change up

en-verb

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

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

He changed up on Wilson after three fastballs and struck him out.

(intransitive, baseball) To throw a pitch at a much slower than expected speed.


country dance

(dance) Any set step routine group dance such as ceilidh dance, highland dance, line dance, barn dance or square dance.


ceilidh dance

(dance) A type of Scottish dance involving set-step routines, traditionally engaged in at a ceilidh.


ceilidh dance

ceilidh dance (third-person singular simple present ceilidh dances, present participle ceilidh dancing, simple past and past participle ceilidh danced)

ceilidh dances (present singular third-person)
ceilidh dancing (participle present)
ceilidh danced (participle past)
ceilidh danced (past)

(intransitive, dance) To take part in a ceilidh dance (noun sense).


posterize

posterize (third-person singular simple present posterizes, present participle posterizing, simple past and past participle posterized)

posterizes (present singular third-person)
posterizing (participle present)
posterized (participle past)
posterized (past)

(basketball, slang) To score a slam dunk by leaping over another player.


roll out

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

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

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


rollout

rollouts (plural)
roll-out (alternative)

(American football) A play in which a quarterback moves toward the sideline before attempting to pass.


dunk shot

(basketball) A dunk, a shot where the ball is propelled directly downward through the hoop.


frontflip

(gymnastics) A floor movement, consisting of rotating one's body in the air 360 degrees in the forward direction.


OL

(soccer) Initialism of Olympique Lyonnais.


glacading

(sports) The sport of sliding down a mountain on snow and/or ice. It is a technique used by climbers to get off a mountain fast when adverse weather conditions move in. For climbers they use an ice ax to stop their free fall at the bottom.


dig out

dig out (third-person singular simple present digs out, present participle digging out, simple past and past participle dug out)

digs out (present singular third-person)
digging out (participle present)
dug out (participle past)
dug out (past)

(transitive, cricket) To block a yorker with the bottom of the bat, at the last second.


ultrasoft

(motor racing) Softer than supersoft, and harder than hypersoft.


right cross

(boxing) A cross (hook thrown over the opponent's punch) made with the right hand


punch in

punch in (third-person singular simple present punches in, present participle punching in, simple past and past participle punched in)

punches in (present singular third-person)
punching in (participle present)
punched in (participle past)
punched in (past)


pink spot

(snooker) The spot on a snooker table where the pink ball is normally placed.


blue spot

(snooker) The spot on a snooker table where the blue ball is normally placed.


brown spot

en-noun

brown spot (countable and uncountable, plural brown spots)

(snooker, countable) The spot on a snooker table where the brown ball is normally placed.


green spot

(snooker) The spot on a snooker table where the green ball is normally placed.


yellow spot

(snooker) The spot on a snooker table where the yellow ball is normally placed.


object ball

(snooker, billiards) The ball which the cue ball is intended to hit.


unforced error

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

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

(sports, chiefly tennis) A basic error committed in a tactical game, where errors are usually forced by the game strategy.


openside

opensides (plural)
open side (alternative)

Coordinate term: blindside

(rugby) The space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline.


inside back

(rugby) a back whose primary job is to create space for the outside backs outside him, i.e. the scrum-half, the fly-half and the inside centre.


half-back

But Wales somehow snaffled possession for fly-half Jones to send half-back partner Mike Phillips haring away with Stoddart in support.

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


three-quarter back

three-quarter back (plural three-quarter backs)

(rugby) Any of a group of players positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs; consists of the left wing, the inside centre, the outside centre and the right wing


first receiver

(rugby) The first player to receive the ball from a scrum-half. This is often the fly-half, but may be a different player if the fly-half is unavailable, or a forward who will drive.


outside back

(rugby) a back whose primary job it is to exploit space created by the inside backs, i.e. the outside centre, both wingers, and the full back


openside flanker

openside flanker (plural openside flankers)

(rugby) a forward position in rugby union, usually number 7.


scrummager

Their tighthead is a great scrummager, but is not very good in the loose.

(rugby) One who scrummages; usually used in reference to the qualities of front row forwards.


penalty goal

(ice hockey, soccer, rugby) A goal scored from a penalty.


palmares

Tour de France race leader Tadej Pogačar's latest devastating climbing performance on the road to Isola 2000 both put the yellow jersey out of reach for his rivals and simultaneously confirmed that come Sunday evening, barring total disaster, a historic Giro d'Italia-Tour 'double' will be forming part of his palmares.

2024 July 19, Alasdair Fotheringham, Cycling News:

(sports, especially cycling) The record of someone's sporting achievements.


tight five

(rugby) The five forwards who form the front row and the second row in the scrum.


playmaking

(sports) The initiation of offensive play with the intent of scoring a goal (or the equivalent)


cooldown

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(sports) The rest period between sets or workout sessions, when cooling of body temperature may occur.


frameset

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(cycling) A bicycle's frame plus the front fork.


gain line

gain lines (plural)
gainline (alternative)

(rugby) an imaginary line running across the pitch perpendicular to the touchline and passing through the breakdown or set piece. The subsequent phase is said to have passed "over the gain line" if the gain line at the subsequent breakdown is in front of the last, or "behind the gain line" if it is behind.

(American football) Alternative form of line to gain


hillclimbing

hill climbing (alternative)
hill-climbing (alternative)

(sports) A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course.


ribeye

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Watson had a 3-run homer and a 2-run double for a total of five ribeyes on the night.


ORL

(sports) Abbreviation of Orlando. (Orlando, Florida, USA)


shooting gallery

shooting gallery (plural shooting galleries)

(figuratively, sports) Any game or match with lots of shooting (e.g. at a goal)


pull the trigger

en-verb

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

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

The Baggies almost hit back instantly when Graham Dorrans broke from midfield and pulled the trigger from 15 yards but Paul Robinson did superbly to tip the Scot's drive around the post.

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

(soccer, idiomatic, intransitive) To shoot, kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.

(tennis, informal) To hit a very powerful shot.


piledriver

piledrivers (plural)
pile driver (alternative)

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) A move in which the wrestler applies a front waist lock, then drives the opponent's head into the mat by falling to his knees or backside.

United did not dwell on the decision and Nani had a left-foot piledriver fended wide by Friedel, who is now the oldest player in Villa's history at 39 years and 259 days.

2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC:


death zone

death zones (plural)
Death Zone (alternative)
lethal zone (alternative)

Coined by Swiss physician and alpinist Edouard Wyss-Dunant in 1953 as lethal zone.

coinage

That makes life even harder in the freezing temperatures of the death zone. High in the mountains the cold affects you quickly. You get goose bumps as your skin tries to trap warm air in the fine hairs that cover your body.

2009 03, Ross Piper, Death Zone: Can Humans Survive at 26,000 Feet?, Capstone, →ISBN, page 10:

(climbing) A area of land at sufficiently high altitudes in which there is not enough oxygen to sustain human life.


ground game

en-noun

ground game (countable and uncountable, plural ground games)

He didn't show a lot of ground game in that fight, but his advantage was on the feet, so that's understandable.

2007 September 8, Scott Sherman, Gerald Harris, “Scott's UFC 75 picks”, in Salt Lake Tribune, archived from the original on 2008-04-05:

(martial arts) Hand-to-hand combat in which both fighters are on the ground, or skill in such combat

Most golf courses built in the 1980s went away from the old-fashioned ground game and forced players to hit the ball high.

1999, Harvey Penick, Bud Shrake, The Game for a Lifetime, →ISBN, page 34:

(golf) Putting; hitting the ball along the ground

Notre Dame, with its option-type quarterback, Tony Rice, is committed to the ground game.

1988 November 26, Mal Florence, “They Take Case to Polls Today USC-Notre Dame Game Could Settle Score for No. 1”, in Los Angeles Times, archived from the original on 2013-06-30, page Sports 3:

(American football, countable) Running with the ball, rather than passing


climbing wall

(climbing) An artificial wall used for the sport of climbing


tice

Possibly from entice, as below, suggesting the bowler's purpose.

Bowlers should practise both toss and tice.

1862, James Picroft, The Cricket-Field, Or The History and the Science of the Game of Cricket, page 120:

The tice is almost a full pitch. If you have a long reach, go in and play forward; if not, however, keep your bat down, and block it.

1863 March 7, “The Complete Guide to the Cricket Field: Chapter III: The Batsman”, in The Boy's Miscellany: An Illustrated Journal of Useful and Entertaining Literature for Youth, volume 1, page 155:

1870 July, The Wykehamist, Number 33, page 1,
Raynor, though somewhat wild, obtained an extraordinary number of wickets for very few runs, his fast "tices" quite puzzling the Eton bats.

1911, Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games, Volume 1, page 452,
A "yorker" (or "tice") pitches on, or within six inches of, the popping crease; […] .

(cricket, dated) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.

yorker

ball bowled to strike the pitch near the batsman's feet


white flag

(motor racing) A flag with a white color, signifying the final lap of a race (ie. the bell lap).


oversplit

(gymnastics, acrobatics) Any split in which the angle formed by the legs measures greater than 180 degrees. Can be done to the front with either or both legs elevated, or in a straddle split with one or both legs elevated, or with a standing leg lift

ylispagaatti

split in which the angle formed by the legs exceeds 180 degrees


oversplit

en-verb

oversplit (third-person singular simple present oversplits, present participle oversplitting, simple past and past participle oversplit)

oversplits (present singular third-person)
oversplitting (participle present)
oversplit (participle past)
oversplit (past)


dance card

dance cards (plural)
dancecard (alternative)
dance-card (alternative)

Hotel Galvez
University of Houston Libraries

From dance + card (“flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, etc.; list of scheduled events, etc.”).

ref

From Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries, Houston, Texas, USA.

compound

How could your dance card be full already, Martha? You just got here.

[…] A. E. Chasmar & Co, Art Stationers and Engravers, 734 Broadway, N.Y. Makers of Fine Engraved work, Artistic Menus, Dance Cards and Souverniers.^([sic – meaning Souvenirs]) One of our specialties is the Exact Reproduction of Jeweled Society Pins on Menus, Dance Cards, etc.

1886 December, “Advertisements”, in Amherst Literary Monthly, volume I, number 6, Amherst, Mass.: Senior Class at Amherst College, →OCLC:

[A]t the Belvedere dance on Friday he came and implored me to tell him what colour Lady Blebbins was wearing. It was hyacinth and daffodil faille—the simplest thing, but he was awfully at a loss, poor fellow! And afterwards I saw him put it down on the back of his dance-card.

