefly Canada, US) A new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team.


market horse

[N]othing is easier than to make sure […] that the horse selected, in the event of the public fancying him, shall be made a market horse, and be “milked” for the benefit of those interested: the losing of a race may at any time be ensured, and there are scores of “turf dairymen” who are reputed adepts in the use of the milking pail.

1892, James Glass Bertram, A Mirror of the Turf, page 271:

(horse racing, slang, obsolete) A horse kept in the betting-lists for the sole purpose of being betted against.


training ground

en-noun

training ground (plural training grounds)

(sports, military) A place or ground used for training.


play through

en-verb

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

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

(golf) To overtake a slower group of players ahead of one's own group, rather than waiting for them to finish the hole before proceeding.


crokicurl

(sports) A winter sport played on ice, that is a blend of the board game crokinole and the ice sport curling. The playing pieces, similar to curling rocks, are used in place of crokinole pieces, and the playing surface is expanded to the area of a curling rink turn circle. The objective is that of crokinole, of landing the playing piece in the central hole, while played pieces on the surface obstruct launching new rocks from the edge into the central hole.


K-point

construction point
construction point#English


construction point

en-noun

construction point (plural construction points)

(skiing) A line across a ski jumping hill that indicates the hill's steepest point.


wicketkeep

en-verb

wicketkeep (third-person singular simple present wicketkeeps, present participle wicketkeeping, simple past and past participle wicketkept)

wicketkeeps (present singular third-person)
wicketkeeping (participle present)
wicketkept (participle past)
wicketkept (past)

The boy can seriously wicketkeep, but he can only just bat, and like Darren Berry before him he was born in the wrong generation.

2009, Jarrod Kimber, The Year of the Balls 2008: A Disrespective, page 33:

Obviously, I can wicketkeep as well if something happened to Tim.

2021 January 4, Scott Bailey, “Wade happy to live by opening move”, in The West Australian:


ropeline

Gombu then went forward and with the aid of oxygen succeeded in cutting steps and fixing ropelines up to the so-called Yellow Band and finally reached the Geneva Spur.

1970, B. N. Mullik, The Sky was His Limit: The Life and Climbs of Sonam Gyatso, page 64:

For the optimal ropeline one has to consider the way the rope runs along the body of the lead climber, as well as the way the rope runs in the entire climbing route. In a fall, the correct ropeline along the body is paramount for avoiding injuries.

2016, Detlef Heise-Flecken, Rock Climbing: Technique:

(climbing) A line of rope that is used for climbing.


drop-knee

(surfing) Performed with one foot and one knee on the board.

(climbing) Having the hip close to the wall and swinging the knee of the upper leg downward while rolling the torso from the hip.


backchecker

A smart player and talented backchecker, he worked the angles to get the best shot at his opponent and formed a formidable penalty-killing tandem with Dave Keon.

2021 January 25, “Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dead at 90”, in CBC:

One who backchecks; thus:
(ice hockey) A player who backchecks.

One who backchecks; thus:
A player who backchecks.


go the route

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It was like old times: Grove, Earnshaw, and Walberg went the route seven times in the next 13 games.

2015, Norman L. Macht, The Grand Old Man of Baseball:

(baseball) To pitch for an entire game, without a relief pitcher.


pig board

(surfing) A kind of surfboard with a wide, blunt tail and a relatively narrow nose.


NWSL

National Women's Soccer League
w:National Women's Soccer League

(soccer) Initialism of National Women's Soccer League - the top league of women's soccer in the US.


Triple Gold Club

(ice hockey) The group of players and coaches who have won the sport's three most important championships—the Olympics, the World Championships, and Stanley Cup.


GUR

(golf) Initialism of ground under repair.


cork up

cork up (third-person singular simple present corks up, present participle corking up, simple past and past participle corked up)

corks up (present singular third-person)
corking up (participle present)
corked up (participle past)
corked up (past)

I'm sure's been corking up.

He must have corked up that bat.

(transitive, intransitive, baseball) To put cork in a baseball bat; to use a baseball bat with cork in it.


sin-binning

en-noun

sin-binning (usually uncountable, plural sin-binnings)

Finn Russell and Owen Farrell kicked two penalties apiece but it was the Scotland stand-off who ruled the roost - despite a ten-minute sin-binning for an attempted trip on England scrum-half Ben Youngs.

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

(sports) The act of being sent to the sin bin, for illegal play


back-rower

With 17 minutes remaining, Townsend opted to freshen up his pack, bringing on props Oli Kebble and WP Nel and back-rower Gary Graham.

