ridgehand

a ridgehand strike

(martial arts, chiefly attributive) A striking surface formed by tucking the thumb of the hand into the palm.


run of the ball

en-noun

run of the ball (plural runs of the ball)

(snooker, pool, billiards) A run of good luck; a situation where a player is able to make his or her desired shots without difficulty.


move the chains

en-verb

move the chains (third-person singular simple present moves the chains, present participle moving the chains, simple past and past participle moved the chains)

moves the chains (present singular third-person)
moving the chains (participle present)
moved the chains (participle past)
moved the chains (past)

(American football) To alter the position of the device, a chain holding two sticks ten yards apart, used to initially determine the position of the line crossing which yields a first down for the offense, which may be moved by penalties or by the offense gaining a first down.

(American football, by extension) To convert a play that would result in said chains being moved.


powerslam

(wrestling) A bodyslam move in which the wrestler falls face-down on top of the opponent.


powerslam

powerslam (third-person singular simple present powerslams, present participle powerslamming, simple past and past participle powerslammed)

powerslams (present singular third-person)
powerslamming (participle present)
powerslammed (participle past)
powerslammed (past)

(wrestling, transitive) To perform such a move upon.


drag parachute

The jet dragster has been clocked at 232.24 miles per hour. . . . The car is stopped by a drag parachute.

1962 July 27, “Jet-Powered Dragster”, in Spokane Daily Chronicle, retrieved 2015-11-13, page 12:

As planned, within seconds of touching down, the space craft released a 40-foot-wide drag parachute to help slow it down.

1992 May 17, “Shuttle Uses Parachute to Chalk Up Another First”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-11-13:

The aircraft is designed to use a drag parachute as a brake, but Mr Prothero didn't have time to deploy it.

2009 September 8, “Retired RAF pilot saves bomber from air show disaster”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 2015-11-13:

(aeronautics, motor racing) A parachute deployed behind an aircraft, space shuttle, or motor vehicle as a braking device.


atomweight

en-noun

atomweight (countable and uncountable, plural atomweights)

(uncountable, martial arts, combat sports) The weight class below strawweight of less than 105 lbs.


go hard or go home

en-verb

go<goes,,went,gone> hard or go<goes,,went,gone> home

go hard or go home (third-person singular simple present goes hard or goes home, present participle going hard or going home, simple past went hard or went home, past participle gone hard or gone home)

goes hard or goes home (present singular third-person)
going hard or going home (participle present singular third-person)
went hard or went home (past present singular third-person)
gone hard or gone home (participle past present singular third-person)

"Probably top five I would have to do, I’m guessing, to get into the Tour Championship. So it’s either that or a couple weeks off. Go hard or go home."

2009 September 10, Larry Dorman, “Golf: Players Competing With a Sense of Urgency”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-11-17:

He strikes me as more of a go hard or go home athlete, an impression reinforced by reports of aggressive and competitive behaviour.

2013 August 19, Catriona Menzies-Pike, “Does being a fitness fanatic make you a good politician?”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2015-11-17:

Those kind of predictions are for the weak. We believe in going hard or going home. So these are real predictions—not probabilities.

2014 October 3, Jordan Heath-Rawlings, “Unlikely Predictions: Eastern Conference”, in sportsnet.ca, Canada, retrieved 2015-11-17:

Members of the Newcastle University trampolining team went hard or went home when they took part in a 24-hour sponsored bounceathon.

2015 January, Edward Jones, “Fundraising efforts had us bouncing off the wall”, in The University Paper: Newcastle Edition, UK, retrieved 2015-11-17, page 39:

(often imperative, usually sports) To face a challenge by making a bold, superior effort, lest one give up and forgo the opportunity.


ball out

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

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

Derived from ball (“to play basketball”) + out.

The Lakers were behind the whole game until they started balling out in the last quarter.

The defensive tackle is an intriguing pick because you know he will ball out this season.

2019 September 3, Jeff Fedotin, “How Oddsmakers See The Kansas City Chiefs: The Story Of The Season In 3 Bets”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2020-02-25:

The crowd gave Thomas a standing ovation after balling out... and that's when IT started to tear up and get in his feels.

2021 August 11, “Isaiah Thomas Breaks Down After Dropping 81 In Pro-Am Game, 'World Gave Up On Me'”, in TMZ, archived from the original on 2022-12-04:

"I think every single person on the team said, 'Man, get out of here with that. You balled out and you did your thing,'" said Raiders receiver Davante Adams, who was on the receiving end of seven Stidham passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns.

2023 January 1, Paul Gutierrez, “'You couldn't tell he was a backup': Jarrett Stidham earns Raiders' respect in first start”, in ESPN, archived from the original on 2023-01-02:

Mitchell unsurprisingly balled out in his return, dropping 46 points, grabbing six rebounds and adding five assists.

2023 January 12, Isabel Baldwin, “Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell shares heartwarming reunion with young, longtime Jazz fan, who waited for him outside the arena at every game during his five years in Utah”, in The Daily Mail, archived from the original on 2023-01-15:

One particularly notable person, NBA star LeBron James, took note of Purdy balling out as the 49ers advanced to the Divisional Round: […]

2023 January 14, Robert Zeglinski, “49ers' Brock Purdy had priceless reaction to learning LeBron James loved his playoff debut”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 2022-02-17:

(sports, slang) To play or perform extremely well.


HWB

Hawaii Winter Baseball
w:Hawaii Winter Baseball

(baseball, historical) Initialism of Hawaii Winter Baseball.


grossetto

/ɡɹoʊˈsɛtoʊ/

/ɡɹəʊˈsɛtəʊ/

Borrowed from Italian grossetto, diminutive of grosso.

A copper piece, called the grossetto, and resembling the grosso in character and design, but having on the reverse the legend TIBI LAVS & GLORIA, made its first appearance under the Doge Veniero (1383-1400) and at a later period we find the half-grossetto (1523-38).

Probably the best-known example of this is the grosso, with its varieties, the grossetto and the grossone; these names can of course be traced to the numi grossi, i. e., thick coins, or large denarii originally struck in Bohemia in the thirteenth century.

1917, “The Numismatist: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Those Interested in Coins, Medals, and Paper Money”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 30:

However, six years after his death a new double grosso was introduced; from this point on the term grossone would be used for the new large coin, and grossetto for the normal grosso.

2013, Benjamin Arbel, Intercultural Contacts in the Medieval Mediterranean:

(historical, numismatics) An Italian coin of the fourteenth century.


synchroflash

(photography, chiefly attributive) Synchronization of the flash and shutter of a camera.


throw dirt on

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

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

Maybe we were a little too quick to throw dirt on this game.

(sports, elections) To pronounce finished, to call


kit man

(sports) A man in charge of the equipment in a sports team


SMB

surface marker buoy
w:surface marker buoy

(underwater diving) Initialism of surface marker buoy.


salad bowl

(tennis) The silver bowl awarded to the winners of the Davis Cup.


flymaker

Now the directions given are the basis as indicated of all artificial fly-making, and really but little can be here added to them with a view of further instructing the would-be flymaker.