1893, Sara Jeannette Duncan, chapter XII, in The Simple Adventures of a Memsahib, London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC, page 142:

Another peculiar custom of the promenade is the way in which a young woman's dance card is filled up. When a young man invites a young woman to the Junior Promenade he usually does it some months beforehand. As soon as it is settled that she is to come he makes plans for her pleasure by securing for her agreeable partners. In order to facilitate this, preliminary dance cards are issued, and for several weeks before the promenade men are busy in exchanging dances with one another. Thus the young woman's card is entirely filled long before she and her chaperon set foot in New Haven.

1895 February, Walter Camp, “A Junior Promenade”, in James H. Worman, editor, Outing: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation, volume XXV, number 5, New York, N.Y., London: The Outing Company, →OCLC, page 399:

But all that you are sure of is that your escort offers you his arm with a smile and a stiff bow, that you walk nervously up the winding stairs, step into a dazzle of light, where members of the dance committee are running hither and thither with dance-cards and girls, and where patronesses are smiling, bowing, looking stately, holding their fans, and doing whatever patronesses usually do.

1895, Jesse Lynch Williams, “When Girls Come to Princeton”, in Princeton Stories, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, pages 200–201:

[[Episode 1: Telemachus], page 10] Her secrets: old feather fans, tassled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer. […] [page 423] In a onepiece evening frock executed in moonlight blue, a tinsel sylph's diadem on her brow with her dancecard fallen beside her moonblue satin slipper, curves her palm softly, breathing quickly.

1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 1: Telemachus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], pages 10 and 423:

When he asked her about her trip and she showed him, among other souvenirs, her dance card with the initials of the prince on it three times, he had seemed quite pleased.

1925 September 19, Maude Parker Child, “Romance”, in George Horace Lorimer, editor, The Saturday Evening Post, volume 198, number 12, Philadelphia, Pa., London: Curtis Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 93, column 2:

Above the bureau is a wall-mirror with various invitations, dance cards and other memorabilia stuck into the edge of the frame.

1935, Howard Lindsay, She Loves Me Not: A Comedy in Two Acts Dramatized from Edward Hope’s Novel, French’s Standard Library edition, New York, N.Y., Los Angeles, Calif., London: Samuel French, →OCLC, act I, scene ii, page 11:

“About that dance …” / Remembering her promise to Peter, Kate said nicely, “Don’t tell me your dance card’s empty. I won’t believe it.” / “I had a cancellation.” / “Then a little rest will do you good.”

2007, Karina Bliss, chapter 2, in Mr. Irresistible (Mills & Boon Vintage Super Romance), Richmond [London]: Silhouette, published 2008, →ISBN:

Our hostess' memorabilia included several of the little dancecards that girls of that time used at parties to dance with boys. All the songs that the band was planning to play were listed, each with a blank line next to it that the dancers needed to fill in to share a song. Many of the songs were scratched out, which our hostess explained meant that the girl was reserving those songs for her favorite boy of the evening.

2016, Rosy Hugener, with Carl Hugener, “Cenotes”, in Xtabentum: A Novel of Yucatan, Shared Pen edition, [Lincolnshire, Ill.]: Rosa Hugener with Carl Hugener, →ISBN, page 78:

(dance, dated) A card on which a person (usually a woman) lists those they have agreed to dance with.

պարային քարտ

card on which a woman listed those she had agreed to dance with


skijoring

(skiing) The winter sport of a person being towed on skis, especially by sled dogs


holeable

en-adj

holeable (comparative more holeable, superlative most holeable)

more holeable (comparative)
most holeable (superlative)

(golf) Able to be holed; allowing the ball to be sunk.


home field advantage

home advantage (alternative)
home court advantage (alternative)
home-court advantage (alternative)
home-field advantage (alternative)
home ground advantage (alternative)

(US, sports) The advantage a team enjoys from being on its usual playing field.

kotikenttäetu

sports: advantage of playing as home team


upshift

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From Middle English upshiften, upschyften (“to raise”), equivalent to up- + shift.

For example, the vehicle starts off in second gear or an upshift takes place at lower engine speeds.

1999, Kurt Neuffer, Kurt Engelsdorf, “Transmission Control”, in Ronald K. Jurgen, editor, Automotive Electronics Handbook, page 323:

(automotive, cycling) A shift to a higher gear


upshift

en-verb

upshift (third-person singular simple present upshifts, present participle upshifting, simple past and past participle upshifted)

upshifts (present singular third-person)
upshifting (participle present)
upshifted (participle past)
upshifted (past)

You can upshift to second gear once the car is moving.

(automotive, cycling) To shift to a higher gear


twizzle

Alteration of *twissel (“to double”), from twissel (“double, twofold”). More at twissel.

(skating) A figure skating maneuver that is a surface spin that travels across the ice.


twizzle

twizzle (third-person singular simple present twizzles, present participle twizzling, simple past and past participle twizzled)

twizzles (present singular third-person)
twizzling (participle present)
twizzled (participle past)
twizzled (past)

(skating) To perform the twizzle maneuver.


kinker

[…] the high trapeze "kinkers" go through their "flying" act; but in a montage treatment of filming the children's trip to the circus, it could be used with striking effect as a comment on their imitation of the thrilling action.

1933, Amateur Movie Makers, volume 8, page 150:

"So, what's the vernacular then?" I say finally. ¶ "They're called kinkers," says Camel..."don't you go calling them 'kinkers' to their faces, neither." ¶ "What do I call them?" ¶ "Performers...There's them and there's us, and you're us," says Camel.

2006, Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, pages 36–37:

(circus, slang) A performer in a circus.


road trip

road trips (plural)
roadtrip (alternative)

On their road trip they racked up the best streak of wins they'd had in years.

(athletics) A series of games played by a team away from its home field.


weakside

Then on the other side, they put Richard Dent at a weakside defensive end.

2005, Tom Flores with Robert O'Connor, Coaching Football: From Youth Leagues to the Pros, page 73:

(sports) Of or pertaining to the side of the field that has fewer players in a team's formation.


run-and-gun

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(basketball) Alternative form of run and gun


technical foul

(basketball) Any infraction of the rules penalized as a foul which does not involve physical contact during the course of play between players on the court, or is a foul by a nonplayer.


cragfast

en-adj

cragfast (comparative more cragfast, superlative most cragfast)

more cragfast (comparative)
most cragfast (superlative)
crag-fast (alternative)

a cragfast sheep

Eventually, having seen the dangers of the ledge still more clearly, and the body of a sheep which had become cragfast at the same spot, he spotted a solution to his difficulty. As he looked down he could see stones on the ledge far beneath him which must have been piled there by a shepherd trying vainly to reach the cragfast sheep whose body he had just passed.

2010, John Beer, Coleridge's Play of Mind, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 100:

Mountain rescue crews say the men, who were “soloing” or not using any ropes, called for help after becoming cragfast on Jacob’s Ladder around 4pm on Saturday.

2017 December 17, Graeme Murrary, “‘Cragfast’ climbers rescued 600ft up Cairngorms peak”, in The Scotsman:

(climbing) Stranded on a crag (inaccessible rock).


Walkerism

(British, sports, journalism) A form of words spoken by motorsports commentator Murray Walker that, due to grammatical errors, malapropisms, etc. is characteristic of his broadcasting style.


Bharatanatyam

Borrowed from Sanskrit भरतनाट्यम् (bharatanāṭyam), from भरत (bharata, “name of Bharata Muni”) + नाट्य (nāṭya, “dance”).

Bharatanatyam is the most geometrically multidirectional of the Indian genres — in the nritta sections, Ms. Balasubramanian turned in quick succession to address right, left, behind, ahead, above and below, as well as various diagonals — and the sharp transitions are often not just exciting but also powerfully expressive of the dancer’s setting herself within a larger context.

2015 August 30, Alastair Macaulay, “Review: At Indian Dance Festival, Subtleties in the Sway of a Torso”, in New York Times:

(dance) A form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.


bookable

The player was sent off for two bookable offences.

(British, sports) Warranting a booking (a yellow card).


prerelease

(skiing) An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste.


instant replay

(sports, television) A video recording of an action that can be replayed immediately after being recorded.


hucking

(mountain biking, snowboarding, snowmobiling, kayaking) The action of to huck; The practice of making big jumps (off precipices).

mountain biking; kayaking; mountain biking; kayaking


CPC

C.P.C. (alternative)
C. P. C. (alternative)

Coordinate term: COC

(Canada, sports) Abbreviation of Canadian Paralympic Committee.


come to hand

en-verb

come to hand (third-person singular simple present comes to hand, present participle coming to hand, simple past came to hand, past participle come to hand)

comes to hand (present singular third-person)
coming to hand (participle present)
came to hand (past)
come to hand (participle past)

The horse came to hand, and won first prize.

(US, horse racing) To perform well, to come under control.


gutter ball

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(bowling) A ball that rolls into the gutter without striking any pins.


outride

(equestrianism) A trip on a horse outside an enclosed area, a trip on a horse in the open.


rope-a-dope

He sounded like a retired boxer who'd specialized in the rope-a-dope.

I went into my own version of Ali's rope-a-dope, ducking as many of the heavy blows as I could, and waiting for some kind of idea to come to me.

(boxing) A technique in which the boxer assumes a defensive stance against the ropes and absorbs an opponent's blows, hoping to exploit eventual tiredness or a mistake.


LD

(sports) Abbreviation of left defence/defense.: The left wing player defensive position


wipeout

wipeouts (plural)
wipe-out (alternative)
wipe out (alternative)

Ha ha! Did you see that wipeout?

(surfing) The act of falling off one's surfboard.


outshoot

outshoot (third-person singular simple present outshoots, present participle outshooting, simple past and past participle outshot)

outshoots (present singular third-person)
outshooting (participle present)
outshot (participle past)
outshot (past)
out-shoot (alternative)

Boston outshot New York by 16-10, including by 8-3 in the first half, but Gao Hong, the Power's goaltender, covered her zone impressively.

2001 June 4, Andrew R. Tripaldi, “SOCCER; Despite Being Outshot, the Power Upends the Breakers”, in The New York Times:

(sports, US) To score more goals than the other side in a goal sport such as hockey or soccer


postgame

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Stay tuned for the postgame show.