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


nearfall

(wrestling) Alternative spelling of near-fall


near-fall

(wrestling) A wrestling maneuver where shoulders are pinned to the mat for between one and two seconds. Alternatively a two second approach of shoulders to within two inches of the mat also counts for scoring.


sports club

Within the audit, it is especially necessary to determine the value of assets; all claims against the professional sports club, stated according to the types of creditors and the sum total; an overview of the business activities of the professional sports club during the last five years, with a separate statement of revenue and costs incurred by the professional sports club in that period; a detailed description of what these apply to, the annual profit and loss statements of the professional sports club for that period; a one-year estimate; […]

2017, Vanja Smokvina, Sports Law in Croatia:

Is an amateur sports club's willingness to pay influenced by its acceptance of Asport services?

2021, Hyun-Woo Lee, Natasha T. Brison, Heetae Cho, Adopting New Technologies in Sports Marketing, page 24:

(sports) A club dedicated for practicing a particular sport; an organization that organizes competitions for a particular sport, including providing equipment, venue, etc.


deep dive

deep dives (plural)
deep-dive (alternative)

(underwater diving) An act of deep diving.


proette

(golf, dated) A female professional golfer.


Lions

(cricket) The Sri Lanka national cricket team.

(soccer) Singapore national football team

(sports) any sports team nicknamed the "Lions".


baffing spoon

(golf, dated) A golf club equivalent to a number 7 wood.


other end of the ball

They play well on offense, but on the other end of the ball they need work.

(idiomatic, sports) used after discussing either offense or defense to imply the other.


DPR Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea#English

(especially soccer) Initialism of Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

CHDCND Triều Tiên

Democratic People's Republic of Korea — see also DPRK, North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea


bracket buster

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(US, basketball, informal) An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.


extended spider

extended spider (plural extended spiders)

(snooker) A spider (type of rest) in which the head is extended in front in order to reach over intervening balls


technical climbing

(climbing) Climbing involving a rope and some means of protection, as opposed to scrambling or glacier travel


overbowl

en-verb

overbowl (third-person singular simple present overbowls, present participle overbowling, simple past and past participle overbowled)

overbowls (present singular third-person)
overbowling (participle present)
overbowled (participle past)
overbowled (past)


TKD

(informal, martial arts) Initialism of tae kwon do.


white crane

en-noun

white crane (countable and uncountable, plural white cranes)

white crane style
white crane style#English

(martial arts) Ellipsis of white crane style.


White Crane

From white + crane. Calque of Chinese 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”)
* (Tibetan White Crane): From Cantonese 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”), from 西藏白鶴拳 /西藏白鹤拳 (“Tibetan white crane boxing”)
* (Fujian White Crane): From Hokkien 白鶴派 /白鹤派 (“white crane style”)

bor

Tibetan White Crane
Tibetan White Crane#English

(martial arts) A style of Chinese martial arts

Ellipsis of Tibetan White Crane., a style of kung fu popularized across the world from its popularity in Cantonese media, adopted in Southern China as a native style, after being introduced from Western China.

Tibetan White Crane

Fujian White Crane
Fujian White Crane#English

A style of Chinese martial arts
Ellipsis of Fujian White Crane.


white crane style

en-noun

white crane style (plural white crane styles)


hop and pop

en-verb

hop and pop (third-person singular simple present hops and pops, present participle hopping and popping, simple past and past participle hopped and popped)

hops and pops (present singular third-person)
hopping and popping (participle present)
hopped and popped (participle past)
hopped and popped (past)
hop n pop (alternative)
hop 'n pop (alternative)
hop 'n' pop (alternative)

(slang, skydiving) to jump from a plane at altitudes of 5000 ft and deploy the main parachute soon after.


dead amiss

At the mention of the increased amount of odds, the snob took the youngster aside, and said to him, "Look now, by the book, we have the old man done brown; my horse is dead amiss, your cousin's horse you can beat easy, […]

1840, John William Carleton, The Sporting Review, page 286:

Sunshine ran gamely, but was clearly out of condition; and Gamos, who was dead amiss at Bath, having got round, beat her from the superiority of her training, […]

1870, Tresham Gilbey, Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, volume 18, page 320:

(horse racing) Of a horse: too ill to compete.