1881, John Harrington Keene, The Practical Fisherman: Dealing with the Natural History, the Legendary Lore, the Capture of British Freshwater Fish, and Tackle and Tackle Making:

(fishing) One who makes artificial flies for use in fishing.


footfault

footfault (third-person singular simple present footfaults, present participle footfaulting, simple past and past participle footfaulted)

footfaults (present singular third-person)
footfaulting (participle present)
footfaulted (participle past)
footfaulted (past)

(tennis, intransitive) To commit a foot fault.


alactic

(sports) of a short-duration anaerobic activity that does not produce lactic acid


technical area

It was a victory that clearly meant so much to Van Gaal as the normally impassive manager raced from his seat in the technical area to celebrate Lingard's winner.

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

(soccer) A specified area by the pitch that the coach and technical staff should not leave during the game.


hyperlapse

(photography) A form of time-lapse photography where the camera is gradually moved across a long distance, such as down a highway, and a frame is captured at each new position.


second-division

(sports, chiefly baseball, of a team or club) Being in the second division (the bottom half of the standings).


second division

en-noun

second division (plural second divisions)

Let me pause to explain “second division” to those for whom the term has little or no significance. For the first half of the twentieth century the classic, constant number of baseball teams in a league was eight. Not six, not ten, not twelve, not fourteen. Eight. […] Even if a club failed to win the pennant, it was important to finish second, third or fourth—that is, in the upper half or first division of the league. […] “First division” came to mean something admirable, “second division” was denigrating.

1991, Robert W. Creamer, Baseball and Other Matters in 1941, page 37:

(US, chiefly baseball, dated) The half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.


first division

(US, chiefly baseball, dated) The half of the standings containing the teams with the best records.


triple option

(American football) A formation that allows the quarterback to pass the ball or to give the ball to the fullback or to one of two running backs.


dimeback

Blend of dime + cornerback. Modelled on quarterback: both the quarter (“25 cents”) and the dime (“10 cents”) are American coins, though quarterback was not named for the coin. Coined due to the dimeback being one additional defensive back more than the nickelback, since the 10-cent dime is more than the 5-cent nickel. See more at nickelback.

(American football) A sixth defensive back (in addition to two cornerbacks, two safeties and a nickelback) who is deployed for additional pass coverage.


nickelback

Blend of nickel + cornerback. Modelled on quarterback: both the quarter (“25 cents”) and the nickel (“5 cents”) are American coins, though quarterback was not named for the coin. Coined due to the nickelback's role as the fifth defensive back on the field, thus the connection to the 5-cent nickel.

(American football) A fifth defensive back (in addition to two cornerbacks and two safeties) who is deployed for additional pass coverage.


uchi mata

(judo) A judo throw that uses the thigh to unbalance the opponent.


pinsetting

(bowling) The clearing and resetting of fallen pins in tenpin bowling.


stretch four

From the concept of a "four" (or "4"), the standard numeric designation for the power forward in play diagrams, being able to "stretch" a defense by forcing it to guard the player beyond the three-point line.

(basketball) A power forward able to shoot three-pointers.


Power Five

(American football) The five college football conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) that traditionally contain the strongest programs, and whose champions are guaranteed berths in one of the six bowl games associated with the College Football Playoff.


play to the whistle

en-verb

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

plays to the whistle (present singular third-person)
playing to the whistle (participle present)
played to the whistle (participle past)
played to the whistle (past)

(sports) To continue playing until the referee has blown his whistle to stop play


SNB

Saint John, New Brunswick
w:Saint John, New Brunswick

(sports) Abbreviation of Saint John, New Brunswick.


super cup

(soccer) A competition featuring a single game between winners of different cups


trouter

(fishing) An angler who fishes for trout.


focusing screen

en-noun

focusing screen (plural focusing screens)

Once the microgrid and split-image rangefinder became the major focusing controls, the focusing screen itself became a secondary or even tertiary focusing area and was/is generally ignored by many users.

1993 July, Herbert Keppler, “SLR: Have manufacturers fouled up viewing screens for technological progress?”, in Popular Photography, volume 57, number 3, page 17:

You can always see the covered area on the focusing screen regardless what the subject distance might be or what close-up accessories are used.

2012, Ernst Wildi, The Medium Format Advantage, →ISBN, page 183:

This is because the reflex mirror in some SLR cameras is not quite long enough to provide full illumination of the entire focusing screen with the image from a telescope. Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect your photograph.

2012, Jeffrey R. Charles, Practical Astrophotography, →ISBN:

(photography) A flat translucent material found in a system camera that allows the photographer to preview the framed image in a viewfinder.


passing shot

(tennis) A shot that passes the opponent because it is out of reach


vaulting box

(gymnastics) A layered wooden box that is padded with leather, used in gymnastics.


ambitty

(glassblowing) Of glass: covered with stony speckles, symptoms of incipient devitrification.


kangaroo stoppie

kangaroo stoppie (plural kangaroo stoppies)

(cycling) A trick involving coming to a stop by rearing up and riding on only the front wheel, then rotating about the vertical axis on that front wheel, to turn about and face the other way, when finally landing the rear wheel.

handbrake turn

a similar maneuver in a car, involving stopping with a flip around to face the opposite direction


tripack

tripack (countable and uncountable, plural tripacks)

In 1897 du Hauron conceived the idea of using a tripack for recording color photographs.

2013, John Hannavy, Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography:

(photography) Film that has three emulsions sensitive to red, green, or blue stacked on top of one another.


farm league

The Yankees entered the farm league business in 1929 when they purchased Chambersburg in the Class D Blue Ridge League.

2005, Lance A. Berger, Management Wisdom From the New York Yankees' Dynasty, →ISBN:

Still, the Colonial League experiment was successful enough in its first season for the Federals to become interested in pursuing it as a farm league for its excess players.

2009, Robert Peyton Wiggins, The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, →ISBN, page 229:

Now, understand, you would probably go in the farm league before going up in the majors.

(baseball) One or more minor league teams owned by a baseball franchise and used as a training and testing ground for rookies, who, if they perform well, move on to play in the main major league team.

Now the CEO of Isiah International Inc. has his sights set on nothing short of establishing an official farm league for the NBA, establishing a system similar to the one which currently operates in Major League Baseball.

1999 November, “It's a whole new league”, in Black Enterprise, volume 30, number 3, page 28:

Scenarios were floated that the CFL and WLAF would merge or that the CFL would revert to a fall schedule and become a farm league for the NFL.

2005, Steve O'Brien, The Canadian Football League, →ISBN:

Heading into their third year, a minor league coach judged the Capitals to be an “average hockey team”—by the standards of a farm league club.

2015, Chris Elzey, David K. Wiggins, DC Sports: The Nation’s Capital at Play, →ISBN, page 237:

(sports, by extension) A minor league team from which scouts recruit players for the major league.


bankline

(fishing) A heavy fishing line that can be left unattended to catch fish, having one end on the bank and the other anchored underwater.


skirter

(hunting) A hound that runs wide rather than chasing the quarry.


lampassé

[…] Quarterly, 1, or, upon a rock proper an eagle in profille, proper, lampassé, gules; in his right claw a bunch of six arrows [...] Between wings, alternately or and azure, a stag's head proper, with antlers of yen, lampassé gules. Lambrequins : Azure and or.

1903, Isidore Singer, Cyrus Adler, The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, pages 129–131:

... the said James Smith haue thought fitt to declare and Assigne vnto him such armes as are herevnder mencõned (Viz) Azure a lyon Rampant or Armed and Lampasse Gules on a Cheiff Argent a Mullett of the third between two Torteuxes and[…]

1908, William Harry Rylands, The Four Visitations of Berkshire Made and Taken by Thomas Benolte, Clarenceux, Anno 1532; by William Harvey, Clarenceux, Anno 1566; by Henry Chitting, Chester Herald, and John Philipott, Rouge Dragon, for William Camden, Clarenceux, Anno 1623; and by Elias Ashmole, Windsor Herald, for Sir Edward Bysshe, Clarenceux, Anno 1665-66, page 212:

... a lion sable, armed and lampassé gules; ...