(sports) Following a game, usually specifically a sporting match.


shootaround

shootarounds (plural)
shoot-around (alternative)

The players came to the stadium for the morning shootaround.

(basketball) An informal practice session


inbounds

An inbounds clearing attempt follows either a goalie save or a turnover in the defensive half of the field.

2008, David Urick, Sports Illustrated Lacrosse: Fundamentals for Winning, page 97:


inbounds

She passed the ball inbounds.


midcourt

Smith passes the ball to Jones at midcourt.

(sports) The area near the center of a court, such as a basketball or tennis court


swingman

(sports) A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.


herd path

(sports) A non-official path created by hikers, and usually maintained by the hikers themselves.


leaguewide

This policy will apply leaguewide.


returner

(American football) A player who runs back a ball which has been punted or kicked


backbend

backbends (plural)
back bend (alternative)
back-bend (alternative)

The gal's backbends, the father's hoofology, the boy's fast steps and the mother's taps all won solid mitting.

(gymnastics, dance) A move in which the performer bends backwards until the hands touch the floor or catches him/herself with the hands.


runback

A fifty yard runback of a punt by Jack Reed in the fourth period gave Bowdoin a 6-0 win over Williams today in a driving rain.

1936 October 18, “Fifty Yard Runback of Punt Gives Bowdoin 6-0 Win Over Williams”, in Hartford Courant, archived from the original on 2013-06-30, page C4:

(American football) The act of returning a kicked ball, such as from a punt or kickoff


netminder

netminders (plural)
net-minder (alternative)
net minder (alternative)

Clint Benedict, Windsor goalie, was the lone netminder to suffer a penalty.

1931 April 6, “Hockey Review”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 18:

Wilson said starting tonight against the Wild makes sense because his other two netminders have both been off the ice since last Wednesday's shootout loss to the Bruins because of the all-star break.

2009 January 27, Paul Hunter, “Apprentice plan for Pogge”, in Toronto Star:

Curran won three Ulster SFC medals and a Celtic Cross in 2008 as a substitute netminder during a golden age for Tyrone football.

2020 October 18, “Former Tyrone goalkeeper Jonathan Curran dies at 33”, in RTÉ News:

(journalism, sports) A goalkeeper or goaltender.


clear round

(sports) The completion of a show jumping course without knocking down any of the obstacles.


pie-chucker

(cricket, informal) A bowler who has no control over the movement of the ball


putback

(basketball) A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound


goaltending

(basketball) A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket, or after the ball touched the backboard.

(ice hockey) The activity of a goaltender.


goaltend

goaltend (third-person singular simple present goaltends, present participle goaltending, simple past and past participle goaltended)

goaltends (present singular third-person)
goaltending (participle present)
goaltended (participle past)
goaltended (past)

Amazingly, of Fly's first eight shots two are blocked, three go in, and three are goaltended.

2004, Rick Teland, Heaven is a Playground, →ISBN, page 108:

(basketball) To engage in goaltending, interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket

hacer un tapón ilegal

basketball: interference with the ball on its downward path to the basket

(ice hockey) To act as a goaltender, to tend goal, to mind the nets.


ultrarace

With humidity approaching 100 percent almost every year, Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park is not an easy place in which to endure an ultrarace.

1998 August 10, “The Long Haul: 50-Mile Run Tests Limits”, in Miami Herald, archived from the original on 2016-03-05, page 1D:

(sports) A race which is longer than a marathon


outrebound

outrebound (third-person singular simple present outrebounds, present participle outrebounding, simple past and past participle outrebounded)

outrebounds (present singular third-person)
outrebounding (participle present)
outrebounded (participle past)
outrebounded (past)

We outrebounded the other team, but our offense wasn't good enough.


nonplayoff

The team played well in nonplayoff games.

Fitzsimmons guided the young Kings to a record this season - the best mark among nonplayoff teams.

1983 April 20, “Attendance woes bother Kansas City coach”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

(sports) Not included in a given sport's playoffs


A team

From the letter "A" (indicating the highest rank or quality) + "team".

The A team are playing away this Saturday.

(sports) The best of a set of teams in a single club.

He was then selected for the South African A team before making his international debut.

NSW all-rounder Moises Henriques has been named captain of the Australia A team to play England in Hobart next week.

(cricket, rugby) A country's reserve team or development squad, comprising the best players not selected in the national team.


nonconference

a nonconference game

And Stanford has played Baylor and Rutgers during the nonconference schedule.

2008 December 21, “Top-10 Spot Is Not Quite So Lofty”, in The New York Times:

(sports) Not within an athletic conference


frontcourt

frontcourts (plural)
front-court (alternative)

Kelly passes to Mahoney in the frontcourt.

(basketball) The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located

The team's frontcourt has not been performing this season.

(basketball) The center and forwards of a team


telemark

en-noun

telemark (countable and uncountable, plural telemarks)

/ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/

From Norwegian Telemark, a county in Norway, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from the genitive plural case of þelir (“name of an old Germanic tribe”) + mǫrk (“borderland, march, mark, woodland”).

(uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes.


telemark

en-verb

telemark (third-person singular simple present telemarks, present participle telemarking, simple past and past participle telemarked)

telemarks (present singular third-person)
telemarking (participle present)
telemarked (participle past)
telemarked (past)

/ˈtɛləˌmɑɹk/

(skiing, intransitive) To take part in telemark skiing.

(skiing, intransitive) To perform a telemark turn.


telemark skiing

Named after the Telemark region in Norway.

cross-country skiing
cross-country skiing

(skiing) A method of skiing using the telemark turn and using a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing.


telemark turn

(skiing) A turn led with the heel flat on the downhill ski while the uphill ski is pulled beneath the skier's body with a flexed knee and raised heel.


superspecial

superspecials (plural)
super special (alternative)
SuperSpecial (alternative)

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The clutch of his Focus overheated in the traffic jam around the stadium and he had to nurse the car through the Saturday night superspecial, dropping five seconds to the flying Loeb.

2008 December 8, Sammy Hamill, “Champion Loeb is too hot to handle on icy roads”, in Belfast Telegraph:

(motor racing) A special spectator stage of a rally event


Terpsichorean

(dance) Alternative form of terpsichorean; of or relating to dancing.


spinner

From Middle English spynnere; equivalent to spin + -er.

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...'

Robert had never done a spinner in his life.

1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

Moves such as spinners, el rollos and a manoeuvre known as the ARS (air reverse spin) were all carried out.

1999 February 18, The Times, Victor Harbour, SA, page 32, column 5:

(surfing) A manoeuvre in which the surfer makes a complete 360° turn while riding a surfboard.


war daddy

The phrase may have originated with Harold T. White, a coach at Mississippi's Perkinston Junior College in the 1950s.

(slang, American football, US) A player with extraordinary ability and exceptional toughness.


homestand

Two Sarasota pitchers proved easy picking for the St. Petersburg Saints at Waterfront park this afternoon and the locals walked off with the first game of their homestand, 8 to 1.

1926 June 4, “Locals Score Five Runs in One Inning, While Hewitt Holds Invaders Safe”, in Evening Independent, page 8:

(baseball) A series of games played at a team's home field


earned run average

en-noun

earned run average (plural earned run averages)

We can give you passing yardage if you want to talk quarterbacks, or earned-run average if you want to talk pitchers, or goals and assists if you want to talk hockey players, but, alas, professional football linemen, especially on the offensive side of the table, are not easily statisticized.

1992 October, Steve Buckley, “Boss Hog: Jim Lachey is the best offensive lineman in football playing on the best team in football”, in Sport, volume 83, number 10, →ISSN, page 63:

(baseball) A statistic in baseball which equals the number of earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched.


run batted in

(baseball) A run that a given player has caused to be scored by a hit, walk, or sacrifice.


chokehold

chokeholds (plural)
choke hold (alternative)
choke-hold (alternative)

He put his opponent in a chokehold.

(martial arts, wrestling) A grappling hold around the neck that cuts off the flow of air to the brain.


incompletion

incompletion (countable and uncountable, plural incompletions)

From in- + completion or incomplete + -ion

Their strong defense forced three incompletions from the other team.

(countable, American football) A forward pass which is not caught inbounds by the intended receiver.


knock-up

knock-ups (plural)
knockup (alternative)

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In the way of friendly knockups I played at times with both the Renshaws and Lawford, but at that time there is no doubt that they were better than I was.

1932, American Lawn Tennis, volume 26, page 72:

(sports) A short practice session before a tennis match.


look off

en-verb

look off (third-person singular simple present looks off, present participle looking off, simple past and past participle looked off)

looks off (present singular third-person)
looking off (participle present)
looked off (participle past)
looked off (past)

I went back to pass, tried to look off the safety, turned and fired it out to Jack. It didn't work. The safety closed on the ball and knocked it down.

2004, Danny Wuerffel with Steve Spurrier and Mike Bianchi, Danny Wuerffel's Tales from the Gator Swamp, page 24:

(transitive, idiomatic, American football) To mislead by directing one's apparent attention away from one's true object of intent.

(intransitive, American football) To look in a way different than the intended direction of play in order to confuse the opposing team.


twinset

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Tim and Rob both went into the water each armed with a twinset of air and a sling-tank of 50 per cent oxygen for use in decompression.

2012, John Bantin, Amazing Diving Stories:

However, despite its strength, some say that carrying large twinsets by the manifold should not be recommended.

2016, Jonas Arvidsson, Diving Equipment: Choice, maintenance and function, page 107:

(underwater diving) A pair of cylinders containing air for the diver to breathe.


backcourt

So the Knicks, who began the season with a depleted frontcourt, have muddled through the last six weeks with a depleted backcourt as well.

2009 January 2, Howard Beck, “Knicks Will Continue to Be Walsh’s Work in Progress in 2009”, in New York Times:

(basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.


linemate

Jason Pominville and his linemate Derek Roy each scored two goals to help Buffalo win at Toronto.

2009 January 2, The Associated Press, “Fernandez and Bruins Extend Streaks”, in New York Times:

(sports) Someone who plays in the same offensive or defensive line


midmajor

midmajors (plural)
mid-major (alternative)

(American football) A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff

(US, basketball) A conference that is not a major conference


one-two punch

(boxing) A combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession.


first team

(sports) The first-choice lineup of players in a team who start the game.


kickoff returner

en-noun

kickoff returner (plural kickoff returners)

(American football) A player on the receiving side whose primary job is to catch the football during a kickoff and carry the ball.


punt returner

(American football) A player on the receiving team whose primary job is to catch the football during a punt and carry the ball.


cruiserweight

(boxing, British, obsolete) light heavyweight

(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.

