kayak slalom

From kayak + slalom. From using kayak boats on a slalom course.

(sports) A watersports discipline, competitors race singly against the clock, on a whitewater course with downstream and upstream gates, which competitors must pass on the correct side in the correct direction, competing in kayaks.


mind-muscle connection

en-noun

mind-muscle connection (countable and uncountable, plural mind-muscle connections)

(sports, psychology) The conscious focus and awareness on a specific muscle while it is being exercised.


route setter

(climbing) A person who designs routes (also called problems) on artificial climbing walls, using grips and holds.


lockoff

Start with your arm and shoulder fully extended, then smoothly pull the handle down into a full lockoff.

2003, Will Gadd, Ice & Mixed Climbing, page 212:

The stronger your lockoff strength (holding your arm in that position), the farther you can reach and the easier long, static moves will feel. If you're a shorter climber, lockoff strength becomes integral to progressing through the grades.

2018, Julie Ellison, Climb to Fitness, page 43:

Most often, the injury mechanism is described as a sudden force on the flexed and supinated forearm by pulling on an undercling into a "lockoff” position followed by a clicking sound [11].

2022, Volker Schöffl, Isabelle Schöffl, Christoph Lutter, Climbing Medicine: A Practical Guide, page 135:

(climbing) The act of pulling down on a hold with one arm until the arm is fully bent at the elbow and using that arm to support one's weight.


nosebone

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(skateboarding) An ollie in which one pushes the front part of the skateboard down after the top of the arc.


tailgrab

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(skateboarding, snowboarding) The act of reaching down and grabbing the tail of the board while in the air, typically during a jump or an ollie.


tail stall

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(skateboarding) The act of placing the tail of a skateboard on an edge or obstacle, such as a ramp or ledge, while the front of the board is lifted off the ground.


body jar

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(skateboarding) A trick in which a skateboarder uses their body to push the skateboard off the ground while simultaneously jumping or twisting in the air, often landing back on the board after the maneuver.


taekwondoist

The aim of this research is to carry out a comparative analysis of the morphological characteristics of top karatekas, judokas, taekwondoists, boxers and wrestlers […] so that during the training process we could correctly and objectively select athletes and to manage the transformation training processes effectively […]

2015, Julijan Malacko, Dragan Doder, Veroljub Stankovic, Milorad Dokmanac, Biljana Savic, Radoslava Doder, “A Comparative Analysis of the Morphological Characteristics of Elite Karatekas, Judokas, Taekwondoists, Boxers and Wrestlers”, in International Journal of Morphology, volume 33, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, page 246:

(martial arts) A practitioner of taekwondo; a taekwondoka.


USWNT

w:United States women's national soccer team

(soccer) Initialism of United States women's national team.


kayak sprint

From kayak + sprint. From using kayak boats in a sprint race.

(sports) A watersports discipline, where competitors race head-to-head in heats, on a straight flatwater course in lanes, using kayaks.


Cote d'Azur

From French Côte d’Azur, from côte (“coast”)+azur (“azure”)
* (cycling): From being a light blue coloured margin; light blue being akin to azure and a margin being akin to a coast; also seeming like a band of water, reminiscent of the waters of the French Riviera.

(cycling, informal) The warning track at the bottom of a velodrome, a non-racing surface representing the base of the banked oval course.


heat check

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Great shooters have a short memory. Regardless of how many shots they might miss in a game, they step into the next one like it’s a heat check. It’s not just about makes and misses. It’s about an ability to make constant adjustments, staying confident in your technique and living with the results.

2022 February 2, C.J. Holmes, “NBA 75: Great shooting is an art form, but it takes time and work to forge”, in The Athletic:

(basketball) A difficult or risky shot attempted by a player who has made several consecutive successful shots, aiming to test whether they can maintain their streak.


podium sweep

(sports) A situation in which a team or a nation places first, second and third in competition, such as at the Olympics, and wins all the available medals, which are then recognized at a podium ceremony.


canoe slalom

(sports) A competitive sport with the aim to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging downstream or upstream gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible.


canoe sprint

(sports) A water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance.


brakeset

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(cycling) The complete set of brakes on a bicycle.


Red Flames

(soccer) the Belgium women's national football team


Albiceleste

(soccer) the Argentina national football team


hit and hope

(sports, attributive) The practice of striking an object (such as a ball or puck) forcefully, with minimal thought or skill.


back door slider

back door slider (plural back door sliders)

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(US, baseball) A baseball pitch that begins by entering outside the plate, but then breaks back in towards the plate at the last minute.


ski bazaar

(skiing) A used ski equipment sale event organized by a ski hill, ski club, ski team, ski store, or ski enthusiasts, where old ski equipment, be it remaindered end of line stock, second hand, former team equipment, or former rental equipment, is put on sale to the public. Typically, the public can also consign their old equipment for sale; and equipment on sale has been inspected for good condition and in-warranty status.


self-officiation

For example, because self-officiation enforces an active approach to conflict resolution, it creates social learning situations.