1911, Monnett Family Genealogy: An Emphasis of a Noble Huguenot Heritage, Somewhat of the First Immigrants Isaac1 and Pierre1 Monnet, page 170:


dying quail

(baseball, idiomatic) A pop fly which is hit weakly and falls in front of the outfielders.


old woman's tooth

From its shape, which has a broad base and a narrow blade projecting well beyond its base plate.

(woodworking) A traditional hand-operated router.


bisquer

Starting the game as a twelve bisquer in 1908, the progress of Miss W. A. Blood, the eldest of the trio, was nothing beyond the normal […]

1913, Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, volume 79, page 68:

Compilation of "hints" to Long-Bisquers who need to amend their tactical shortcomings, told with professional authority.

1992, Nancy L. Rhoades, Croquet: An Annotated Bibliography, page 21:

(sports, in combination) A person given a certain number or kind of bisques or advantages.


special teamer

(American football) A member of a special team.


Gucci

Likely from an expansion of the Italian luxury fashion brand Gucci, which shares a similar sound with "good"; developed in the 2000s.

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I'll make it look easy, believe me, we gucci

2016, Gustav Åhr, Jazz Butler, Braden Morgan, Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello (lyrics and music), “White Tee” (track 10), in Crybaby, performed by Lil Peep and Lil Tracy:

When he hung up, he said, "It's all Gucci." / "It's what?" / "It's Gucci. Everything's all right." / "Make sure it stays Gucci."

2016, Jerry E. Strahan, Lucky Dogs: From Bourbon Street to Beijing and Beyond, University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN, page 233:

Yeah, it's all gucci it's all gucci / It's all grand

2018, Nate Good (lyrics and music), “Come Down” (track 1), in Come Down, performed by Nate Good:


nonhandicap

a nonhandicap race


stickhandler

(ice hockey, field hockey, lacrosse) A player who is skilled in stickhandling.


smallball

There was no heroic ending — Toronto's Joey Votto coming up a triple shy of hitting for the cycle, and some brilliantly executed smallball saw to that — as the visitors claimed victory to avoid being swept in the three-game series.

2009 June 26, Mark Zwolinski, “Blue Jays rally gets wasted”, in Toronto Star:

(baseball) A style of play that scores a large number of runs, one base at a time.


linksy

en-adj

linksy (comparative more linksy, superlative most linksy)

more linksy (comparative)
most linksy (superlative)

Ames agrees with the general early assessment of Turnberry, that it's not quite completely linksy, with some forced carries, particularly on the par-3s, and requires particularly straight driving because the rough is up (and usually wet) and 22 new bunkers have been added, many at go-or-no-go distances, to swallow up the timid or at least steer them the long way around.

2009 July 15, Dave Perkins, “Ames ready to break out”, in Toronto Star:

(golf) Characteristic of a links (golf course situated on dunes near the sea).


upback

But long snapper Steve Schmidt hit upback Bryan Crawford with the snap and Jason Arakgi recovered for the Lions at the Argo eight.

2009 September 20, Chris Zelkovich, “Disastrous start too much for Argos”, in Toronto Star:

(American football) A blocking back who lines up approximately 1-3 yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.


poster stamp

(philately, advertising) A label, resembling a postage stamp, issued to advertise or commemorate a product or event.


railway stamp

(philately) A stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail.


bio-mechanical

Even in a bike park scenario, we must be prepared and capable of dealing with mechanicals and bio-mechanicals; a broken chain can easily be mended and a long walk therefore avoided.

2012, Clive Forth, Mountain Biking Pocket Guide, →ISBN, page 43:


tailride

en-verb

tailride (third-person singular simple present tailrides, present participle tailriding, simple past tailrode, past participle tailridden)

tailrides (present singular third-person)
tailriding (participle present)
tailrode (past)
tailridden (participle past)

(intransitive, surfing) To manoeuvre a surfboard from the rear end


triple A

(sports) pertaining to AAA class sports leagues

Alternative form of AAA
pertaining to AAA class sports leagues


triple A

(sports) A level of sporting expertise for rating leagues, the level just below super or elite or major leagues; the highest level of minor league


Selection Monday

en-noun

Selection Monday (plural Selection Mondays)

(US, basketball) The Monday in March on which the teams that participate in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament are selected.

NCAA basketball tournament selection process


technical submission

technical submission (plural technical submissions)

(martial arts) A submission declared by a referee in cases when a participant has sustained an injury or becomes unconscious


dogfall

Lucky Ned Pepper said, “What is your intention? Do you think one on four is a dogfall?”

(wrestling) A fall in which both wrestlers touch the ground at the same time; hence, in extended use, any tie or stalemate.


cricketana

(cricket) Items relating to the game of cricket, especially collectibles.


wingshooting

(hunting) The shooting of birds in flight.


canting arms

(heraldry) A heraldic bearing in the form of a visual pun.


ride the bench

en-verb

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

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

I spent the whole game riding the bench – I didn't get to play at all.


warm the bench

warm the bench (third-person singular simple present warms the bench, present participle warming the bench, simple past and past participle warmed the bench)

warms the bench (present singular third-person)
warming the bench (participle present)
warmed the bench (participle past)
warmed the bench (past)

I spent the whole game warming the bench – I didn't get to play at all.

(sports, colloquial) To remain out of play during a game or match; to act as a substitute.


five-hole

From traditional ice hockey instruction on shooting and scoring at the hockey net goal and goalie, where the fifth target is the central space underneath the goaltender.

(ice hockey) The space between a goaltender's legs.


one-timer

(soccer, ice hockey) A shot, made from a teammate's pass, which is not stopped before shooting.


go five-hole

go five-hole (third-person singular simple present goes five-hole, present participle going five-hole, simple past went five-hole, past participle gone five-hole)

goes five-hole (present singular third-person)
going five-hole (participle present)
went five-hole (past)
gone five-hole (participle past)

(ice hockey) To shoot the puck into the goal between the goaltender's legs.


full-frame

(photography, of a camera) Having an image sensor of the same size as 35mm film, i.e. 36 × 24 millimetres.


Shim Sham

(dance) A tap dance routine that originated in the United States in the 1920s.


box standard

en-adj

box standard (comparative more box standard, superlative most box standard)

more box standard (comparative)
most box standard (superlative)

Originally in reference to the hollow-tube frames used as cases or mounting in various machines but now usually understood in reference to factory packaging and default standards.

(UK colloquial, used especially in automotive, motorcycling, engineering and technical contexts) Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.


bottom bracket

Holonyms: spindle, bearing

Crucial to the crankset is the bottom bracket. Of all the bearings on a bike, the bottom bracket is the one that has to bear the heaviest load. Not only does the bottom bracket have to spin while you pedal, but it takes the force of all the twisting and turning that occurs during pedaling.