(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.


PIM

PIM (countable and uncountable, plural PIMs)

(sports) Initialism of penalties in minutes: the total number of penalties accrued by a player during a set time period (such as a career, a season, or a tournament).


onsides

He was well onsides when the whistle blew.

(sports) Onside: in a legal position with respect to the ball and boundaries


leg-breaker

leg-breakers (plural)
leg breaker (alternative)
legbreaker (alternative)

Arca performed a similar stunt with a high over-the-top-of-the-ball tackle on Andy Johnson, except he connected. It is what is called a leg-breaker.

2008 December 22, “Mailbox”, in football365.com, retrieved 2009-01-05:

(soccer) A tackle or other on-field maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg.

(soccer) a tackle or other maneuver capable of breaking a player's leg

wejście skutkujące złamaniem nogi rywala

próba odbioru piłki skutkująca złamaniem nogi rywala

Zoncolan is a fabled leg breaker of a 13.3km climb that is one of the toughest ascents ever included in a major stage race.

2003 May 22, Tim Maloney, “First Edition News for May 22, 2003”, in cyclingnews.com, retrieved 2009-01-05:

(cycling) A demanding bicycling competition or the course on which such a competition is held.

Armstrong is a leg-breaker, with eight fielders on the on-side. Probably he would do better if he bowled more at the wicket.

(cricket) A cricketer who bowls leg breaks.

Noble joined Wood, and the pair changed the aspect of affairs, 45 being up before a leg breaker from McGiverin proved too good for Noble's defense.

1894 September 18, “Canadian Cricketers Lead”, in New York Times, retrieved 2009-01-05, page 3:


downhiller

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(skiing) A skier who participates in the downhill.

(cycling) A cyclist who takes part in downhill races.


centre forward

(British spelling, soccer) The most central of the strikers; traditionally the player who makes the kick-off.


prerace

That includes relying on her husband, Thomas, for help with everything from prerace visualization to training regimens.

2009 January 6, Nate Peterson, “Vonn Diversifies Skills for This World Cup Season”, in New York Times:

(sports) Occurring before, or in preparation for, a race


friendly match

friendly match (plural friendly matches)

(soccer) A game that has no competitive value; an exhibition match


trequartista

The trequartista is the pivotal role in attack, though it is neither a striker nor a creator, per se, but three-quarters of both those positions.

2013 April 16, Rob Hughes, “After 2 Decades of Creativity: Why Stop Now?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-11-06:

However, the classic Italian trequartista role, which generally refers to a number 10 playing behind two strikers, was under threat. Arrigo Sacchi's emphasis on a heavy pressing 4-4-2 left no place for a languid trequartista, and therefore players like Baggio were having to prove their worth.

2019, Michael W. Cox, Zonal Marking: The Making of Modern European Football, PublicAffairs, →ISBN:

A tall, skilful trequartista with impeccable technique, he has an eye for the goal, being especially dangerous in the air.

2022 September 28, Marcus Christenson, Steven Bloor, Garry Blight, “Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2023-01-23:

(soccer) A player who operates between the midfielders and the strikers, acting as a playmaker and creating chances for their team to score.


NHLer

(ice hockey) Someone who plays ice hockey in the NHL.


NBAer

(basketball) Someone who plays in the NBA.


NFLer

(American football) Someone who plays in the NFL.


CFLer

(Canadian football) Someone who plays in the CFL (Canadian Football League).


MLBer

(baseball) Someone who plays in MLB (Major League Baseball).


NPF

National Pro Fastpitch
w:National Pro Fastpitch

(softball) Initialism of The National Pro Fastpitch, the senior softball league in the US.


NLL

National Lacrosse League
w:National Lacrosse League

(lacrosse) Initialism of National Lacrosse League, a lacrosse league in the US.


WNBAer

(basketball) Someone who plays in the WNBA.


fastpitch

(softball) A variety of softball in which the ball may be pitched at faster speed.


netminding

He said he would make sure the Hall's selection committee included women, academics, legislators and representatives from across the republic rather than just Prague -- an approach as unorthodox as his Slinky-for-a-spine netminding style.

2009 January 11, Jeff Z. Klein, Stu Hackel, “Canucks Are Bolstered With Arrival of Sundin”, in New York Times:

(ice hockey, field hockey) goalkeeping, goaltending


epeeist

(fencing) Somebody who fences with an epee.


floaty

From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).

suffix

As an escaped megalodon swims close to a busy beach, we see humanity at its most chompable: chubby kids in floaties, doofuses on pontoons, some dork in a tight Speedo rolling around in one of those big inflatable Zorb balls. But alas, the movie is a gore-free PG-13, and though CGI has long since replaced animatronics as the monster movie's weapon of choice, one thing hasn’t changed: giant killer fish still look like they’re made of rubber.

2018 August 8, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Jason Statham fighting a giant shark should be a lot more fun than The Meg”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 2023-12-26:

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


outexecute

en-verb

outexecute (third-person singular simple present outexecutes, present participle outexecuting, simple past and past participle outexecuted)

outexecutes (present singular third-person)
outexecuting (participle present)
outexecuted (participle past)
outexecuted (past)

"We're playing scared; we're playing soft; we're getting outexecuted and outhustled," Goodman said.

2009 January 14, Brian Heyman, “An Unlikely Dynasty Takes Hold in the Bronx”, in New York Times:

(sports) To execute plays more successfully than another person or team


repost

repost (third-person singular simple present reposts, present participle reposting, simple past and past participle reposted)

reposts (present singular third-person)
reposting (participle present)
reposted (participle past)
reposted (past)

He's starting to learn that when the trap comes to kick it out right away and repost.

2007 January 1, Howard Beck, “Knicks Have a Hard Time Dealing With Rejection”, in New York Times:

(basketball) To post up again; to reset oneself at the post.


buttonhook

Yet the Bears never set up the deep patterns with a turn-in or a buttonhook[…]

1988 January 15, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader:

(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.


buttonhook

buttonhook (third-person singular simple present buttonhooks, present participle buttonhooking, simple past and past participle buttonhooked)

buttonhooks (present singular third-person)
buttonhooking (participle present)
buttonhooked (participle past)
buttonhooked (past)

(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.


slowpitch

slo-pitch (alternative)
slow-pitch (alternative)

(softball) A variety of softball, in which the ball may not be pitched fast.


nonroster

The veterans Ángel Berroa, Kevin Cash, Jason Johnson, Todd Linden and John Rodriguez were among the 20 nonroster players invited to the Yankees ’ spring training camp, the team announced Wednesday.

2009 January 15, Tyler Kepner, “Berroa and Duncan Among Invitees to Yankees’ Camp”, in New York Times:

(sports) Not included on the official team roster


upcourt

The Wizards took the lead for good when Nick Young blocked Duhon’s layup attempt, then raced upcourt for a 21-foot pull-up jumper.

2009 January 17, Howard Beck, “Up-and-Down Knicks Get More of the Latter in Loss to Wizards”, in New York Times:

(basketball) Toward a team's offensive basket, the basket at which points are scored


backcross

(juggling) Alternative form of back cross


pitch mark

(golf) An indentation caused by a golf ball hitting the ground in golf.


bat in

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

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

a. 2001, William Harrington, Elliott Roosevelt's Murder at the President's Door: An Eleanor Roosevelt Mystery, 2003 edition, →ISBN, page 55,
In 1927, when Ruth hit sixty home runs, Gehrig had a better batting average and batted in more runs.

(baseball, transitive) To bat so that a runner on base effects (a run).


bowling ball

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(bowling) A solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up.


ball return

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(bowling) A rack for bowling balls at the start of a bowling lane, where the balls are transported after returning from the pinsetter.

(snooker, pool) A ramp inside the table, down which balls roll so they can be accessed.


foul line

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(basketball) A line from which a player takes a free throw

(baseball, softball) One of the two lines on the edge of a field marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit.

(bowling) A line between the lane and the approach, which the bowler must not cross.

(athletics) In long jump, a line before which the jumper must start their jump with no part of the foot touching the line.


knockabout

The kids had a knockabout with a football in the backyard.

(sports, informal) An act of playing a sport casually or informally.


étape

Borrowed from French étape, from Middle French estappe, from Old French estaple (“warehouse; a place where merchants bring their wares to be sold”), from Middle Dutch stapel (“warehouse; market”), from Old Dutch stapul, from Frankish *stapul. Sense 5 is a semantic loan from Russian эта́п (etáp). More at the doublet staple.

sl

(cycling) A stage of a multistage bicycle race.


midtable

Inter Milan[…] allowed midtable Atalanta of Bergamo three goals in the first 33 minutes Sunday and lost only its second league match of the season, 3-1.

2009 January 21, Jack Bell, “Juventus Putting Pressure on Inter”, in New York Times:

(soccer) Of medium rank in the standings, not a top or bottom team.


split shot

split shots (plural)
split-shot (alternative)

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(sports) In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed in contact.


superpipe

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Open since 1972, the resort overlooks the northwestern shore of Lake Tahoe and has 89 mostly intermediate trails on its 2,904 acres, as well as a 420-foot superpipe and eight terrain parks.

2009 January 23, Nick Kaye, “Martis Camp & Naos”, in New York Times:

(sports, skiing, snowboarding) A large halfpipe, used in certain gravity-based extreme sports such as snowboarding and freestyle skiing


tiebreak

Should the score in the tiebreak become tied at 6 points all, play must continue until one player has a two point advantage.

2003, Athanasios Papageorgiou, Willy Spitzley, Handbook for Competitive Volleyball, Meyer & Meyer, UK, page 297,
If there have not been any major errors in the service reception, then the service reception strategy should not be changed during the tiebreak.

Simon committed only one unforced error in the 47-minute opening set, which required a tiebreak to settle it.

2009 January 23, Bruce Matthews, “Gooch gets a hand”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-01-31:

(sports) A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.


tiebreak

en-verb

tiebreak (third-person singular simple present tiebreaks, present participle tiebreaking, simple past tiebroke, past participle tiebroken)

tiebreaks (present singular third-person)
tiebreaking (participle present)
tiebroke (past)
tiebroken (participle past)

As the end of the game, game tiebroke in favor of triad, inexplicably. I thought that two people on different teams(even if nominally aligned), like a Triad and a Judge lost ties against single factions with more members(2 town).