2015 December 28, Ken Kaminski, “Ultimate 2030: How Should We Officiate?”, in Ultiworld:

(sports) The officiation of a sport by players rather than observers or referees.


clubhouse leader

clubhouse leader (plural clubhouse leaders)

(golf) The player with the lowest score among those who have finished the round, while other competitors are still playing.


clubhouse lead

(golf) The position held by the clubhouse leader.


plumbers and firemen

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Originated from a exchange in a 2022 episode of First Take. In response to a remark that Bob Cousy once had 29 assists in a game, JJ Redick responded, "well, he was being guarded by plumbers and firemen".

(informal, derogatory, chiefly basketball) A notional inferior level of competition that allowed past champions to excel.

Bob Cousy
First Take (talk show)
JJ Redick


heat checker

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

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

(basketball) A player who performs a heat check.


pick and pop

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He [Markieff Morris] won the Wizards a game in Portland earlier this year (a place Thunder fans know is not exactly the easiest to win in) just because Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic kept dropping back on pick-and-pops and Morris continued heading beyond the 3-point line.

(basketball) An alternate version of pick and roll where the player moves to an open spot, where they receive a pass and make a jump shot.


fuckarounditis

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The Internet provides a rich soil for fuckarounditis to grow and take hold of the unsuspecting observer.

2011 September 27, “Fuckarounditis”, in Leangains:

And if you’re at the point where you might reasonably be considering steroids to progress you don’t need an article on fuckarounditis.

2017 March 14, Kevin Curry, “Beware Fuckarounditis - Because Fitness Really is Simple”, in Gear & Grit:

(exercise slang, vulgar) A condition where a person has an average physique and has made little to no progress, despite spending a significant amount of time at the gym.


block tackle

Caoimhín Kelleher saved but Gordon recycled the move, crossing low for Kane, who was stopped by Nathan Collins’s block tackle.

2024 September 7, David Hytner, “Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland”, in The Guardian:

(soccer) A defensive technique used to regain possession of the ball from an opponent by positioning the body in front of the ball and using the legs to obstruct the opponent's path, preventing them from advancing.

(rugby) A defensive maneuver where a player uses their body to block an opponent who is carrying the ball.


Novax

Blend of Novak + no vax, in reference to Djokovic's opposition to COVID-19 vaccines, which led to him being forced to skip many tournaments in 2022.

You cannot blame Novax for turning out bad, when he has a nationalist nutjob father. A man who admires Black Hand, the mob who started WWI by killing Archduke Ferdinand.

2022 January 5, Jenny Craig, “Re: Djokovoc^([sic])”, in aus.politics (Usenet):

(tennis, derogatory) Novak Djokovic (born 1987), Serbian professional tennis player.

Novak Djokovic#Opposition to COVID-19 vaccine mandate


bat deep

en-verb

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

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

I thought they were a brilliant side to watch. They might have been a bit regimented in the way they went about things but they had pace with the ball and in the field, and they batted deep, with guys like Mark Boucher, Lance Klusener and Shaun Pollock often coming in at numbers seven, eight and nine.

2010 October 28, Hachette New Zealand, Shane Bond - Looking Back, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

(cricket, of a team) To have a significant number of talented batters, even batting low in the order.


Both teams employed what could be considered attacking formations—Scotland (2-2-6), and England (1-1-8) […]

2011, Jaime Orejan, Football/Soccer: History and Tactics, →ISBN, page 31:

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


RMV

Respiratory Minute Volume
w:Minute ventilation

(underwater diving) Initialism of Respiratory Minute Volume.


DSMB

delayed surface marker buoy
w:delayed surface marker buoy

(underwater diving) Initialism of delayed surface marker buoy.


END

equivalent narcotic depth
w:equivalent narcotic depth

(underwater diving) Acronym of equivalent narcotic depth.


BSAC

British Sub-Aqua Club
w:British Sub-Aqua Club

(underwater diving, UK) Initialism of British Sub-Aqua Club.


GUE

Global Underwater Explorers
w:Global Underwater Explorers

(underwater diving) Initialism of Global Underwater Explorers.


NAUI

w:National Association of Underwater Instructors

(underwater diving) Acronym of National Association of Underwater Instructors.


CMAS

w:Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques

(underwater diving) Acronym of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (“World Underwater Federation”).


Black Bottom

the Black Bottom (canonical)
black bottom (alternative)

(dance, music) A dance which became popular during the 1920s amid the Jazz Age.


champagne powder

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Champagne powder all day, boys!

2021 February 16, Charlie Berens and Taylor Calmus, The 5 People on the Ski Slopes:


finger-snapping

(music, dance) Of a piece of music or a dance, characterized by the snapping of fingers.


woso

(Internet, soccer, US, Canada, Australia) women's soccer


TUP

transfer under pressure
transfer under pressure#English

(diving) Abbreviation of transfer under pressure.