2009, Dennis Bailey, Keith Gates, Bike Repair and Maintenance For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

(cycling) A bicycle part that connects the crankset (chainset) to the frame and allows the crankset to rotate freely.


neighborhood play

en-noun

neighborhood play (plural neighborhood plays)

(baseball) A force play where a fielder does not touch second base while holding the ball.


donkey drop

(cricket) A pitch of the ball that aims to land it on the stumps from as great a height as possible, preferably with the ball descending behind the batsman standing at the crease.


swing through

en-verb

swing through (third-person singular simple present swings through, present participle swinging through, simple past and past participle swung through)

swings through (present singular third-person)
swinging through (participle present)
swung through (participle past)
swung through (past)

(baseball, idiomatic) To swing and miss at a pitch.


deadleg

Deadleg drills can also be performed by having one leg serve as the dealeg (hips and knees stiff, ankles dorsiflexed, active ground contact with the foot and the heel adhering o the credit card rule) and having the opposite leg perform other drills, such as A-skips, B-skips or straight-leg skips.

2017, Clive Brewer, Athletic Movement Skills: Training for Sports Performance, →ISBN, page 202:

(sports) A movement in which the hips and knees are kept straight and stiff and the ankle is flexed.


at 'em ball

Because such a ball is hit straight at 'em (at them).

If opposing hitters consistently hit balls at -Fielders, the fortunate pitcher is said, to be possessed of an "at 'em ball."

1996, Mike Whiteford, How to Talk Baseball, →ISBN, page 76:

(baseball, slang) A hard-hit batted ball hit straight at a fielder in the air for an out.


aero bar

(cycling) An extension of a bicycle's handlebars, allowing the rider to rest his/her elbows and benefit from improved aerodynamics.


groupo

From group + -o, probably adapted from Italian gruppo, name of the first Campagnolo groupsets.

These new groupos advance Campy's battle for market share with Japanese component manufacturers […]

Most roadies go for Shimano or Campagnolo groupos.

2006, Marla Streb, Bicycling Magazine's Century Training Program:

(cycling, colloquial) Synonym of groupset


CCR

closed circuit rebreather
w:Diving rebreather

(underwater diving) Acronym of closed circuit rebreather.


zooter

From zoot (“rush, scoot”) + -er (agent noun suffix).

suffix

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The leg-spinner had talked about new mystery balls, giving them names like shooters and zooters.

1994 December 25, The Canberra Times, Canberra, page 14, column 4:

(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg break bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.


handcyclist

(sports) A person who rides a handcycle or who competes in handcycling.


handcycling

(sports) The sport of riding and racing handcycles.


run the table

en-verb

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

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

(snooker, pool) To succeed in potting all of one's balls in a single turn.


Ger

(soccer) A person associated with Rangers F.C., as a player, fan, coach etc.


chain suck

(cycling) The tendency of a chain to stick to chainrings and be sucked up into the bicycle instead of coming off the chainring, especially if it is worn or if conditions are dirty.


chain slap

(cycling) The slapping sound of the bicycle's chain against the chainstays while riding over rough terrain.


ghost goal

(ball games) An apparent goal in which it is not clear whether or not the ball crossed the goal line.


LOD

en-noun

LOD (countable and uncountable, plural LODs)

Position: Intro, Left-Open, M on outside, M's L and W's R hands joined, both facing LOD.

1962, Sets in Order: The Magazine of Square Dancing - Volume 14, page 37:

Beginners will often use a box step or not get too involved in the LOD until they get a feel of matching their steps with the musical measures.

2012, Raoul Weinstein, Become a Man of Confi-Dance, →ISBN:

If the dance floor is very crowded and you cannot travel forward in a counterclockwise direction around the perimeter of the room, or in the LOD, the leader needs to select from the stationary variations that are known so far.

2013, Judy Patterson Wright, Social Dance: Steps to Success, →ISBN, page 297:

(dance) Initialism of line of dance; a counterclockwise direction for circuiting the dance floor.


wheelsuck

en-verb

wheelsuck (third-person singular simple present wheelsucks, present participle wheelsucking, simple past and past participle wheelsucked)

wheelsucks (present singular third-person)
wheelsucking (participle present)
wheelsucked (participle past)
wheelsucked (past)

Here we have several World Championships every week. There is 'Hill Worlds', and then some other ones. What happens a lot of time^([sic]) is that only a few people who race show up, and you can have your way with the majority of Freds who do the ride (Hill Worlds is fun because people can't wheelsuck).

2001, Andrew Albright, “World Championships (was Re: What is John Eustice cycling backround? ^([sic])”, in rec.bicycles.racing (Usenet):

(cycling, intransitive) To sit on the rear wheel of others in a group or on another rider, enjoying the draft but not working.


hunger knock

(cycling, colloquial) Sudden fatigue as a result of glycogen depletion from not having taken in enough nutrition.


half-wheel

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

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

Nobody half-wheels Bob and gets away with it. Bob kept forcing the pace by trying to ride next to him, and the pace escalated for almost an hour until Jock finally had to drop back.

1992, Davis Phinney, Training for Cycling: The Ultimate Guide to Improved Performance:

A less structured daily goal for the first example might be to just enjoy a nice talking pace throughout the ride, avoiding the urge to attack your comrades or follow attacks by your comrades and also avoiding half-wheeling.

2010, Robert Panzera, Cycling Fast, page 194:

(cycling) To maintain a distance of half a wheel in front of another rider, regarded as poor etiquette.


neopro

(cycling) A professional in his or her first year.


follow a wheel

follow a wheel (third-person singular simple present follows a wheel, present participle following a wheel, simple past and past participle followed a wheel)

follows a wheel (present singular third-person)
following a wheel (participle present)
followed a wheel (participle past)
followed a wheel (past)

He didn't know how to follow a wheel.

2013, Herbie Sykes, Maglia Rosa 2nd Edition: Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro D'Italia:

But beware if you don't master the group-riding skills: if you are afraid to follow a wheel, or when you are not completely stable.

2015, Suze Clemitson, Ride the Revolution: The Inside Stories from Women in Cycling:

(cycling) To match the pace of riders who are setting the tempo.


on the rivet

When riding at maximum speed, a racer often perches on the front tip of the saddle, where the shell of an old-style leather saddle would be attached to the saddle frame with a rivet.


king of the mountains

en-noun

king of the mountains (plural kings of the mountains)

(cycling) The title given to the best climber in a road race.


puncheur

(cycling) A rider who specializes in rolling terrain with short but steep climbs.


cockabondy

Perhaps from Welsh coch y bonddu (literally “red with black stem”).

der

(fishing, dated) An angler's artificial fly.


drop dimes

en-verb

drop dimes (third-person singular simple present drops dimes, present participle dropping dimes, simple past and past participle dropped dimes)

drops dimes (present singular third-person)
dropping dimes (participle present)
dropped dimes (participle past)
dropped dimes (past)

Sophomore quarterback Sefo Liufau was dropping dimes all over the field, and the CU defense had held the Rams to a mere two yards passing.

2014 August 30, Jared Funk-Breay, “Rocky Mountain sigh: Buffs fall to Rams in 2014 Showdown”, in CUIndependent:

For now, though, Bishop figures to continue dropping dimes and making her teammates better, though Groveston believes the relationship between Bishop and her recipients goes both ways.

2016 April 13, Brady McAtamney, “GVSU's Bishop sits fourth in single season assists”, in Grand Valley Lanthorn:

It wasn't long before Jokic was dropping dimes, blocking shots, leading the break, and running the offense out of the elbow for Denver.