ALMS

(motor racing) Initialism of American Le Mans Series. (an enclosed-wheel enclosed-cockpit four-wheel custom-built prototype sports car racing series)

American Le Mans Series

(motor racing) Initialism of Asian Le Mans Series. (an enclosed-wheel enclosed-cockpit four-wheel custom-built prototype sports car racing series)


empty the clip

empty the clip (third-person singular simple present empties the clip, present participle emptying the clip, simple past and past participle emptied the clip)

empties the clip (present singular third-person)
emptying the clip (participle present)
emptied the clip (participle past)
emptied the clip (past)

DeRozan emptied the clip. The fans at the ACC emptied theirs, too. Every person in that arena […] was ready to leave it all on the floor.

2016 May 2, Blake Murphy, “They did it”, in Raptors Republic, retrieved 2021-04-20:

That completed an unraveling of an early Blue Jays lead that stood at five runs after the second inning as Toronto emptied the clip on Tampa Bay starter Austin Pruitt.

2017 August 23, Arden Zwelling, “Stroman battles feel for pitches in Blue Jays-Rays slugfest”, in Sportsnet, retrieved 2021-04-20:

The Stars emptied the clip and were the better team in last two periods.

2021 March 29, Ben Davila, “Dallas Stars: Are we kidding ourselves about their chances?”, in Fansided, retrieved 2021-04-20:

(chiefly US, idiomatic, sports, by extension) To compete with great vigor, especially by making numerous scoring attempts.


Everesting

en-noun

Everesting (countable and uncountable, plural Everestings)

In September 2017 Paul Adler and CyclingTips founder Wade Wallace rode an unofficial ‘Everesting’ together around Annecy. Nearly 320km and 10,000m of climbing (the hight^([sic – meaning height]) of Everest is 8848m), Paul tells the story of his failed and successful attempts at climbing Mount Everest and how it relates to cycling.

2017 November 16, CyclingTips, “How does 'Everesting' on a bike compare to climbing Mount Everest?”, in YouTube:

The first person to undertake Everesting was British mountaineer George Mallory – grandson of the famous explorer and Everest climber of the same name – who ascended Australia’s Mount Donna Buang in 1994, completing eight laps of the 1,069 metre hill.

2020 December 17, Mollie Mcguigan, “Everything you need to know about Everesting”, in Runner’s World:

In the increasingly popular global challenge known as Everesting, the 33-year-old McLaughlin returned to the famed Mamore Gap in his native Donegal and completed the 8,848 metres, 29,029 feet in old money, that being the height of Mount Everest, in a time of 6:40.54.

2021 March 29, Ian O'Riordan, “Mamore power to him: Ronan McLaughlin regains Everesting record in Donegal”, in Irish Times:

(cycling) The challenge of ascending and descending a given hill multiple times on a bicycle, in order to cover a distance of 8,848 metres (the elevation of Mount Everest).


lead through

en-verb

lead through (third-person singular simple present leads through, present participle leading through, simple past and past participle led through)

leads through (present singular third-person)
leading through (participle present)
led through (participle past)
led through (past)

We 'led through', each in turn climbing to the full length of the rope, and then belaying […]

1946, Scott C. Russell, Mountain Prospect, page 98:

The climbing was nowhere difficult, perhaps only Moderate by British standards, but it was sometimes exposed. We led through, taking it in turns to lead alternate pitches. Probably a guide would have moved up continuously, […]

1964, Showell Styles, Modern Mountaineering, page 128:

You lead "through" instead — your companion leads a pitch, then you join him. But instead of swapping over at the ice axe belay, you carry on in the lead, cutting or kicking steps until you are about twenty feet above.

1967, Anthony Greenbank, Instructions in Mountaineering, page 84:

(climbing) To take turns leading an expedition.


long handle

Lucas again well set, being ultimately secured in his anxiety to give them the long handle, having played perfect cricket for his century.

1883, Uppingham School Magazine, page 236:

You may leave your ground even to fast bowling on slow wickets if you think you can bring off a hit by so doing, and generally hold the bat nearer the top and give her the long handle.

1889, Allan Gibson Steel, Robert Henry Lyttelton (Hon.), Cricket (page 77)

Tissera played two fine innings, of 53 and 17 not out and P. I. Peiris (30) wielded the long handle.

1999, S. S. Perera, S. Muthiah, The Janashakthi Book of Sri Lanka Cricket, 1832-1996, page 300:


five-pointer

But they will have wanted to capitalise on the opportunities for five-pointers they created in that first half.

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


call a cab

call a cab (third-person singular simple present calls a cab, present participle calling a cab, simple past and past participle called a cab)

calls a cab (present singular third-person)
calling a cab (participle present)
called a cab (participle past)
called a cab (past)

(raise arm while riding): From the similarity to the raised-arm gesture used to summon a taxi.