Spursy

en-adj

Spursy (comparative more Spursy, superlative most Spursy)

more Spursy (comparative)
most Spursy (superlative)

From Spurs + -y. Tottenham Hotspur consistently finish near the top of the Premier League but have won no trophies in recent years.

In the 1978-79 season, Chelsea, who had come up the year before, finished dead last in the first division and were relegated again. But no worries, I still had my Robins in the top flight. But then they did something more Spursy than anything the Spurs could ever dream of. They were relegated in successive seasons between 1980 and 1982[…]

2018 May 15, Roger Bennett, Michael Davies, Men in Blazers Present Encyclopedia Blazertannica: A Suboptimal Guide to Soccer, America's "Sport of the Future" Since 1972, Knopf, →ISBN, page 27:

Rice has a solid tournament for England. He is excellent in the quarter-final against France, until it all goes a bit Spursy for Harry Kane who uncharacteristically misses a penalty in the 2-1 defeat.

2024 January 30, Pete May, Massive: The Miracle of Prague, Biteback Publishing, →ISBN:

Then came the hammer blow as Pennant stated: "England are Spursy."

2024 March 26, Joe Brophy, quoting Jermaine Pennant, “Gareth Southgate’s record and ‘Spursy’ England worry me – we may have to play Italy, France and Spain to win Euros”, in talkSPORT:

(UK, soccer, humorous, informal) Having a promising team, but losing in an embarrassing way.

(UK, soccer, humorous, informal) Unpredictable.


tree-maker

In making saddles to run and try in, the trees of them are occasionally leaded by the tree-maker or saddler, agreeably to the directions either may receive from his employer; and a four-pound saddle in this way is made to weigh seven pounds.

1828, Richard Darvill (V.S. 7th Hussars.), A Treatise on the Care, Treatment and Training of the English Racehorse, page 219:

This instrument was procured and the Investigating Officer was easily convinced of the accuracy of the wood-carver's statements, and, on the result being communicated to the victim of the theft, the thief was easily found: in fact the last servant whom the banker had dismissed had formerly been a tree maker, and indeed went back to that trade whenever he was out of a place .

1907, Hans Gross, John Adam, John Collyer Adam, Criminal Investigation, page 153:

It takes Hill from a week to at least a month to make a saddle, figuring drying time for the dampened leather and depending on the type of saddle. He starts with the tree, which he acquired from a tree maker.

1985, Oklahoma Today - Volumes 35-36, page 11:

(equestrianism) One who makes or constructs saddle trees.


weight rack

(bodybuilding, weightlifting) A metal storage unit consisting of shelves or pegs for storing weights.


defensive line of scrimmage

en-noun

defensive line of scrimmage (plural defensive lines of scrimmage)

(American football) The scrimmage line on the defensive side of the football field.


time under tension

time under tension (plural times under tension)

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Therefore, if an athlete sets a rep range between 10 and 12 reps, the time under tension range is between 50 seconds (10 reps x 5 seconds) and 84 seconds (12 reps × 7 seconds) .

2004, John Philbin, High-Intensity Training, page 33:

A newer, and increasingly popular, way of determining the length of time a set is performed, is the time under tension method.

2015, David Groscup, The Revised Intensity Principle, page 13:

The second primary data point you might consider tracking is time under tension, a.k.a. TUT.

2020, Nate Clark, Jessica Hatch, How I Did It: A Fitness Nerd's Guide to Losing Fat and Gaining Lean Muscle:

(bodybuilding) The amount of time a muscle or set of muscles are being continuously stressed.


pitcher's plate

pitcher's plate (plural pitcher's plates)

(baseball) Synonym of rubber (“the rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch”)


pitcher's rubber

pitcher's rubber (plural pitcher's rubbers)


Rocktober

/ɹɒkˈtəʊ.bə/

(baseball, slang, historical) The 2007 Colorado Rockies season, in which that team won the vast majority of its games.


GGMU

w:Glory Glory (football chant)#Manchester United

(soccer) Initialism of Glory Glory Man United.


COY-

(soccer) Initialism of come on you. (used by supporters of football clubs, especially English football clubs)


COYS

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Spurs. (used by supporters of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.)

come on you Spurs

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Seagulls. (used by supporters of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.)


COYG

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Gunners. (used by supporters of Arsenal F.C.)


COYP

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Palace. (used by supporters of Crystal Palace F.C.)

come on you Palace

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Pompey. (used by supporters of Portsmouth F.C.)


COYI

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Irons. (used by supporters of West Ham United F.C.)


COYL

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Lions. (used by supporters of Millwall F.C.)


COYT

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Toffees. (used by supporters of Everton F.C.)


COYB

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Blues. (used by supporters of Chelsea F.C. and Everton F.C.)

come on you Blues

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Brentford. (used by supporters of Brentford F.C.)


COYH

From COY- + Hatters, COY- + Hammers or COY- + Hornets.