2016 April 13, Daniel Lewis, “And We Bid You Goodnight: Kick rocks, Denver Nuggets”, in Hardwood Paroxysm:


strike out the side

strike out the side (third-person singular simple present strikes out the side, present participle striking out the side, simple past and past participle struck out the side)

strikes out the side (present singular third-person)
striking out the side (participle present)
struck out the side (participle past)
struck out the side (past)

(baseball) To record all three outs in an inning with a strikeout.


steez

Blend of style + ease, respelled phonetically.

You know my steez / Let em know, do your thing, God

1998, “You know my steez”, in Moment of Truth, performed by Gang Starr:

Gun in my sleeve 'cause nowadays homicide is my steez.

2006, “Battle Cry”, in The Torture Papers, performed by Army of the Pharaohs:

Are you gay for Steve? I think you may be, and that would be alright. But let a bitch know just what your steez is, so I know if I should shave tonight.

2011, “You, Me, and Steve”, in All Over Your Face, performed by Garfunkel & Oates:


winner's circle

(horse racing) An enclosed area next to a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for photographs and awards.


splash-and-go

(motor racing) Synonym of splash-and-dash


stop-and-go penalty

en-noun

stop-and-go penalty (plural stop-and-go penalties)

(motor racing) A type of in-race penalty sanction against a driver or a team for in-race infractions, which results in a driver having to leave the track and make a pit stop without servicing the car.


drive-through penalty

drive-through penalty (plural drive-through penalties)

(motor racing) A type of in-race penalty sanction against a driver or a team for in-race infractions, which results in the driver having to leave the track and drive through the pit lane at the reduced pit-lane speed before rejoining the track.


sausage kerb

From sausage + kerb, from its sausage-like shape.

(motor racing) A type of kerb and speed bump found on motor-racing tracks, having a smooth profile similar to half a sausage split lengthwise and laid out with the cut side down.


LMP

(motor racing) Initialism of Le Mans Prototype.


turbo trainer

(cycling) A trainer equipped with a fan to simulate pedal resistance and airflow.


tubulars

(cycling) Bicycle tires with the inner tube permanently stitched inside the casing.


baitshop

(fishing) A shop that sells bait for anglers.


first-day cover

first-day cover (plural first-day covers)

(philately) Alternative form of first day cover.


tumbling mat

(gymnastics) A padded mat used in gymnastics.


BDN

Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
w:en:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada

(sports) Abbreviation of Brandon. (Brandon, Manitoba, Canada)


soft break

general classification
general classification

(cycling) A breakaway that is allowed to go from the peloton in a stage race because it poses no strategic threat to any of the main contenders in the general classification.


steerer tube

(cycling) The part of the fork that is inserted into the head tube of the frame, and is used to attach the fork to the frame using a headset.


service course

(cycling) A location where bicycles are maintained between races.


head tube

(cycling) The part of a tubular bicycle's frame in which the front fork steerer tube is mounted.


sit in the wheels

en-verb

sit in the wheels (third-person singular simple present sits in the wheels, present participle sitting in the wheels, simple past and past participle sat in the wheels)

sits in the wheels (present singular third-person)
sitting in the wheels (participle present)
sat in the wheels (participle past)
sat in the wheels (past)

Yes, you /can/ win by sitting in the wheels consistently and never doing any work. But it isn't admirable.

2010, Simon Brooke, “Re: SPOILER (stage 8) - days when you wish the stage was 5k longer....”, in uk.rec.cycling.moderated (Usenet):


pedal squares

pedal squares (third-person singular simple present pedals squares, present participle pedaling squares, simple past and past participle pedaled squares)

pedals squares (present singular third-person)
pedaling squares (participle present)
pedaled squares (participle past)
pedaled squares (past)

(cycling) To pedal in an ungainly, choppy fashion without fluid rhythm.


swing off

swing off (third-person singular simple present swings off, present participle swinging off, simple past and past participle swung off)

swings off (present singular third-person)
swinging off (participle present)
swung off (participle past)
swung off (past)

When the sleigh rider takes up chase, attack him again as soon as he's finished his effort, whether it be because he's caught the breakaway rider, has swung off for someone else to take pace, or is just plain slowing down from fatigue.

(cycling, intransitive) To steer one's bicycle to the side in order to allow other riders to overtake.


restart kick

(rugby) A drop kick of the ball by the non-scoring team toward the opposition, used to recommence play after a point has been scored.


truck and trailer

(rugby) The situation where the ball carrier leaves a maul and is followed by teammates.


soup bone

(slang, baseball) The arm that a player uses to pitch the ball.


deco

(underwater diving, informal) Decompression.


hand wedge

(golf, slang, humorous) A golf player's hand, when used to cheat by surreptitiously moving the ball to a more advantageous position.


body shot

(sports) A shot aimed at the opponent's body, often difficult to defend against or counterattack.


mediary

Charles king of France by an angel a shield of blue with three fleur-de-lis of gold together with other armour: and on both these occasions the foundation and field of the arms was azure, and this was superior to the gold. Therefore it is clear that this colour is the chief of all mediary and submediary colours.

1943, Evan John Jones, Medieval Heraldry: Some Fourteenth Century Heraldic Works, page 19:

The colours primary in themselves are the colours white and black; the colours truly mediary are blue, gold, and red; the sub-mediary colours are green and any Similar if there are any.

2011, Carole P. Biggam, Carole A. Hough, Christian J. Kay, New Directions in Colour Studies, →ISBN, page 200:

In answering this dilemma, Bado assesses the colours of fourteenth-century heraldry according to their status as primary, mediary or sub-mediary; their relative honour determined by the amount of elemental mixing gone into their creation. Thus Bado's opines that white is the highest colour in terms of honour, closely followed by black -- as opposed to Bartolo's contention that black was the lowest colour. (Red and blue are superior to green (as sub-mediary) in all fourteenth-century accounts of armorial colour I have seen)

2014, K.P. Clarke, Sarah Baccianti, On Light, →ISBN, page 41:

(heraldry, of color) Having a primary hue (red, blue, or gold), as opposed to one that can be created by mixing colors with primary hues.


wirewater

en-noun

wirewater (usually uncountable, plural wirewaters)

Collecting the wirewaters (water that washes the forming wire) into a separate line for delivery to the treatment plant or to the whitewater tank as needed for makeup water.

1976, Frederick R. Bliss, Papermill wastewater treatment by microstraining, page 42:

Wherever possible, stocks tested were slush pulps (hardwood, softwood, recycled fibre and broke) before and after blending (ex concentrators, blend chest and machine chest), after chemical addition (filler, size, retention aid), thin stock(s) and wirewater(s).

1994, Journal of the Technical Association of the Australian and New Zealand Pulp and Paper Industry, volume 47:

On a multi-ply board machine, either on a multifourdrinier machine or on a multiple former machine, the wire waters are collected separately and the water circuits are usually separated.

2000, Papermaking: Stock preparation and wet end, page 137:

(papermaking, rare) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).


man of the match

man of the match (plural men of the match)

Hodgson then removed man of the match Wayne Rooney, who had earlier seen a shot pushed superbly on to the post by Akinfeev, and replaced him with Jack Wilshere to preserve England's advantage.