An habitually raised arm, termed 'calling a cab', was the trademark of amateurism.

1994, Dick Francis, Wild Horses, page 137:

Drawings of races sixty years ago show the riders trying to avoid catching their horses in the mouth by stretching forward with one arm and lifting the other hand backwards off the reins into the position known as 'calling a cab'.
Although it is no longer the normal and recognized thing to do, 'calling a cab' is still occasionally seen when a jockey finds himself in difficulties over a fence.

2002, Frank R. Scatoni, Finished Lines, page 181:

(horse racing) To raise one's arm to maintain balance while riding.


Captain Armstrong

A pun on the name Armstrong, referring to the use of a strong arm.

"Poor child," he said to himself, all his angry feelings changing, "she seems to have set her heart so upon winning, it would be sad if she were disappointed. No one has much on it: shall I try Captain Armstrong for once? It would make her very happy. Bar accidents, I must win. They don't know that the chestnut has not extended himself yet."

1860, George Alfred Lawrence, Guy Livingstone, page 70:

He had practised “Captain Armstrong” so palpably as to be banished from the Turf.

1886, Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, volume 46, page 413:

We have not an iota of belief in this or any other "Captain Armstrong" insinuation against high-class jockeys, who have far too comfortable incomes, and too much proper pride, to place their characters in any man's power, […]

(horse racing, archaic, slang) A form of cheating in which the jockey deliberately pulls his horse back so that it does not win.


penhold

One of the Chinese players, a pudgy little man who couldn't stop talking as we waited for the room to clear from a yoga class, played with the typical Chinese penhold (with the racket held as a pen) and used only the face of his racket.

2013 September 5, Guido Mina di Sospiro, The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong, Random House, →ISBN:

(sports) A form of grip in table tennis similar to that typically used when holding a pen.


penhold

Wang Hao's penhold style of play – while maintaining the traditional advantages of the penhold grip, has also greatly improved on it.

2012 June 30, Wei Zhang, Advanced Technology in Teaching: Selected papers from the 2012 International Conference on Teaching and Computational Science (ICTCS 2012), Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 434:

(sports) Pertaining to such grip or a playing style involving it.


shot on target

Sheffield United, who were relegated on 17 April following defeat to Wolves, had one shot on target and were unable to test goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

2021 May 2, Emma Sanders, “Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 Sheffield United”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) A shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.


aeroscreen

(motor racing) A kind of transparent screen fixed in front of the cockpit, to protect the driver from flying debris.


Big Dance

Big Dances (plural)
big dance (alternative)

While allegations about riverboat operators swirl in Louisiana, New Orleans scored a major economic and public relations coup last week by winning its bid to host the 1997 Super Bowl in the Superdome. It will be the eighth time the city has been chosen by the NFL to hold the Big Dance.

It was a big day for Essendon, with both senior and reserves teams reaching the Big Dance.

2016, Mark Thompson, Bomber: The Whole Story: The Whole Story, Penguin Group Australia, →ISBN:

We won our way through to the grand final against Geelong Falcons, which meant I was off to the 'Big Dance' at the MCG for the first time. We were to play as a curtain-raiser to the 2000 Essendon–Melbourne AFL Grand Final.

2018, Sam Mitchell, Relentless, Macmillan Publishers Aus., →ISBN:


(golf) Abbreviation of fourball better ball.


best ball

(golf) The fourball golf format, especially a variation involving teams of three or four players.


spot reduction

(exercise) The hypothetical reduction of fat from a specific region of the body.


outkick one's coverage

outkick one's coverage (third-person singular simple present outkicks one's coverage, present participle outkicking one's coverage, simple past and past participle outkicked one's coverage)

outkicks one's coverage (present singular third-person)
outkicking one's coverage (participle present)
outkicked one's coverage (participle past)
outkicked one's coverage (past)

Sometimes a punter will outkick his coverage, but the majority of the time there's some decision-making involved.

2018, John Powers, Fridays with Bill: Inside the Football Mind of Bill Belichick:

But when the punter outkicked his coverage, White decided to disobey his coach's orders and run with the ball.

2022, Tyler Bridges, Five Laterals and a Trombone:

(American football) To kick the ball so far downfield that one's teammates do not have time to get into position to block or tackle the opponent who catches it.


cross-counter

(boxing) A counterattack begun immediately after an opponent throws a jab, exploiting the opening in the opponent's position.


cross-counter

cross-counter (third-person singular simple present cross-counters, present participle cross-countering, simple past and past participle cross-countered)

cross-counters (present singular third-person)
cross-countering (participle present)
cross-countered (participle past)
cross-countered (past)

(boxing, transitive, intransitive) To employ a counterattack of this kind on (someone).