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Hatters. (used by supporters of Luton Town F.C.)

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Hammers. (used by supporters of West Ham United F.C.)

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Hornets. (used by supporters of Watford F.C.)


COYRs

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Rs. (used by supporters of Queens Park Rangers F.C.)


COYR

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Reds. (used by supporters of Liverpool F.C., Manchester United F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C. and Southampton F.C.)

come on you Reds

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Rams. (used by supporters of Derby County F.C.)


COYM

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Magpies. (used by supporters of Newcastle United F.C.)

come on you Magpies

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Mauves. (used by supporters of R.S.C. Anderlecht)


COYW

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Whites. (used by supporters of Fulham F.C., Leeds United F.C. and Preston North End F.C.)

come on you Whites

(soccer) Initialism of come on you Wolves. (used by supporters of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.)


tailbutter

en-verb

tailbutter (third-person singular simple present tailbutters, present participle tailbuttering, simple past and past participle tailbuttered)

tailbutters (present singular third-person)
tailbuttering (participle present)
tailbuttered (participle past)
tailbuttered (past)

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Coordinate term: nosebutter

(skiing, snowboarding, intransitive) To spin on the tail of the board while keeping the nose off the snow.


nosebutter

nosebutter (third-person singular simple present nosebutters, present participle nosebuttering, simple past and past participle nosebuttered)

nosebutters (present singular third-person)
nosebuttering (participle present)
nosebuttered (participle past)
nosebuttered (past)

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Coordinate term: tailbutter

(skiing, snowboarding, intransitive) To roll up onto the tips of the skis in order to create a controlled spin.


surface interval

en-noun

surface interval (plural surface intervals)

(underwater diving) time spent outside the water (i.e. on the surface) between underwater dives. This time is considered when calculating decompression requirements for the subsequent dive


rainbow kick

(soccer) A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet.


Ardiles flick

From the Argentine football player Osvaldo Ardiles, who performs the trick in a famous scene as a character in the 1981 film Escape to Victory.


frogstand

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If children begin to experiment with frogstands and headstands as inverted balances, it is then time to teach them the proper mechanics for assuming and maintaining these positions .

2001, Shirley Ann Holt-Hale, On the Move: Lesson Plans to Accompany Children Moving, page 216:

How long can you hold a headstand, frogstand or handstand?

2004, Michelle Nemec, Darryl Buchanan, Andrew Watt, Jump Into PDHPE, page 19:

Of course, it will be much easier if you can master the frogstand itself before you start learning how to do the frogstand to handstand.

2020 September 1, Michael & Yannick, “How to do the Frogstand to Handstand”, in Calisthenics Family:

In vert, you do all kinds of fun, carzy shit. Like shifties and frogstands, ollies and gazelle flips, up and down ten-foot ramps.

2021, James Patterson, Till Murder Do Us Part:

A frogstand, sometimes referred to as the "crow pose", is a calisthenics exercise that builds finger and wrist strength while placing a notable demand on the shoulders and triceps.

2024, “Frogstand Calisthenics Skill Tree”, in We Do Calisthenics:

(gymnastics, exercise, skateboarding) A position that involves balancing on one's hands with the knees tucked towards the chest, resembling the posture of a frog.


beer match

(cricket) A friendly cricket match to fill time after a scheduled game that ends early, sometimes played with unusual variations of the rules.


odds match

(cricket) A match in which one side has more players than the other.


drinks waiter

(cricket, humorous) Synonym of twelfth man


SENA

(cricket) Abbreviation of South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia.


asking rate

required run rate
required run rate#English


required run rate

required run rate (plural required run rates)

Coordinate term: net run rate

(cricket) The average number of runs per over that the batting side must achieve in order to win the present match.


net run rate

Coordinate term: required run rate

(cricket) The average run rate scored by a team minus the average run rate scored against them.


pie thrower

(cricket, informal) Synonym of pie-chucker


sun ball

sun in his eyes
have the sun in one's eyes

(baseball, cricket) A high ball that is difficult to hit because the batter has the sun in his eyes.


toe-crusher

(cricket, slang) A delivery directed at the feet of the facing batsman.


walking wicket

(cricket, slang) A batter who performs very badly.


nipbacker

nipbackers (plural)
nip-backer (alternative)

(cricket, slang) A delivery that pitches outside the line of off stump then deviates off the seam, moving towards the batter.


pea roller

(cricket) A now-illegal delivery where the ball is rolled along the ground rather than bowled overarm.


perfume ball

From the idea that the ball passes close enough for the batter to smell it.

(cricket, slang) A bouncer on or just outside off stump that passes very close to the batter's face.


quarter seam

(cricket) A small join that runs around a cricket ball at 90 degrees to the main seam, and has no stitching.


beat the bat

en-verb

beat the bat (third-person singular simple present beats the bat, present participle beating the bat, simple past beat the bat, past participle beaten the bat)

beats the bat (present singular third-person)
beating the bat (participle present)
beat the bat (past)
beaten the bat (participle past)

(cricket, informal) Of a ball: to just barely avoid being struck by the bat, through sheer luck.