2016 June 11, Phil McNulty, “England 1-1 Russia”, in BBC Sport:

(sports) A player chosen as having made the most outstanding achievement during a match, and awarded a small prize.


salmon ladder

(sports, exercise) A physical-training exercise where the exerciser moves a crossbeam to progressively higher positions on a pair of posts while hanging from it with his arms.


junkballing

(baseball, slang, rare, of a pitcher) That relies heavily on junkballs.


half eagle

(US, numismatics, historical) A gold coin with a face value of five dollars, formerly used in the United States, one-half the value of the US eagle coin.


undershift

Do they employ an undershift? Overshift? If they do undershift or overshift the line, is it a half-man or full-man over- shift or undershift?

1955, Robert C. MacKenzie, Football Scouting, page 54:

"Everyone who plays four linemen ends up in an overshift or undershift," says Phillips, "and that makes the same alignment we're playing to start with.

1976, Jack T. Clary, The Gamemakers, page 185:

In an overshift or undershift the spacing of the linemen should be over one "full man" from the normal.

1949, Herbert Orin Crisler, Modern football: fundamentals and strategy, page 193:

(sports) The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's weak side.


undershift

en-verb

undershift (third-person singular simple present undershifts, present participle undershifting, simple past and past participle undershifted)

undershifts (present singular third-person)
undershifting (participle present)
undershifted (participle past)
undershifted (past)

If they are in doubt just where they should go, they should always overshift rather than undershift.

1930, Edward Dana Caulkins, Intimate Talks with Great Coaches, page 57:

In addition, overshifting to one side and undershifting to the other may be used as a defensive plan to meet personnel or field problems.

1962, David M. Nelson, Football; Principles and Play, page 39:

(sports) To position defensive players too far in a particular direction.


one-and-one

State begins fouling and UCLA misses a couple of front-end free throws on one-and-ones.

2009, Brandon Lang, Stanley Cohen, Beating the Odds: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a Sports Handicapper, →ISBN:

Twice we got fouled and missed the front end of one-and-ones that could have pretty much cinched it for us.

2011, Clyde Drexler, Kerry Eggers, Jim Nantz, Clyde the Glide: My Life in Basketball, →ISBN, page 99:

UConn had chances to increase its lead, but Ryan Boatright and Terrence Samuel each missed the front ends of one-and-ones, giving Terp star Dez Wells two chances to give Maryland its first lead of the game in the final 13 seconds.

2015, David Borges, Rebound!: The Incredible Story of UConn Basketball's Comeback from Defeat to Dominance, →ISBN:

(basketball) A double foul shot, where the first shot must succeed in order to get the second shot.

If Durant signed a one-and-one and then signed a five-year max next summer, he'd make over $235 million over the next six years. If he signed a one-and-one and then signed a four-year max using those Non-Bird Rights, he'd make a little over $168 million over the next five years.

2016 June 6, Jake Whitacre, “Why a one-and-one contract wouldn't work for Kevin Durant in Washington”, in SB Nation:

For financial and competitive reasons, Durant’s best move is to stay in Oklahoma City. With the cap jumping $20 million this summer and another $15 million in 2017, Durant can make an extra $40 million by signing a one-and-one contract with the Thunder in July, then opt out and sign a long-term deal in 2017.

2016 May 31, “Which teams have the best odds to sign Kevin Durant?”, in Comcast SportsNet Chicago:

Is it possible to have a few one-and-one guys while building the majority of the roster around guys who want to be at Kansas for longer than just one year?

2015 March 23, Neal Jones, “Has 'one-and-done' recruiting hurt Kansas basketball?,”, in KCTV Kansas City:

(sports) A contract in which the player signs on for one year with an option to stay for a second year.


overshift

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌʃɪft/

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈʃɪft/

The chart, representing two players, shows how the overshift principle forces the offensive player to traverse a greater distance than the defensive player who is guarding him.

1975, William Albert Healey, Joseph W. Hartley, Basketball's ten greatest defenses, page 24:

By using the overshift, you can also develop a good stunting game that will not leave you wide open in case of fullback traps or even option plays.

1977, Coach and Athlete - Volume 40, page 28:

The overshift works well against left-handed hitters who pull the ball farthest to the right.

2011, Evander Lomke, Martin Rowe, Right Off the Bat: Baseball, Cricket, Literature, & Life, →ISBN, page 61:

(sports) The strategy or act of positioning defensive players extra far toward the offense's strong side, leaving portions of the field or court undefended.


overshift

overshift (third-person singular simple present overshifts, present participle overshifting, simple past and past participle overshifted)

overshifts (present singular third-person)
overshifting (participle present)
overshifted (participle past)
overshifted (past)

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌʃɪft/

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈʃɪft/

At times the defense will overshift because of anxiousness, aggressiveness, or anticipation. Emphasis on the passing option available will diagnose in what position and situation on the floor that the defense has a tendency to overshift.

1973, Richard W. Harvey, Coaching Basketball's Multiple Set Zone Offense, page 123:

On the screen we have seen Detroit shift to a Frisco defense, in which they overshift the two tackles and the end toward our flanker.

2014, Vince Lombardi, Run to Daylight!, →ISBN:


ressie

(informal, sports) A member of a reserve team.


IRE

Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland#English

(sports) Abbreviation of Ireland. (Republic of Ireland)


NIR

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland#English

(sports) Abbreviation of Northern Ireland.


home ground

en-noun

home ground (countable and uncountable, plural home grounds)

(sports) a sports team's own ground, which is used for their home games.


run into one

en-verb

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

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


lead with one's chin

lead with one's chin (third-person singular simple present leads with one's chin, present participle leading with one's chin, simple past and past participle led with one's chin)

leads with one's chin (present singular third-person)
leading with one's chin (participle present)
led with one's chin (participle past)
led with one's chin (past)

(boxing) To leave one's chin unprotected.


asdet

(soccer) Acronym of after sudden death extra time.


safety squeeze

(baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate.


caught stealing

(baseball) Thrown out (i.e. put out) while attempting to steal a base.


slash bunt

(baseball, softball) A play by the team at-bat where the hitter assumes the position for a bunt and then changes grip and takes a swing at the ball.


Miller flip

Introduced by skateboarder Darrell Miller.

(skateboarding) A frontside invert in which the rider cartwheels into the fakie position.


ghost runner

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invisible runner
invisible runner#English


invisible runner

en-noun

invisible runner (plural invisible runners)

(baseball) In informal baseball and stickball games, a baserunner who cannot steal a base but can, depending on the rules, advance on a wild pitch, and who usually travels at the rate of the current batter.


coaster step

(dance) A triple step that moves linearly, comes together, and then changes direction, typically back together forward but also forward together back.


WL

(sports) Initialism of world-leading, describing the best athletic performance in the world in a given year.


shortboarder

(surfing) A surfer who rides a shortboard.


foul trouble

(basketball) The situation of a player who has committed enough fouls to be almost at the point of fouling out and disqualification.


false nine

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


take the count

en-verb

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

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

Apparently ignorant of the rules of the ring which permit a fighter knocked to the floor to take the count of nine, he staggered to his feet, only to be met with another blow before he could collect his senses sufficiently to 'cover?'

1916 December 19, Chris Cozzone, Jim Boggio, quoting Rocky Mountain News, Fighter is Killed at National Club by Blow on Head, 2013, quoted in Boxing in New Mexico, 1868-1940, →ISBN, page 184:

But if a boxer is knocked down, he can always take an 'eight' count and not get up after two or three seconds. Those extra five or six seconds give you a chance to clear your head. To try to gather your reflexes, come to yourself. A friend of mine, Ruby Kessler in Ebbets Field, we fought in the same show that night. And Pete Scanlon dropped 'im. And Ruby jumped right up, and he was shakin' and they were hollerin' from the corner, 'Get down, get down, take the count, take the count.'