'keeper

The next ball, the same thing, lunge and miss and through to the 'keeper.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 47:

(sports) Alternative form of keeper (i.e. goalkeeper or wicketkeeper).


superbat

When Tony Greig, in a meaningful and provocative interview, asked Sarfaraz background of betting and match-fixing, the Pakistan "superbat" categorically stated that it should start with Asif Iqbal and Gavaskar who, according to him, were the "original fixers"..

2017, K R Wadhwaney, Indian Cricket Controversies:

(cricket) A superb batsman or batswoman.


RHF

(ice hockey) Abbreviation of Russian Hockey Federation.; the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация хоккея России, Federatsiya Khokkeya Rossii)

Russian Hockey Federation

The national identifier for Russians in international ice hockey while Russia is under ban by the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport supporting the ban enacted by the World Anti-Doping Agency.


GTD

Initialism of Grand Touring/Tourer Daytona.. From being a Grand Touring (“Gran Turismo”) (GT) racecar sportscar category developed for the Daytona Motor Speedway, and associated events/tracks.

initialism of

(motor racing, Grand Touring Daytona) A class of closed-cockpit enclosed-wheeled 4-wheeled sports car racing.


GTD

(motor racing, Grand Touring Daytona) A racecar sports car that conforms to GT Daytona category specifications.


batting pad

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


Hector protector

en-noun

Hector protector (plural Hector protectors)

Vaseline in the cricket shoes, chilli powder in his hector protector, that sort of thing is Australian cricket's natural method of correction.

2004 March 12, The Chaser, Sydney, page 20, column 3:

(cricket, slang) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder; a box.


run feast

Well, he and Sid had a run feast, putting on more than 400 runs together.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 146:

(cricket) A lengthy bout of scoring many runs.


pull shot

His stand-in [...] was felled by a pull shot struck with tremendus power by England pace bowler and tailend batsman, Dick Pollard.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 32:

(cricket) A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side.


strokemaster

(cricket, tennis) A player who hits the ball excellently.


orthodox spinner

orthodox spinner (plural orthodox spinners)


pad up

en-verb

pad up (third-person singular simple present pads up, present participle padding up, simple past and past participle padded up)

pads up (present singular third-person)
padding up (participle present)
padded up (participle past)
padded up (past)

Normally only one batsman is padded up and Dean Jones was listed to bat next.

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 201:

(cricket, intransitive) To put on batting pads preparatory to taking the field to bat.

He padded up for the Bears in 1997.

(American football, intransitive) To put on pads to ready oneself to play American football; to play for a team.


leave it all on the field

Don't worry about it, just leave it all on the field.

Use the same advice football coaches give their teams: "Always do your best. When you return to the locker room at the end of the game, leave it all on the field. Don't replay what you might have done or what someone else might have done..."

1996, Lucile Wilson, Blanche Woolls, chapter 5, in People Skills for Library Managers: A Common Sense Guide for Beginners, →ISBN, page 56:

(idiomatic, usually sports) Used to remind players not to dwell on minor mistakes, issues or conflicts that happened during the course of play.

Coordinate term: leave something on the table

Go and give it your all! Leave it all on the field!

But the stakes couldn't be higher, so we've got to leave it all on the field.

2012, Barack Obama, “Administration of Barack Obama, 2012/Sep. 18”, in Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack Obama: 2012 (Book II: July 1 to December 31, 2012), page 1395:

(idiomatic, often sports) Used to encourage players or anyone to give their best performance, not sparing any effort, not going away with any unspent energy.


race-norming

(American football) The practice of adjusting downwards the cognitive ability scores of players of colour.


Month of May

(US, motor racing) The activities surrounding and including the running of the Indianapolis 500, one of the oldest, longest running, lengthiest single day, and most prestigious, racecar races of the world, traditionally held on Memorial Day weekend Sunday, near the end of May, and having several weeks of activities preceding it.


boomerang kick

Australian rules football
Australian rules football

(Australian rules football, rugby) A kick that sends the ball in a curved trajectory.


easybeat

(Australia, sports) A team that is easy to beat; a team ranked towards the bottom of the competition ladder.


XE

(motor racing) Abbreviation of Extreme E.


hexathlon

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(athletics) An athletic contest comprising six events.