(cricket, informal) Of a bowler: to deliver such a ball.


cafeteria bowling

Referring to the practice of selecting food from a counter in a cafeteria.

(cricket, slang) Poor-quality bowling which is easy to hit, allowing the batters to help themselves to runs.


buffet bowling

cafeteria bowling
cafeteria bowling#English

(cricket, slang) Synonym of cafeteria bowling


fourth stump

(cricket) A position or line one stump's width outside the off stump, i.e. where the wicket's fourth stump would be positioned if it existed.


fast bowling

(cricket) The kind of bowling done by a fast bowler.


declaration bowling

(cricket) Deliberately poor bowling from the fielding team, with the intention of allowing the batters to score runs quickly and thus encourage the opposing captain to declare, thereby giving both teams a reasonable chance of winning in a timed match which would otherwise be a draw.


pad play

(cricket) A style of play in which the pads, rather than the bat, are deliberately used to deflect the ball away from the wicket.


daddy hundred

England scored 537 courtesy of a daddy hundred by Len Hutton and Godfrey Evans.

2022, Yashaswee Raman, Test of Times: Reliving Indian Cricket History:

(cricket, slang) A batter's individual score that is substantially higher than a century (100).


fly slip

en-noun

fly slip (countable and uncountable, plural fly slips)

(uncountable) A position deeper than the conventional slips, between the slips and third man.


given man

(cricket, chiefly historical) A skilled player given by the stronger team in a match to the weaker team, as a form of handicap.


full pint

(cricket, slang) The situation where a stump is knocked completely out of the ground by a delivery.


IANTD

w:International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers

(underwater diving) Acronym of International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers.


Natmeg

Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.

Just as the World Cup did more to raise the profile of women's cricket than years of hard graft by those before it, the Natmeg elevated Sciver on to a platform almost overnight.

2018, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2018:

(cricket, slang) A shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.


Owl

Named from the Owlerton stadium where they used to play.

(soccer, slang) A player or fan of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.


check upstairs

en-verb

check upstairs (third-person singular simple present checks upstairs, present participle checking upstairs, simple past and past participle checked upstairs)

checks upstairs (present singular third-person)
checking upstairs (participle present)
checked upstairs (participle past)
checked upstairs (past)

The third umpire is typically seated high in the stadium, with replays displayed on elevated screens.

(cricket, informal) To invoke the Decision Review System.


flamingo shot

(cricket) A type of shot whereby the batter flicks the delivery from outside off stump through midwicket.


teesra

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

(cricket) A backspin delivery by a finger spin bowler.


day/night cricket

(cricket) Day-nighter matches generally.


devil's number

(cricket) A score of 87 runs, sometimes regarded as unlucky because it is 13 runs short of a century.


stock bowler

Coordinate term: strike bowler

(cricket) A bowler whose role is to restrict scoring rather than to take wickets.


arm ball

(cricket) A type of delivery, the finger spin equivalent of a wrist spinner's slider or zooter.


fast leg theory

(cricket) The bodyline approach to bowling.


(underwater diving) a nitrox mix with 32% oxygen


(underwater diving) a nitrox mix with 36% oxygen


cross-chain

cross-chain (third-person singular simple present cross-chains, present participle cross-chaining, simple past and past participle cross-chained)

cross-chains (present singular third-person)
cross-chaining (participle present)
cross-chained (participle past)
cross-chained (past)

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(cycling) To ride in the smallest or largest cassette sprocket and the corresponding chainring at the same time.


line of engagement

en-noun

line of engagement (plural lines of engagement)

(fencing) Synonym of line (“the position in which the fencers hold their swords”)


kip-up

(sports, etc.) An acrobatic manoeuvre in which one moves from a supine position (lying on one's back) to a standing or squatting position. The move is performed by first lifting one's legs and rolling backwards onto one's shoulders, then flicking forwards, arching one's back, so as to become momentarily airborne before landing on one's feet.


letter-high

(baseball) Synonym of chest-high (of a pitch)


DNPQ

(sports) Initialism of did not prequalify.


mountain motor

(motor racing, slang, chiefly Canada, US) A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.


Polish victory lap

Polish victory lap (plural Polish victory laps)

In reference to Polish-American driver Alan Kulwicki, who celebrated in this way at the Checker 500 (Phoenix) on November 6, 1988.

(motor racing) A victory lap driven in the reverse direction.


ripple strip

(motor racing) The striped kerb at the edge of a racetrack.


T-car

(motor racing) A backup car used by a driver whose main car has been damaged.


eighth pole

(horse racing) A pole indicating that the finish line is one eighth of a mile away.


nom de course

(horse racing) A name, usually a pseudonym, used by a racehorse owner under which their horse is registered to compete.


quarter pole

Coordinate term: eighth pole

(horse racing) A pole indicating that the finish line is one quarter of a mile away.


clubhouse turn

When the horses reached the clubhouse turn the sport-shirted man and his housedressed wife and his blue-jeaned son were all on their feet.