2014 February 13, “Judge and Triad Enforcer win tiebreak over two Doctors.”, in Sc2 Mafia:


high point

high points (plural)
highpoint (alternative)

Blanca Peak is one of just three ultra-prominence peaks, or “ultras,” in the state and the highpoint of the Sierra Blanca Range, a massif that includes ranked 14ers Ellingwood Point, Little Bear Peak, and Mount Lindsey.

2008, Susan Joy Paul, Climbing Colorado's Mountains, Guilford, CT: Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 141:

(climbing) The point of the highest elevation in a given area.


skiercross

From skier + -cross, by analogy with the snowboarding competition of boardercross.

skier cross (alternative)
skier-cross (alternative)
skier-X (alternative)
skier X (alternative)

A new skiercross pro tour is on the docket, as well as freeskiing. Just like racing, both require strong but supple legs rather than jackhammer quads.

(skiing) A downhill skiing discipline over obstacles with many simultaneous racers.


outskate

outskate (third-person singular simple present outskates, present participle outskating, simple past and past participle outskated)

outskates (present singular third-person)
outskating (participle present)
outskated (participle past)
outskated (past)

“Jeremy outskated him right after he skated well,” Abbott’s coach, Tom Zakrajsek, said of Abbott’s short program after Lysacek’s strong performance.

2009 January 24, Juliet Macur, “Weir and Lysacek Find Company at the Top”, in New York Times:

(ice hockey, skating, transitive) To skate better than.


baseliner

(tennis) A player who plays from the baseline, seldom moving to the net.


slopestyle

French: slopestyle

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From slope + style or a blend of slope + freestyle.

Even a snow-block version of the Great Wall could not protect the athletes from the cold wind that blew through Saturday’s slopestyle competition at Genting Snow Park in Zhangjiakou.

2022 April 2, John Branch, “U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson qualifies for the slopestyle final.”, in The New York Times:

(skiing, snowboarding) A discipline of freestyle skiing or snowboarding involving an obstacle course.


Gordie Howe hat trick

en-noun

Gordie Howe hat trick (plural Gordie Howe hat tricks)

From Gordie Howe + hat trick.
Named for Gordie Howe (1928-2016), considered one of the all-time best ice hockey players, but known for his tendency to fight.

"Basil got a ‘Gordie Howe hat trick’," Dave Gagner said. "He scored a goal, got an assist on the winner and got into a fight. A hell of a fight!"

1989 December 17, “North Stars Snap Road Slump 4-3”, in St. Paul Pioneer Press, retrieved 2013-09-21:

"Last February against Anaheim," Severyn said . . . "I got a Gordie Howe hat trick that night. You know, a goal, a fight and an assist."

1996 November 23, Rick Sadowski, “Severyn has starring role as AVs trip up Islanders”, in Rocky Mountain News, retrieved 2013-09-21:

The assist came in the first period. . . . The goal came later in the first. . . . Then in the third, to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick, the fight just happened, said Milan Lucic.

2010 October 20, Fluto Shinzawa, “Lucic settles a score and Bruins capitalize”, in Boston Globe, retrieved 2013-09-21:

(Canada and US, ice hockey) The triple achievement of a goal, an assist for a goal, and participation in a fight, within a single game.

Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe hat trick
en:Gordie Howe


RD

RD (countable and uncountable, plural RDs)

(sports) Abbreviation of right defence/defense: the right wing player defensive position


understander

understanders (plural)
under-stander (alternative)
under stander (alternative)

He was a strongman and an understander for the acrobats.

(circus, acrobatics) One who physically supports a formation of acrobats, as a human pyramid.


footsweep

(martial arts) Alternative spelling of foot sweep


foot sweep

(martial arts) Any of several moves used to trip an opponent by forcefully moving one's legs horizontally at the feet or ankles of one's opponent.


cardio

cardio (usually uncountable, plural cardios)

/ˈkɑː.dɪ.əʊ/

Coordinate term: strength training

I did some cardio today instead of lifting weights.

For decades, trainers and scientists have debated whether and how to mix cardio and resistance exercise. Some small studies suggest combining the two might up the likely gains from each, especially the resistance training.

2021 November 3, Gretchen Reynolds, “Cardio Before Weight Lifting May Help Boost Muscle”, in The New York Times:

(exercise) Exercise with the goal of raising the heart rate.


crosscourt

What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.

2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun:

(tennis, net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court


paceman

The flair for bright batting went against them as they fell easy prey to the Aussie pacemen.

1976, The Statesman, volume 22, page 47:

In the series he bowled 222.5 overs, a considerable number considering Test teams in 1948 could call upon a new ball every 55 overs and Australia had pacemen to burn in Lindwall, Miller, Johnston and Toshack.

2001, Ashley Mallett, Eleven: The Greatest Eleven of the 20th Century, page 100:

Instead he went trout fishing on the Kiewa River in country Victoria, but not before leaving instructions to his pacemen to attack Bradman at every opportunity. Larwood took this to mean plenty of short stuff at the rib cage and head with five men in close catching positions.

2006, Roland Perry, The Ashes: A Celebration, page 136:

VICTORIA captain Cameron White and paceman Ben Hilfenhaus will return to the Australian team for the one-day international against South Africa tomorrow.

2009 January 25, “Cameron White and Ben Hilfenhaus return for Australia”, in Herald Sun:

2008 February 4, Anil Kumble, ‘You need to keep talking’, Outlook, page 45,
Fourteen Australian wickets fell to our pacemen, indicating that they were sticking to the plan.

2009 October, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 763,
South African paceman Andre Nel on March 25, 2009 announced his retirement from international cricket after an eight year career during which he took more than 100 wickets in both forms of the game.

(cricket, Australia, India) A fast bowler; one who specialises in bowling fast.


groundstroke

groundstrokes (plural)
ground-stroke (alternative)

But each time Dementieva underlined why she holds such a lofty world standing by answering the challenge with those unerring groundstrokes, particularly the forehand, to hit back after dropping her serve.

In a desperately tight opening set, the pace and accuracy of the Serbian's groundstrokes began to draw errors from the usually faultless Nadal and earned him the first break point of the day at 5-4.

2011 July 3, Piers Newbury, “Wimbledon 2011: Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal in final”, in BBC Sport:

(tennis) A forehand or backhand shot that is executed after the ball has bounced once on the court.


hardman

FORMER Melbourne Storm hardman Michael Crocker will consider retirement if he is denied a work permit by the British government.

2009 January 25, Peter Badel, “Crocker: I'll quit if I can't go”, in Herald Sun:


MLE

Major League Eating
w:Major League Eating

(sports) Initialism of Major League Eating.


special team

(American football) A group of football players with special assignments for plays other than standard offensive and defensive plays, such as those involving kicking.

(ice hockey) A group of ice hockey players most often used during power plays consisting of more defensive players than usual on the team that was penalized in hopes of killing the penalty, or more offensive players than usual on the team with the advantage in players to increase the chance of scoring a goal.


stayer

Manwarra Goforgold is the stayer in the race.

2009 January 31, Adam Hamilton, “Feelgood ending is no sure thing”, in Herald Sun:

(sports, informal) An athlete, horse, etc. with staying power.

стайер

An athlete, horse etc. with staying power


jumpout

The few who attended Tuesday's important Lightning Stakes jumpouts at Flemington on Tuesday may have been put off by Swick's lethargic display.

2009 January 31, Matt Stewart, “Bart Cummings ready to derail Lightning match race”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-05:

I did get to ride in a couple of barrier jumpouts, but even that was sprung on me. I was riding a horse towards the track when Murty said it was going for a jumpout, a sprint about 400 metres from the barriers down the home straight.

2011, David Brasch, Peter Cook, Jockeying To The Top, unnumbered page:

(Australia, horse racing) An unofficial trial race.


guts out

en-verb

guts out (third-person singular simple present gutses out, present participle gutsing out, simple past and past participle gutsed out)

gutses out (present singular third-person)
gutsing out (participle present)
gutsed out (participle past)
gutsed out (past)

Again, name one. Every one of them is playing as hard as they can -- unless you can cite any hard evidence to the contrary. Or perhaps you haven't noticed that Tim Salmon is playing with a badly injured foot. Or how about Jim Edmonds playing with two bad knees last year. Or Jack McDowell gutsing out five innings last week with a bad elbow.

1998 May 26, S Smith1701, “Next Year? Why wait.”, in alt.sports.baseball.calif-angels (Usenet):

2007, John David, Morituri: Sixth and Final Episode of Enemies of Society, AuthorHouse UK, page 100,
Latty blinked. Another odd question from her odd roommate. Latty sort of liked Rowan, and the girl had gutsed out her initiation, but that Shanghai valley must have been utterly freako.

"It was a bit like yesterday, we really gutsed it out and put ourselves well and truly back into a game where we can create a six-point scenario," he said.

2009 January 31, Michael Horan, “Andrew McDonald strikes early for Victoria”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-01:

(transitive, chiefly sports) To persevere through; to complete in spite of pain, etc.


backrower

Test backrower Crocker, 28, had hinted that he would consider retiring if the three-year English deal fell through.

2009 January 30, AAP, “Crocker's English visa rejected”, in Herald Sun:

(sports, cricket) A reserve player on a team; a member of the back row or back bench


dangerman

dangermen (plural)
danger man (alternative)

Only James Hopes could halt the pair's dominance, the all-rounder snaring both dangermen to finish with figures of 3-44.

2009 January 30, AAP, “Proteas snatch No. 1 ranking”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-02:

Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the dangerman midfielder, was given greater license to get closer to the strikers.

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

(sports, British) A player on an opposing side who poses a significant threat


trackwork

McDonald described Weekend Hussler's trackwork this preparation as "frightening".

2009 January 30, Tim Habel, “Short journey to suit Hussler”, in Herald Sun:

(horse racing) Practice in racing around a track


standardbred

From standard + bred. In this context, the word "standard" refers to the fact that in the early decades of the breed's development, all breeding stock had to meet a specific performance standard, namely ability to trot or pace a mile in no more than 2 minutes, 30 seconds.

"Jockeys waste and drivers don't and maybe the breed (standardbred) might be a bit more conducive to the conditions."