2011, Allen Bodner, quoting Herbie Kronowitz, When Boxing Was a Jewish Sport, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 143:

(boxing) To take to opportunity to rest briefly after being knocked down but before being counted out by the referee.


hammer thrower

(athletics) An athlete who competes in the hammer throw.


I Zingari

From dialectal Italian i (“the”) + zingari (“gypsies”), since the English club had no ground of its own.

"Well, and what do you think of it all, my boy?" he inquired, fanning himself with a wide-brimmed grey hat which had I Zingari colours round it […]

1938, Siegfried Sassoon, The Old Century and seven more years, London: Faber, page 175 (1968 edition):

(cricket) Amateur Australian and English cricket clubs.


UniWB

(photography) The technique of using a modified digital camera to capture deliberately distorted images whose image histograms are conducive to making optimum use of the sensor's dynamic range.


image histogram

en-noun

image histogram (plural image histograms)

(photography, computer graphics) A histogram that acts as a graphical representation of the tonal distribution in a digital image.


ROT

(sports) Abbreviation of refugee Olympics team. (country code for the team)


lord of the rings

lord of the rings (plural lords of the rings)

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/lɔːd əv ðə ɹɪŋz/

/lɔɹd əv ðə ɹɪŋz/

/loːd əv ðə ɹəŋz/

From the "rings" event in gymnastics, and "lord" meaning a person with mastery; in humorous reference to J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.

(gymnastics, slang) The Olympic champion on the rings (“still rings”) men's gymnastics apparatus.


badminton court

badminton court (plural badminton courts)

(sports) an indoor court on which the game of badminton is played.


WCH

(ice hockey) Abbreviation of World Cup of Hockey.


rip entry

(diving) A type of entry into the water when diving from a platform or springboard where no splash results after the entire body has entered the water (the splash only results from initial contact and not at the end).


kayfabed

While some respectable sporting journals, most significantly Ring Magazine, continued to offer balanced (but kayfabed) coverage of wrestling, the ballyhoo-filled wrestling magazines came to be the main source of printed information for devotees.

2006, Scott M. Beekman, Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America, Westport, Conn., London: Praeger Publishers, Greenwood Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 97:

He also lived in the bizarre, hazy world of half-truth, half-kayfabed fiction that wrestling in 2007 had become. Lest we forget just how far the line between reality and storyline was blurred, WWE refused to acknowledge the death of Sherri Martel because it would undermine the Vince is dead angle.

2008, Scott Keith, “Conclusion”, in Dungeon of Death: Chris Benoit and the Hart Family Curse, New York, N.Y.: Citadel Press Books, Kensington Publishing, →ISBN, page 193:

[King Kong] Bundy and I stood our ground and yelled shit at each other, acting like we were about to go to blows. Then I scuffed my feet, rubbed my hands together, and went for the slam. I picked him up about halfway before I felt him deadweight me, and I had to let go of him. I grabbed my back in kayfabed pain.

2011, Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis, Andrew William Wright, “Destroy Everything that Moves”, in The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling, [St. Charles, Ill.]: Medallion Press, →ISBN, page 82:

professional wrestling
professional wrestling

(professional wrestling) Of events within the industry: portrayed as real, and not scripted or staged.


CHI

56 Michael Jordan, CHI vs. MIA, Apr. 29, 1992.

1996, Marty Strasen, Basketball Almanac, 1996-97, page 415:


bow ball

From bow + ball from being a spheroidal structure placed on the bow's leading point.

(rowing, canoeing, kayaking, sweeping, sculling) A rubberized ball placed on the bow of the boat to protect others from collisions with the pointed end of the bow.

canoeing; kayaking; sweeping; canoeing; kayaking; sweeping


undergrip

(weightlifting, gymnastics) supinated grip


neutral grip

(weightlifting, gymnastics) A grip that is neither supinated nor pronated, but with palms facing each other.


false grip

(weightlifting, gymnastics) type of grip using flexion of the wrist rather than the fingers to hold on


hollow body position

hollow body position (plural hollow body positions)

(gymnastics) A position with a posterior pelvic tilt, i.e. with the lower back held flat


Shewfelt

Named after Kyle Shewfelt, who in 2000 first successfully performed the maneuver in men's competition.

(gymnastics) A back handspring off the vaulting horse or vaulting table with a layout and two-and-a-half twists.

Amanar

the equivalent vault for female gymnasts


Amanar

Named after Simona Amânar, who in 2000 first successfully performed the maneuver in women's competition.


mixed grip

(weightlifting, gymnastics) grip with one hand pronated and the other supinated


Produnova

From Yelena Produnova (Елена Серге́евна Продунова) who in 1999 was the first to successfully perform this maneuver in competition.

gloss

Елена Серге́евна Продунова

(Елена Серге́евна Продунова)

(gymnastics) a vault on the vaulting horse or vaulting table that starts with a front handspring off the gymnastics horse leading to two-and-a-half somersaults in the air, and then landing on their feet. (a three-point landing with the butt and feet is considered a fall)

vault of death

so called due to the dangerousness of the vault, and likelihood of ending up landing on one's neck


lose the dressing room

en-verb

lose the dressing room (third-person singular simple present loses the dressing room, present participle losing the dressing room, simple past and past participle lost the dressing room)

loses the dressing room (present singular third-person)
losing the dressing room (participle present)
lost the dressing room (participle past)
lost the dressing room (past)

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But it is very clear that (using football parlance) 'the management has lost the dressing room', following earlier misjudged decisions about reducing operating costs.

2023 May 31, 'Industry Insider', “DfT calls time on TPE”, in RAIL, number 984, page 68:

(soccer) Of a team manager: to lose the respect and trust of one's players.


COC

Coordinate term: CPC

(Canada, sports) Abbreviation of Canadian Olympic Committee.


ground staff

(sports) staff employed by a sports club to maintain their sports ground.


Paralympiad

/ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpiˌæd/

Blend of Paralympic + Olympiad, or from para- (prefix referring to disability sport) + Olympiad.

prefix

Teams from many nations as far apart as Canada, Portugal and Pakistan, were entered in the sports festival held at Stoke Mandeville, England, this summer. […] Perhaps at this time, when the bloody wars of this century are in the forefront of our minds, the most significant aspect of the Paralympiad is the spirit of comradely sportsmanship which was shared by all entrants.

[1954 November 9, “Wheelchair Olympics”, in The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta.: The Southam Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:

Another group of athletes, less fortunate than the Olympians, move into Tokyo next week. They are the Paralympic squads representing 23 nations who will compete in an international sports meet that was founded in 1948. Sixty-five of the athletes, whose eligibility requires they be confined to wheel chairs, will represent the United States, seeking its third straight "Paralympiad" crown. […] The United States paralymics^([sic]) are a hand-selected group. They gained their berths in the Paralympiad by virtue of outstanding performances in the eighth annual United States Wheelchair Games held in June at Bulova Park, New York.

1964 October 31, Tom Hopkins, “Sportraitures: The ‘Paralympiad’”, in William H. Ewing, editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, volume 53, number 305, Honolulu, Hi.: Porter Dickinson, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, columns 1–2:

In 1976, following the regular Olympics, Montreal will host the Paralympics. There, for the 5th Paralympiad, the nations of six continents will assemble for competition, including basketball.