1956 July 30, Humphrey S. Finney, “Horse Racing”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 5, number 5, page 40:

(horse racing) The turn to the right of the grandstand.


far turn

(horse racing) The turn off the backstretch into the home stretch (and furthest from the finish line).


circle the field

en-verb

circle the field (third-person singular simple present circles the field, present participle circling the field, simple past and past participle circled the field)

circles the field (present singular third-person)
circling the field (participle present)
circled the field (participle past)
circled the field (past)

(horse racing) To go very wide around other horses in order to move into a winning position.


pinhook

pinhook (third-person singular simple present pinhooks, present participle pinhooking, simple past and past participle pinhooked)

pinhooks (present singular third-person)
pinhooking (participle present)
pinhooked (participle past)
pinhooked (past)

(horse racing) To buy young racehorses in order to resell them later for profit.


blue hen

(horse racing, slang) A mare who benefits a breed by producing many high-quality offspring.


boat-race

boat-race (third-person singular simple present boat-races, present participle boat-racing, simple past and past participle boat-raced)

boat-races (present singular third-person)
boat-racing (participle present)
boat-raced (participle past)
boat-raced (past)
boat race (alternative)

By figurative analogy with the large margin of victory formerly common in America's Cup yacht races.

2024 May 5, Hayden Hundley, “#5 Virginia lacrosse gets boat-raced by #1 Notre Dame 18-9 in ACC semifinal”, in Streaking The Lawn:

On Friday night, the Golden State Warriors boat raced the Utah Jazz by a score of 127-86. ... The game was decided so early that Steph Curry didn’t even play in the fourth quarter.

2024 October 26, Alex White, “Jazz Taste Harsh Reality in Early Season Loss to Warriors”, in Sports Illustrated:

(US, sports, informal) to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead


defensive lineman

en-noun

defensive lineman (plural defensive linemen)

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


bow rudder

(rowing) A steering stroke used to sharply turn a canoe.


post parade

(horse racing) The movement of the horses from the paddock to the starting gate ("post"), past the grandstands.


new shooter

(horse racing, Canada, US) A horse that has skipped the Kentucky Derby to run in the Preakness Stakes or Belmont Stakes.


minus pool

(horse racing, gambling) A pool of money made up (usually by the racing association) to pay the legally required minimum on each winning bet, when there is not enough left in the pari-mutuel pool.


post time

(horse racing) The time of day when a race is scheduled to begin.


hand-ride

en-verb

hand-ride (third-person singular simple present hand-rides, present participle hand-riding, simple past hand-rode, past participle hand-ridden)

hand-rides (present singular third-person)
hand-riding (participle present)
hand-rode (past)
hand-ridden (participle past)

(horse racing) To urge the horse on with one's hands, without using the whip.


Delaware start

(motor racing) A style of restart where the race leader starts alone in the first row and the other drivers start two wide. The leader can select a lane.


chase vehicle

(motor racing) A non-competing vehicle that follows a competing vehicle to assist with repairs.

(ballooning) A motor vehicle that follows below the balloon, to assist with its eventual landing and carrying the equipment away from the landing site.


helicopter shot

en-noun

helicopter shot (plural helicopter shots)

So called from the flourish completing the stroke, with the bat circled overhead like the blades of a helicopter.

(cricket) The act of hitting the ball with a wristy flick, using the bottom hand as the dominant force.


straight up and down

(cricket) Bowling at a medium or fast pace without swing or seam.


safety shot

What a great safety shot from Hendry!

(snooker) A shot in which a player does not attempt to pot a ball, but instead tries to leave the balls positioned such that his opponent cannot pot a ball.


Gretzky's office

Named after NHL player Wayne Gretzky, known for setting up plays and scoring from this area.

(ice hockey, slang) The area of the ice immediately behind the goal.


two and ten

(ice hockey) A minor penalty (mandating the player leave the ice for two minutes) accompanied by a penalty for misconduct (ten additional minutes).


neutral deduction

neutral deduction (plural neutral deductions)

(gymnastics) A score penalty that is not related to the gymnast's or team's performance, such as a penalty for wearing the incorrect attire.


Diamidov

(gymnastics) A move on the parallel bars, consisting of a swing down from handstand, through support, then releasing one hand and twisting the body a full turn before regrasping in handstand.


vacuum pose

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

(bodybuilding) A pose in which the competitor stands upright and places the hands on the hips, expanding the chest, and completely exhales all the air out of the lungs.


Emptyhad

empty + Etihad, implying that there are few Manchester City fans and the ones that exist are supposedly silent or do not attend games.

(soccer, slang) City of Manchester Stadium (known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons), the home ground of Manchester City F.C.