2009 January 30, Tim Habel, Matt Stewart, “Heat on VRC to delay Flemington meeting”, in Herald Sun:

(horse racing) A breed of horse bred specifically for harness racing


cannonading

en-adj

cannonading (comparative more cannonading, superlative most cannonading)

more cannonading (comparative)
most cannonading (superlative)

(ice hockey) A Gallivanism; Pertaining to a hard shot


matchwinner

→ German: Matchwinner

(sports, especially in cricket) A player whose skill enables their team to win matches.


Saints

Still, Saints looked the likeliest to make the breakthrough, and it came when Jonny Evans could only half-clear a long ball and Chaplow took full advantage.

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

(soccer) A nickname of Southampton Football Club, a football club from Southampton, England.


hitless

Jones is hitless in the last four games.

(baseball, of a batter) Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game.

The team is hitless since the third inning.

(baseball, of a team) Having no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game.


base hit

(baseball) A successful hit in which the batter safely reaches base


interleague

And he must not try to sell this as an innovation, like interleague play, or a labor coup, like expanding drug testing.

2007 March 2, Richard Sandomir, “How Will Selig Sell the Extra Innings Deal to Fans?”, in New York Times:

(sports) Between leagues; often specifically between the two major leagues of American baseball.


minicamp

minicamps (plural)
mini-camp (alternative)

Since the Giants' minicamp last spring, Buggs already has begun to expand his training horizons, much to Arnsparger's satisfaction.

1975 July 15, Neil Amdur, “Buggs Off to a Fast Start In Giants' Training Camp”, in New York Times, page 27:

He […] was with the Dolphins for their first minicamp under their new coach, Cam Cameron, last month.

2007 May 2, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times:

(US sports) A short training session for members of a professional sports team, held before the main preseason training


halfcourt

The second technical was called after Mayo walked back toward the players gathered at halfcourt.

2007 January 30, Pete Thamel, “A Star Player, a Video and a Suspension”, in New York Times:

(basketball) The middle of the court, at and near the center line

Count 'em, 150 basketball courts, actually halfcourts, will line Columbus Drive July 27-28 for the Bulls' second annual Shoot-the-Bull Three-on-Three Roundball Classic.

1990 July 4, Linda Young, “3-on-3 offers hot aftertaste”, in Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on 2013-12-02, page 3:

(basketball) A basketball court that is half the size of a normal court

There was lots of weird stuff going on with zones and matchups and presses and fastbreaks and ball-deflating halfcourts, but UConn won with defense.

1999 January 24, Michael Arace, “NO. 1 UCONN 62, SETON HALL 47”, in Hartford Courant, archived from the original on 2013-06-30, page E3:

(basketball) A shot taken from the middle of the court


intrasquad

Thursday, he was one strike from a third consecutive scoreless outing, including an intrasquad game last month.

2007 March 11, The Associated Press, “With Respect for Every Pitch, Parque Plots Comeback in Seattle”, in New York Times:


outpitch

en-verb

outpitch (third-person singular simple present outpitches, present participle outpitching, simple past and past participle outpitched)

outpitches (present singular third-person)
outpitching (participle present)
outpitched (participle past)
outpitched (past)

He beat the Yankees, 4-2, at Yankee Stadium in Game 2, outpitched Whitey Ford in a 1-0 victory in Game 5 in Milwaukee, and then, pitching on two days’ rest because Spahn had the flu, threw a 5-0 shutout at Yankee Stadium in Game 7.

2007 February 7, Richard Goldstein, “Lew Burdette, Masterful Pitcher, Dies at 80”, in New York Times:

(baseball) To pitch better than an opposing pitcher.


greenside

He knocked his fourth shot from the rough into a greenside bunker.

2007 February 24, Damon Hack, “Woods Meets His Match as Winning Streak Ends”, in New York Times:


vice-captain

(sports) A player who takes on the responsibilities of captain when the captain is not playing.


forecheck

forecheck (third-person singular simple present forechecks, present participle forechecking, simple past and past participle forechecked)

forechecks (present singular third-person)
forechecking (participle present)
forechecked (participle past)
forechecked (past)

Moore said Lemaire used centres more like third defencemen, while Leaf coach Ron Wilson likes his centres to forecheck.

2009 January 28, Kevin McGran, “Leafs' call-up Justin Pogge overwhelmed on Wild night”, in Toronto Star:

(ice hockey) To pressure the puck carrier for the opposing team.


forecheck

(ice hockey) An instance of pressuring the puck carrier for the opposing team.


hit-out

hit-outs (plural)
hitout (alternative)
hit out (alternative)

“There were some of the dives that could have been performed better but it was good to have a hit-out.”

2009 February 6, Bill Marshall, quoting Helen Galashan, “Shock victory for twins”, in Telegraph and Argus, Bradford, England:

There was a second prong to Bill′s in-the-dark equine hit-outs. He believed nocturnal track work produced great times on race day.

2011, H. G. Nelson, My Life in Shorts, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page:

(UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice.

(sports, field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.

(Australia, horse racing) A fast gallop.


nonheavyweight

De La Hoya’s 17 pay-per-view events — including 1.4 million for his loss to Felix Trinidad in 1999, the most ever for a nonheavyweight bout — have grossed $492 million.

2007 May 3, Richard Sandomir, “All About Money for De La Hoya and Mayweather”, in New York Times:

(boxing) In a weight class other than heavyweight


basepath

Jackson broke up a potential double play in the 1978 World Series when he froze on the basepaths and turned his hip into a throw.

2007 June 2, Tyler Kepner, “Reconsidering, Torre Admonishes Rodriguez”, in New York Times:

(baseball) The grassless ways around the baseball diamond on which runners advance.

(pesäpallo) The path between two adjacent bases, such as between the first and the second base.


flagstick

He rattled the flagstick twice with his approach shots[…].

2007 May 12, Damon Hack, “Woods Saves His Best Shot for Sabbatini”, in New York Times:

(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole


homecourt

homecourts (plural)
home court (alternative)
home-court (alternative)

James made an epic block of a Chris Bosh dunk attempt to rouse a sleepy house and Cleveland went on to seal a victory that improved its homecourt record to a franchise record 23-0.

2009 February 4, Dave Feschuk, “Raptors mere jesters in King James' court”, in Toronto Star:

(basketball) The home court of a basketball team.


pickoff

Zobrist broke for third during Pettitte’s pickoff move, stealing the base when Pettitte threw behind the runner.

2007 April 6, Tyler Kepner, “Pettitte’s Return Lost Amid Sloppy Play”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base


downcourt

Ever since Barnes played with Davis at U.C.L.A., he has been able to throw baseball passes halfway downcourt.

2007 May 13, Lee Jenkins, “Nellie Ball Energizes Warriors and Confounds Opponents”, in New York Times:

(basketball) Toward one's team's offensive basket


predraft

Magid, who represents several professional football players, lobbied for Thomas to be included in a predraft all-star game called Texas vs. The Nation.

2007 April 25, Lee Jenkins, “For N.F.L. Draft, the Biggest (XXXXXXL) Sleeper”, in New York Times:

(chiefly sports) Occurring before or in preparation for a draft.


flyout

Sosa got Clark to chase a changeup, then retired Stephen Drew on a flyout to the right-field fence.

2007 May 6, Ben Shpigel, “Mets’ Gamble on Sosa Pays Off for One Night”, in New York Times:


homerless

(baseball) Without having scored a homer (home run).


midstretch

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, he collared Hard Spun in midstretch and drew away with surprising ease […].

2007 August 6, Bill Finley, “Any Given Saturday Outruns His Top Rivals to Win the Haskell”, in New York Times:

(sports, often with "in") In the middle of the stretch of a race


ballclub

ballclubs (plural)
ball club (alternative)
ball-club (alternative)

“I got hurt trying to help the ballclub win ballgames.”

2007 July 4, Todd Jones, “The Links Between Bonds and Griffey End When the Fans React”, in New York Times:


backcheck

backcheck (third-person singular simple present backchecks, present participle backchecking, simple past and past participle backchecked)

backchecks (present singular third-person)
backchecking (participle present)
backchecked (participle past)
backchecked (past)

Any time you've got a guy who can score 63 goals, let him, and find someone else to backcheck.

1984, Walter Gretzky, Charles Taylor, Jim Taylor, Gretzky : from the Back Yard Rink to the Stanley Cup, page 128:

(transitive, ice hockey) To check (an opposing player) while skating toward or near one's own goal.

2004, Bruce Driver, Clare Wharton, The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Hockey, page 81:
A smart defensive player knows when to backcheck the puck carrier and when to backcheck to cover an open player.
Hockey has no greater test of your heart and intensity than your willingness to backcheck, particularly at the end of a sustained attack when the other team has suddenly come up with the puck and you are feeling exhausted.

1994, Jack Falla, Hockey: Learn to Play the Modern Way, page 134:

It’s been a real team effort, a commitment to defense and backchecking by everybody.

2007 March 26, Lynn Zinser, “Rangers Stay Cool in Another Pressure-Filled Win”, in New York Times:

(intransitive, ice hockey) To engage in checking while skating toward or near one's own goal.


blueliner

From blue + liner, after blue line in hockey.

On Saturday, hard-luck blueliner Mike Van Ryn was blasted into the end boards by Montreal forward Max Pacioretty and isn't expected to be available for a week or perhaps longer with a lower body injury.

2009 February 9, Damien Cox, “Leafs struggle to patch up blue line”, in Toronto Star:


bolter

trap

antonym(s) of “missed landing on an aircraft carrier”

Last year he was eliminated by the bolter Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and this time he was beaten by the shining star, Fernando Verdasco.

2009 February 2, Todd Woodbridge, “Only a few stars head home happy”, in Herald Sun:

(Australia, sports) An obscure athlete who wins an upset victory.

(Australia, horseracing) A horse that wins at long odds.

(New Zealand, sports) In team sports, a relatively little-known or inexperienced player who inspires the team to greater success.


multipoint

[…] the rookie Patrick O’Sullivan had a goal and two assists for his first career multipoint game in the Los Angeles Kings’ 5-3 victory at Anaheim.

2007 March 19, The Associated Press, “Sports Briefing”, in New York Times:

(sports) Involving the scoring of multiple points, especially by a particular player.


multihomer

BREWERS 3, PHILLIES 2 Ben Sheets (4-2) struck out eight in seven and two-thirds innings, and Gabe Gross hit two bases-empty home runs for the first multihomer game of his career to help visiting Milwaukee end a four-game losing streak.

2007 May 18, The Associated Press, “Red Sox Save Their Bullpen as Tavárez Beats the Tigers”, in New York Times:

(baseball) Having more than one home run in a single game.


clubhead

He […] experimented with drivers that had various weights throughout the clubhead — all with the hope of finding more of the PGA Tour’s fairways and less of its trees.

2007 February 12, Damon Hack, “A Weakness Corrected, Mickelson Moves Ahead”, in New York Times:

(golf) The head of a golf club: the part of the club that strikes the ball


clubface

Mark Sherwood, the caddie for Fredrik Jacobson, led for much of the contest after hitting an 8-iron a little low on the clubface.

2007 May 10, Damon Hack, “PGA Tour Caddies Finally Take a Load Off Their Shoulders”, in New York Times:

(golf) The leading face of a golf club; the side of the clubhead that strikes the ball


milonga

en-noun

milonga (countable and uncountable, plural milongas)

Borrowed from Spanish milonga, in turn from Brazilian Portuguese milonga (“chant”). Theories connect the word to the nineteenth century slave trade between South America and Africa. The ultimate source is unknown, but may relate to Kimbundu mulonga (“word”), or Kongo nlonga or Punu mulonga (“line, row”) in reference to dancers.

(dance) A dance which accompanies this music.


pitchout

The only thing that had kept the bases from being loaded was that Zimmer (or someone, but let's give him the credit because it was a tough weekend for him) caught the Dodgers stealing with a pitchout on a hit-and-run.

1988 July 22, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader:

(baseball) A pitch that is intentionally thrown high and outside of the strike zone in order to prevent a stolen base


nonleague

Top-ranked Maryland (16-0) opened Atlantic Coast Conference play in the same fashion it handled the nonleague portion of its schedule: with a blowout victory.

2007 January 4, Bill Finley, “Seton Hall Starts Big East Play on Right Track, Beating Rutgers”, in New York Times:


ball up

en-verb

ball up (third-person singular simple present balls up, present participle balling up, simple past and past participle balled up)

balls up (present singular third-person)
balling up (participle present)
balled up (participle past)
balled up (past)

(basketball, intransitive) To play basketball, especially playing well.

(slang, bowling, intransitive) To switch to using a stronger bowling ball.

(skiing, of skis) To become covered in damp snow.


chockstone

From chock + stone. The climbing sense derives from the wedges' use as artificial chockstones.

Coordinate term: piton

(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.


sinkerballer

With Putz and closer Francisco Rodríguez aboard, that pitcher — the bridge to the bridge, if you will — assumes extra responsibility, and the Mets are optimistic that Green, a 6-foot-6 sinkerballer, will fill that role.

2009 February 17, Ben Shpigel, “Acquired in J. J. Putz Trade, Sean Green Also Seen as Valuable to Mets”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A pitcher who throws a lot of sinkers (sinking fastballs).


popout

And Ambiorix Burgos loaded the bases […] before inducing a popout in foul territory to end the game.

2007 April 24, David Picker, “Maine Has Last Word in Solving Rockies”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A pop fly that is caught in flight, resulting in an out.

Popout boards were also available in do-it-yourself kits. Non-popout surfboard manufacturer and retailers viewed popouts as a threat to business […]

2005, Matt Warshaw, The Encyclopedia of Surfing, page 471:

(surfing) A cheap surfboard manufactured from a mold.


nonplaying

He spent his nonplaying minutes laying in front of the Knicks’ bench.

2009 February 9, Howard Beck, “Roy’s Layup at Buzzer Nullifies Knicks’ Gains”, in New York Times:

(sports) Not playing, or not part of play


nonpitcher

Sheffield was the only Tigers nonpitcher who did not play in Sunday’s game.

2007 April 23, The Associated Press, “With Only Hitting to Focus on, Sheffield Has Found Himself in an Early Slump”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A player who is not a pitcher and therefore is required to bat


headspring

The technique in continuous headsprings is rather different from that employed in performing a single headspring in that the head and hands are closer together, thus reducing resistance to forward rotation and enabling fast acceleration to take place.

1965, Walter G. Dunn, Gymnastics for Schools: Vaulting & Agilities, page 112:

The headspring is a unique vault because it calls for a bent arm support and the touching of the horse with one's head.

1972, Carolyn O. Bowers, Judging and Coaching Women's Gymnastics, page 170:

The evidence established that he was negligent in spotting the headspring Steven was attempting to perform.

1980, Minnesota reporter - Issues 288-291, page 120:

(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.


headspring

headspring (third-person singular simple present headsprings, present participle headspringing, simple past headsprang, past participle headsprung)

headsprings (present singular third-person)
headspringing (participle present)
headsprang (past)
headsprung (participle past)

Cartwheel with quarter-turn (Arabian Spring) ; roll back with closed feet into momentary handstand (back extension) ; front standing balance and with a leap, change the position of the feet; place hands on floor and do a momentary handstand; lie down on the front and rock backwards and forward, and do a cross-scissors with the legs on the forward movement; sit up with half-turn, bend forward twice, then roll back into sitting kneeling split position; change this position and lie on the front with hands under the shoulders and push up into front leaning rest position; raise body up steadily into headstand position without bending the legs; from this position lean forward with hips bent; then headspring into knee bending position; stand up, and with a few running steps do a handspring into knee bent position.

1966, Laszlo Szabo, Illustrated Physical Education Through Gymnastics, page 31:

From there I would walk on my head to the far end of the box and then headspring to the floor, landing on my feet.

2016, Simon Barnes, Losing It: A lifetime in pursuit of sporting excellence, →ISBN, page 49:


superspeedway

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Let’s run a real 500-mile race on a superspeedway, with no limits on engines, tires, oil, fuel, or vehicle weight or shape.

2007 February 25, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times:

(motor racing) A motor speedway at least two miles in length


subregional

Teams playing in those subregionals welcomed this news because it eliminated the chance of playing against a home team.

2007 March 20, David Picker, “Lower Seed at Home? Women’s Sites a Puzzle”, in New York Times:

(sports) A tournament, especially a qualifier, held below the regional level


strongside

Bradley might push for playing time right away at the strongside linebacker spot.

2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “For a Rookie Linebacker, It’s Like Going to Work”, in New York Times:

(American football) Of or pertaining to the strongside linebacker position, which typically lines up across from the tight end


wrister

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The opening goal, a wrister by Cal Clutterbuck over Pogge's shoulder from 30 feet out, was certainly one he'd like back.

2009 January 28, Kevin McGran, “Leafs' call-up Justin Pogge overwhelmed on Wild night”, in Toronto Star:

(ice hockey) A wrist shot, a shot made primarily with a wrist motion


wicketless

Vettori paid the price for a wicketless outing in the final one-day international against the West Indies on Tuesday, slipping from first place to second.

2009 January 14, AAP, “Nathan Bracken returns to No.1 in ODI bowling rankings”, in Herald Sun:

(cricket) Having failed to gain a single wicket


voguing

In past works Mr. Harrell[…] has explored the point where voguing, with its angular movements, meets postmodern dance of the 1960s and ’70s, as well as the concept of “cool.”

2007 January 25, Gia Kourlas, “Strike a Pose: A Show Pony Choreographs His Obsession”, in New York Times:

(dance) A stylized form of modern dance characterized by photographic-style poses integrated with angular, linear and rigid movements.


unplaced

The Listed John Dillon Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Australia Day is an option for Rok Posta, who has only been unplaced four times in his 20 starts.

2009 January 18, Adrian Dunn, “Girls combine to Posta win at Flemington”, in Herald Sun:

(horse racing) Not among the first three horses to finish a race.


twisties

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(gymnastics, slang) The loss of perceptual awareness of body positioning during a spin, twist, turn, flip, etc. maneuver. The loss of air sense.


linebacking

“He has the ability to play all three linebacking positions and we’re happy to add him to our defense.”

2007 March 27, The Associated Press, “Eagles Boost Defense With Deal for Spikes”, in New York Times:

(American football) Playing as a linebacker


dancerly

en-adj

dancerly (comparative more dancerly, superlative most dancerly)

more dancerly (comparative)
most dancerly (superlative)

Finally, Similar Orbits, choreographed by Lynn Brown and set to Talking Heads' "Listening Wind," was the most "dancerly" piece of the evening.

1988 July 22, Justin Hayford, “Dance and More for $1.98”, in Chicago Reader:

(dance) Proper to or characteristic of a dancer


countback

Vettel is classified as the leader on results countback.

2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:

Davis finished second yesterday after recovering from a fall to retain the leader's ochre jersey on a countback.

2009 January 23, Ron Reed, “Star sprinter Graeme Brown bags win”, in Herald Sun:

(sports) A procedure used to determine which of two equal finishers is the winner, based on past performance


interconference

Finally, the truest measure of quality: In interconference games, Western teams have a 57-38 record against the East, including overtime and penalty shootout results — a winning percentage of .600.

2007 January 21, Jeff Z. Klein, Karl-Eric Reif, “In the N.H.L., East Is East and West Is West”, in New York Times:

(sports) Occurring between two athletic conferences, or between two teams that are members of different conferences


intraconference

The best intraconference games involving Big East teams are South Florida at Auburn on Sept. 8, West Virginia at Maryland on Sept. 13, Louisville at Kentucky on Sept. 15 and Maryland at Rutgers on Sept. 29.

2007 August 30, Pete Thamel, “Marquee Opener Is Not a Sign of Things to Come”, in New York Times:

(sports) Occurring within a single athletic conference, or between teams that belong to the same conference


gloveman

The Aussie gloveman hit back yesterday saying the accusations were worse than any wrongdoing he was alleged to have committed.

2009 February 3, Richard Earle, “Btrad Haddin hits back at Daniel Vettori dig”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-05:


nonsave

“No regrouping, we’re just chugging along,” said closer Jonathan Papelbon, whose only appearance in the Yankees series was in a nonsave situation.

2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “Red Sox’ Rotation Is Spinning Wrong Way”, in New York Times:


fireballing

Injuries […] will likely keep fireballing prospect Phillippe Aumont from suiting up as well.

2009 January 19, “Canada's hoping to draw on pair of aces for Classic”, in Toronto Star:


comebacker

It's a comebacker past second base for a single.