Etihad

Deprived from the name of Etihad Airways.

(soccer) City of Manchester Stadium (known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons), the home ground of Manchester City


Al-Gharafa

bor

Arabic الغرافة

(soccer) Al-Gharafa Sports Club, a football club from Doha, Qatar (named after the Al-Gharrafa district)


Al-Hilal

Arabic الهلال

(soccer) Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

(basketball) Al-Hilal, a basketball club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Al-Ittihad

A name given to several football clubs in the Arab world

(soccer) Ittihad Club, a football club from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

(basketball) Al-Ittihad Jeddah, a basketball club from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia


Al-Nassr

(soccer) Al-Nassr Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

(basketball) Al-Nassr Basketball Club, a basketball club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


WRSTC

w:World Recreational Scuba Training Council

(underwater diving) Abbreviation of World Recreational Scuba Training Council.


Ballon d'Or

From French Ballon d’Or (“Golden Ball”).

(soccer) A prestigious award in football, presented annually by the France Football magazine and given to the player deemed to be the best of the previous season.


From Cristiano Ronaldo's initials (CR) and his playing number (7).

(soccer) Cristiano Ronaldo (a Portuguese footballer)


From Ronaldo's initial (R) and his playing number (9).

(soccer) Ronaldo (a Brazilian footballer)


flu-flu

(archery) A kind of arrow designed to travel only a short distance, sometimes used by learners or for shooting at aerial targets.


half-rep

In my professional opinion (which I have proven with real world results in the gym) I believe that a session comprising of both full reps and half-reps can generate tremendous growth in next to no time.

2020 January 3, Josh Dickinson, “Full And Partial Repetitions For Massive Gains!”, in Bodybuilding.com:

You can convert almost all exercises into half-rep movement, except those that put too much pressure on the shoulder joints. But some exercises will yield more benefits as partial reps.

2022 January 20, TSquared Lab, “What Are Partial Reps And What Is Their Importance?”, in TSquared Lab:


open-field

(American football) Of a player, capable of obtaining yardage in a broken field.


izzle fo shizzle

(slang, hip-hop) A more emphatic and familiar form of fo shizzle; “For sure, my friend”, used to stress the following sentence.


Jerry World

(American football) A nickname for AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.


grueller

gruellers (plural)
grueler (alternative)


Mantildas

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Australia men's national soccer team
Australia women's national soccer team
Matildas fever

Blend of man + Matildas (derived from the fact that the Australia women's national soccer team has become more popular than the Australia men's national soccer team due to the success of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, held in Australia and New Zealand).

(Australia, humorous, soccer) The Socceroos (the Australia men's national soccer team).


Mantilda

(Australia, humorous, soccer) A Socceroo (someone who plays for the Australia men's national soccer team).


THFC

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
w:Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.


WHUFC

West Ham United Football Club
w:West Ham United F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of West Ham United Football Club.


BHAFC

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

(soccer) Initialism of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club.


CPFC

Crystal Palace Football Club
w:Crystal Palace F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Crystal Palace Football Club.


NFFC

Nottingham Forest Football Club
w:Nottingham Forest F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Nottingham Forest Football Club.


AVFC

Aston Villa Football Club
w:Aston Villa F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Aston Villa Football Club.


ITFC

Ipswich Town Football Club
w:Ipswich Town F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Ipswich Town Football Club.


LCFC

Leicester City Football Club
w:Leicester City F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Leicester City Football Club.


NUFC

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

(soccer) Initialism of Newcastle United Football Club.


WWFC

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club
w:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club.


AWFC

Arsenal Women Football Club
w:Arsenal W.F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Arsenal Women Football Club.


AVWFC

Aston Villa Women Football Club
w:Aston Villa W.F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Aston Villa Women Football Club.


BHAWFC

(soccer) Initialism of Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club.


CFCW

Chelsea Football Club Women
w:Chelsea F.C. Women

(soccer) Initialism of Chelsea Football Club Women.


CPFCW

Crystal Palace Football Club Women
w:Crystal Palace F.C. (Women)

(soccer) Initialism of Crystal Palace Football Club Women.


LCWFC

Leicester City Women Football Club
w:Leicester City W.F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Leicester City Women Football Club.


LFCW

Liverpool Football Club Women
w:Liverpool F.C. Women

(soccer) Initialism of Liverpool Football Club Women.


MCWFC

Manchester City Women Football Club
w:Manchester City W.F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Manchester City Women Football Club.


MUWFC

Manchester United Women Football Club
w:Manchester United W.F.C.

(soccer) Initialism of Manchester United Women Football Club.


THFCW

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Women
w:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women

(soccer) Initialism of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club Women.


WHUFCW

West Ham Football Club Women
w:West Ham United F.C. Women

(soccer) Initialism of West Ham Football Club Women.