The pitcher fields the comebacker and throws it to first for the out.

Hendricks was only able to throw 52 pitches, surrendering two runs in 3.2 innings before being forced out of action when Angel Pagan's comebacker hit his right forearm.

The next hitter, Jayson Werth, reached on a broken-bat infield single, and Greg Dobbs walked to load the bases, but Heilman induced a comebacker from Chris Coste to end the rally.

2007 August 29, Ben Shpigel, “Two Hits, One Short and One Far, Beat the Mets”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A batted ball that travels toward the pitcher.


utilityman

utilitymen (plural)
utility man (alternative)

Franco, a 48-year-old utilityman, signed with Atlanta on Wednesday, rejoining the Braves a week after he was cut by the Mets .

2007 July 19, The Associated Press, “Franco Is Back With the Braves”, in New York Times:

(baseball) A player who can play in several different positions


superwelterweight

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. had just defeated Oscar De La Hoya in their superwelterweight title bout in a split decision Saturday night when a controversy threatened to delay, if not upend, his victory.

2007 May 6, Richard Sandomir, “Mayweather Wins Decision Over De La Hoya”, in New York Times:

(boxing) Pertaining to a weight class between 67.7 and 69.9 kilograms, at the boundary between middleweight and welterweight


shotmaking

A combination of skills — from shotmaking to mental toughness — is required to win a Grand Slam event like the French Open, which begins tomorrow.

2007 May 26, Christopher Clarey, “Dissecting the Game, Skill by Skill”, in New York Times:

(sports) The skill of making accurate shots


noncall

Whether their identities are part of the legacy of this Final Four will depend on their ability to avoid making that one memorable call — or noncall.

2007 March 30, Ray Glier, “Two Calls Still Have the Fans Buzzing”, in New York Times:

(sports) A failure to make a call, such as by a referee


pond hockey

Pond hockey? That's where George Sullivan, Bob Gainey, Steve Larmer, Wayne Gretzky say they learned the game.

2011, Ed Arnold, Whose Puck Is It, Anyway?: A Season with a Minor Novice Hockey Team, McClelland & Stewart, →ISBN, page 102:

(sports) A form of ice hockey played outdoors on the surface of a frozen lake or pond, or other body of water.


losingest

[Schroeder to Charlie Brown:] Do you realize that we have the losingest team in the history of baseball?

1973 April 4, Charles M. Schulz, Peanuts:

(US, sports) The most losing; who has lost most games, votes, etc.


claycourt

claycourts (plural)
clay-court (alternative)
clay court (alternative)

(tennis) A court whose surface is made of crushed shale, stone or brick.


piolet

Borrowed from French piolet, or its source, Franco-Provençal piolet (“small axe”).


WDC

(motor racing) Initialism of World Driving/Drivers' Championship.


hambone

hambones (plural)
ham-bone (alternative)

(music, dance) A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands

(bowling, informal) Four consecutive strikes.


sandbelt

It^([Yarram Golf Club]) is a true sandbelt golf course, where the fairways offer beautiful lies — good enough to tempt you with a driver.

2009, Paul Daley, Golf Architecture: A Worldwide Perspective, volume 5, page 29:

Pitt said Golf Australia hoped to return the Open to one of the traditional sandbelt courses in 2010, the last of a minimum three-year deal to play the event in Melbourne.

2009 February 10, Mark Hayes, “School out as 12-year-old takes on Karrie Webb”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 2009-02-11:

Located in the district of Rye, on the Mornington Peninsula, the property (named Markdel in tribute to Freedman′s oldest brother Mark and mother Del) was a little over an hour′s drive out of Melbourne and lay in the famous golf course sandbelt region of Victoria.[…]While perfect for golf, the sandbelt was also exceptional for the training of racehorses,[…].

2011, John Hunt, Princess: The Miss Andretti Story, page 226:

(golf, Australia) An area developed from sand dunes; the region in Victoria is a well-known example.


Royal

A habitational surname, shaped by folk etymology, from places in England, Riehale, Righale, Ryhill and Ryall, Old English ryge (“rye”) + hyll (“hill”), and Royle, rā (“roe”) + hyll (“hill”).

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


hole out

en-verb

hole out (third-person singular simple present holes out, present participle holing out, simple past and past participle holed out)

holes out (present singular third-person)
holing out (participle present)
holed out (participle past)
holed out (past)

(intransitive, golf) To complete a hole by sinking the ball.


GTS

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(professional wrestling) Initialism of Go 2 Sleep.


tiebreaking

Jones will play MacPhee in the tiebreaking game today for fourth.

2009 February 27, Brian McAndrew, “Muted Mallett rocks rivals en route to top”, in Toronto Star:


box score

box scores (plural)
boxscore (alternative)

(sports, Canada, US) A score showing the final scores of the teams in a game, as well as certain individual and team achievements.


major-leaguer

major leaguer (canonical)
major-leaguers (plural)

(sports) Someone who plays in a major league


centreman

centremen (plural)
centerman (alternative)

Before you have a chance to react, it's ricocheted from winger to centreman to net.

2009 January 25, Sarah Barmak Special to the Star, “Worshipping a tiny, perfect, occasionally bloody game”, in Toronto Star:

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Australian rules football

(ice hockey, Australian rules football) The player in the position of centre.


preconference

“It’s not abnormal for MEAC records to be a little lopsided in preconference play,” Norfolk State Coach Tara Owens said, “because we’re playing top-notch teams, and a lot of us play guarantee games to assist our budgets.

2009 February 1, The Associated Press, “A Transfer to Columbia, From Oregon State, Does Not Miss a Beat, or a Rebound”, in New York Times:

(sports) Occurring before the start of conference play


outrush

outrush (third-person singular simple present outrushes, present participle outrushing, simple past and past participle outrushed)

outrushes (present singular third-person)
outrushing (participle present)
outrushed (participle past)
outrushed (past)

[…] the Colts outrushed the Patriots, 93-8, in the second half.

2007 November 2, Judy Battista, “Blame the Colts for the New-Look Patriots”, in New York Times:

(American football, transitive) To rush more than the other team.


placegetter

2008, Mike Keenan, The Shadows of Horses, 2009 Large 24pt Edition, Read How You Want, page 96,
I was utterly unprepared for the reception I received when I trotted up towards the stall reserved for the second placegetter, in the Saddling Enclosure.

Last year's Caulfield Cup placegetter is rated a $6 chance and will be ridden by champion Irish jockey Michael Kinane.

2009 February 13, Tim Habel, “Time to put best foot forward”, in Herald Sun:

Essentially, punters who played the placecards — usually in a local pub — had to pick a placegetter in each of the four feature races on a Saturday. So, if it was races five, seven and eight, you had to correctly select just one of the three placegetters in each race to win.

2011, Nichola Garvey, Beating the Odds, unnumbered page:

(horse racing, Australia, New Zealand) A horse that finishes among the first three of a race, or in a specified place.


suspensory

Something that suspends.
(sports) A jockstrap.


clogger

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The sport has always been tough, of course; but [Fifa] became concerned that the pre-eminent teams were those that employed particularly physical players, whose specialty was intimidation. This had commercial implications, though they were never spelled out: if the finesse players were succumbing to the “cloggers” as they were known (“clog” meaning to impede or hamper), then the shape of the sport would change fundamentally, skill being replaced by a more robust style of play in which only the strong would survive.

2010, Ellis Cashmore, Making Sense of Sports, page 314:

[…] I was normally not able to – unless I fouled him – and I usually did. I think from that time Archie reckoned I was a bit of a clogger and I didn't have Dad's or Archie's skills.

2017, Roger Hannah, The School of Hard Knox: The Autobiography of Archie Knox:

(soccer, slang) A physically aggressive player.


baserunning

Zimmer's comment on Martinez's baserunning was that he was "timid" and wouldn't run on the green light.

1988 July 22, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader:

(baseball) The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so


scratch team

(sports) A team, often brought together on a one-off basis, composed of players who normally play for different sides.


malibu

Named for the town of Malibu, where the boards were first made.

(surfing) A type of lightweight longboard known for its stability.


skier day

(skiing) A day of skiing purchased in a ski area, used to measure the number of skiers in any one particular ski area. A season pass is generally considered to be twenty (20) skier days.


nonpoints

Stewart […] won the season-opening Budweiser Shootout nonpoints event and a qualifying race.

2007 July 7, Viv Bernstein, “Stewart’s Success Falls Short of the Finish”, in New York Times:

(sports, of an event or part of an event) Not good for points


counterpuncher

Serena will play the third-seeded Jankovic, the counterpuncher who looked vulnerable after digging too deeply into her physical reserves last season […].

2008 January 21, Christopher Clarey, “Even in Singles, Williams Sisters Are Double Trouble”, in New York Times:

(tennis) A player who returns every ball and relies on the opponent making mistakes

(boxing) A boxer who commonly counterpunches.


superheavyweight

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(boxing) Of or pertaining to the weight class for boxers exceeding 91 kilograms in body weight.


beanball

From bean + ball, from the slang bean (“head”).

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


foul territory

en-noun

foul territory (usually uncountable, plural foul territories)

(baseball) The area outside the playing field beyond the first base and third base lines, including the grandstand.


batter's box

batter's box (plural batters' boxes or batter's boxes)

batters' boxes (plural)
batter's boxes (plural)
batters box (alternative)
batters' box (alternative)
batter box (alternative)

(baseball) One of two areas beside home plate in which a batter is required to stand during an at bat.


at bat

catcher interference
catcher interference

(baseball) A final resolution to a batter's turn at the plate which does not result in a walk, a hit by pitch, a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly, or catcher interference


extra base hit

(baseball) A double, triple, or home run.


force play

(baseball) A play in which a baserunner on first base is required to advance to second base because the batter has become a runner, or a runner on second or third base is required to advance because a runner on a preceding base is so forced.


infield fly

(baseball) A batted ball which is in play and subject to the infield fly rule.


infield fly rule

infield fly rule (plural infield fly rules)

(baseball) A rule providing that a fair fly ball hit with a force play at third base, which is deemed catchable by an umpire, be ruled an out irrespective of the fielder's play, eliminating the force play at all bases.


fielder's choice

fielder's choice (countable and uncountable, plural fielders' choices or fielder's choices)

fielders' choices (plural)
fielder's choices (plural)

(baseball) A play in which a fielder puts out a baserunner, instead putting out the hitter at first base.