FCSB

(soccer) Initialism of Fotbal Club Steaua Bucharest.


pole-pad

(basketball) A protective pad that is installed on the pole of basketball hoop to keep a player safe during gameplay.


starting lineup

en-noun

starting lineup (plural starting lineups)

(sports) An official list of the set of players who will participate in the event when the game begins.


Onodi

Named after Henrietta Ónodi (born 1974), Hungarian gymnast.

(gymnastics) A back handspring with a half turn in mid air, finished with a front walkover.


headsit

The contortionist impressed the audience with a perfect headsit during her routine.

Achieving a headsit requires years of practice and extensive spinal flexibility.

One of the most common variations of chest stand headsit is where the performer has their legs locked out straight with their feet on the floor.

2024 December 19, “Chest stand headsit with straight legs and feet on floor”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

(acrobatics) An extreme backbend in which the top of the performer's head touches the buttocks; usually in a handstand or chest stand. Sometimes, a more extreme variation is done where the buttocks are positioned past the performer's head, while the lower back is on top of the head; this requires much more neck flexibility.


batriarchy

In its early days, T20 cricket had room for bowlers, be it through hard pitches that set fast bowlers' eyes alight or turners that saw spinners display their skills to the fullest. In today's world, the format has evolved so much that bowlers have almost zero say on the result of the games. The ongoing 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League is a prime example of how the format has become a 'batriarchy'.

2024 April 30, Ongama Gcwabe, “IPL 'batriarchy' robbing cricket fans of fair contests”, in Independent Online, retrieved 2024-01-08:

In the short term, at least, the batriarchy will probably be overthrown at some point. Totals will drop as the surfaces begin to wear later in the tournament.

2024 April 30, Jonathan Liew, “IPL's age of carnage may relent but cricket’s future can be seen amid the content”, in Guardian, retrieved 2024-01-08:

(cricket, humorous) A power structure which favours batters over bowlers.


pitcher's mound

pitcher's mound (plural pitcher's mounds)


knee-paddle

en-verb

knee-paddle (third-person singular simple present knee-paddles, present participle knee-paddling, simple past and past participle knee-paddled)

knee-paddles (present singular third-person)
knee-paddling (participle present)
knee-paddled (participle past)
knee-paddled (past)

I knee-paddled back to the break. That's one of the great things about long boards, one can get up on ones ^([sic]) knees and paddle much faster. And stay dry on cold days!

(surfing, canoeing) To paddle while kneeling.


bottlejob

Arsenal are the bottlejobs of the Premier League.

(sports, slang) A person or team that loses ("bottles") a lead in a game or a title race.


Garrison finish

en-noun

Garrison finish (plural Garrison finishes)

After Edward H. Garrison (1868–1930), American jockey known for such finishes.

(horse racing) The situation where a competitor in a race pulls ahead at the last moment to score a dramatic victory.


Galatasaray

(sports) Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (a sports club from Istanbul best known for its football team)


Aslanlar

(sports, chiefly soccer) Galatasaray S.K.


frontbend

Finish in kneel on right, left leg pointed front; sit back on right heel, frontbend—arms downward to low rear.

1965, Gymnastics Guide (Sports library for girls and women), Division for Girls and Women's Sports, American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation., page 92:

(gymnastics, dance) Any pose with an unusual degree of backward bending at the waist and/or any portion of spine while standing, kneeling, resting on the floor, or while suspended.


the D

(soccer) Synonym of semicircle (“an arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area”)


big pocket

(snooker) A situation where a ball is lying close to a pocket, such that another ball being potted into that pocket may go in either directly or off the first ball, creating a wider margin of error than normal, and hence the illusion that the pocket is bigger than normal.


blind pocket

(snooker) A pocket that is not in the player's line of sight as he or she is cueing to pot a ball into that pocket.


A formation

An arbitrary name, not related to the shape of the letter A.

(American football) A variation of the single-wing formation, differing in placing the quarterback further back from the line and closer to the center, and placing the backfield opposite the "strong" side of the unbalanced line.


fullsuit

fullsuits (plural)
full suit (alternative)

Coordinate term: shorty

A type of clothing that fully covers the wearer's entire body.

(swimming) A type of wetsuit that covers the entire body apart from the head, hands, and feet.


grenal

(soccer) Any match between Gremio FBPA and SC Internacional, the two leading teams of both Rio Grande do Sul and Porto Alegre.


Arlberg technique

(skiing) A progressive system that takes the skier from the snowplough turn to the parallel christie through measured stages of improvement.


washboard abs

washboard abs pl (normally plural, singular washboard ab)

(bodybuilding) six-pack (highly developed set of abdominal muscles)


understrung

en-adj

understrung (comparative more understrung, superlative most understrung)

more understrung (comparative)
most understrung (superlative)

(archery) Of a bow: having too long a string.


French valve

Invented by Frenchman Etienne Sclaverand.

(cycling) A type of tyre valve used in bicycle inner tubes.


passing pocket

(American football) Synonym of pocket (“The area behind the line of scrimmage subject to certain rules regarding intentional grounding”)