1976 January–February, George Conn, “Basketball Fireworks … Wheelchair Style”, in Ron Bourgea, editor, American Rehabilitation, volume 1, number 3, Washington, D.C.: Rehabilitation Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, →OCLC, pages 16–17:

That of the funds provided under this head, $16,000,000 shall be available for grants for the costs of planning, delivery and temporary use of transit vehicles for special transportation needs of the XXVth Summer Olympiad and the Xth Paralympiad for the Disabled, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, of which $5,600,000 shall be available for the Paralympic Games: […]

1994 September 30, “Federal Transit Administration [Formula Grants (including Transfer of Funds)]”, in An Act Making Appropriations for the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1995, and for Other Purposes (Public Law 103-331, 103d Congress; House Resolution 4556), [Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office], →OCLC, title I, page 108 Stat. 2482:

As a contestant in the swimming events in the 1976 and 1980 Paralympiad she [Monica Vaughan] gained five and four gold medals respectively for Britain.

1997, Gill Clarke, Monica Humberstone, “Managing a Women’s Sport Organisation: Interpreting Biographies”, in Gill Clarke, Barbara Humberstone, editors, Researching Women and Sport, Basingstoke, Hampshire, London: Macmillan Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 8:

In September 1992, again following the Olympic Games, Barcelona welcomed 3044 athletes to the IX Paralympiad.

2000, Cynthia Holzschuher, “The Paralympic Games”, in Evan D. Forbes, editor, The Olympic Dream: Primary (United States Olympic Committee’s Curriculum Guide to the Olympic Games; Teacher Created Resources; TCR 2200), Torrance, Calif.: Griffin Publishing Group, published 2005, →ISBN, page 77:

Apart from the opening and closing ceremonies, the rest of the Paralympiad was obviously not deemed of sufficient entertainment or information value, prior to the event, to be accorded the same "live" event television coverage as its Olympic counterpart.

2003, Gerard Goggin, Christopher Newell, “Getting the Picture on Disability: Digital Broadcasting Futures”, in Digital Disability: The Social Construction of Disability in New Media (Critical Media Studies), Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, →ISBN, part III (New Mediations of Disability), page 91:

Tracing the genealogy of para-swimming reveals that since its inclusion as one of eight sports at the first official Paralympiad in Rome 1960, through to and beyond the first summer Paralympic Games in Toronto 1976, it has undeniably become one of the biggest sports at the Paralympic Games in terms of both the numbers of competitors and number of events.

2017, Anthony J. Bush, “From Melksham to Rio: A Coach’s 20-year Journey in Para-swimming”, in Geoffrey Z. Kohe, Derek M. Peters, editors, High Performance Disability Sport Coaching, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 165:

At London 2012 we expected the spotlight to be much more intense since with every passing Paralympiad there has been an increased media presence and we were not disappointed. […] Events such as the World Cup and coverage of the London Marathon wheelchair race (which in 2013 hosted the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] Marathon World Cup) keep the British public mindful of Paralympic sport between Paralympiads.

2017, P. David Howe, Shane Kerr, “Observing Legacy: Ethnographic Moments in and around the London 2012 Paralympic Games”, in Phil Cohen, Paul Watt, editors, London 2012 and the Post-Olympics City: A Hollow Legacy?, London: Palgrave Macmillan, →DOI, →ISBN, page 340:

[…] Switzerland took part in all the Paralympiads since 1960 and at the time of the 1984 Games at Stoke Mandeville, wheelchair racers had already won 43 medals (18 gold medals).

2019, Julie Cornaton, Angela Schweizer, Sylvain Ferez, Nicolas Bancel, “The Divisive Origins of Sports for Physically Disabled People in Switzerland (1956–1968)”, in Nicolas Bancel, Julie Cornaton, Anne Marcellini, editors, Being Disabled, Becoming a Champion, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN:

(sports) An occurrence of the Paralympic Games.

paraolimpiade

occurrence of the Paralympic Games — see also Paralympic Games

The Games of the VI Paralympiad attracted over a million spectators.

2006, Liam McCann, “The Paralympic Games: Rome 1960 – Athens 2004”, in The Olympics: Facts, Figures & Fun, London: Facts, Figures & Fun, AAPPL Artists’ and Photographers’ Press, →ISBN, page 94:

With the Games of the Fifth Paralympiad awarded to Canada, organizers had their sights on hosting the most inclusive and largest Games ever.

2007, David A. Grieg, “Splitting Hairs: The Struggle between the Canadian Federal Government and the Organizing Committee of the 1976 Torontolympiad concerning South African Participation”, in Gerald P. Schaus, Stephen R. Wenn, editors, Onward to the Olympics: Historical Perspectives on the Olympic Games (Publications of the Canadian Institute in Greece; no. 5), Waterloo, Ont.: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, →ISBN, part II (The Modern Olympics), page 298:

[Robert] Riener hopes, in 2020, to hold the Games of the II Cybathlon in Tokyo after the Games of the XVI Paralympiad. Who knows, by 2028 or '32, perhaps there will be only one Games, for competitors of all abilities—or disabilities?

2018 April 12, Tom Taylor, “Paralympics a Source of Inspiration, Advanced Technology and (Yes) Doping”, in Sports Illustrated, New York, N.Y.: Meredith Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2020-11-06:

(sports, rare) A period of four years between occurrences of the Paralympic Games.


lap joint

There is, however, a most important and peculiar element of strength in the ordinary lap-joints for circular seams, as distinguished from straight seams, in the circumstance that the circular lap-joint cannot possibly be distorted like the straight lap-joint, under extreme tension

1858 November 27, “Recent Practice in the Locomotive Engine”, in Sholto Percy, editor, Mechanics' Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts, and Manufactures, volume 69, London: Knight and Lacey, page 512:

Using the lap joint in any of its applications provides strength in a cabinet where a butt joint would or could be used.

1990, Byron W. Maguire, Cabinetmaking: From Design to Finish, Carlsbad, CA: Craftsman, page 234:

(construction, woodworking) A joint made by securing together two overlapping pieces


MGU-K

(motor racing) Initialism of motor generator unit, kinetic (“KERS, the kinetic energy recovery system; a motor generator unit which harvests kinetic energy through engine braking”).


MGU

(motor racing) Initialism of motor generator unit (“a power deployment, and energy recovery system; a system that may harvest kinetic energy from various sources, and provide kinetic energy / rotational energy (shaft power)”).


MGU-H

(motor racing) Initialism of motor generator unit, heat (“an energy recovery system; a motor generator unit which harvests thermal energy from the exhaust via the turbocharger”).


air hose

(underwater diving) A hose for conveying air from the surface or from an air tank to a diver.


bladerunner

(informal, disability sports, athletics) a para-athlete who runs upon artificial feet colloquially known as "blades"


lakatoi

(philately, early 20th century) any of the series of postage stamps issued in British New Guinea and Papua featuring a design of a lakatoi.


not up

(tennis) Of the ball, having bounced twice. Usually called by the umpire in situations where it is unclear if the ball has bounced a second time to indicate to the players and spectators that the point is over.


shoefie

Daisy, Maria and Jo – I have such fond memories of taking my first shoefies with you guys in the sixth form common room.

2015, Hannah Rochell, “Acknowledgements”, in En Brogue: The Trainers Guide, London: Saltyard Books, →ISBN:

I grab my umbrella and swagger to the garage door, stopping long enough to turn around and say, "Oh, Mom. I borrowed your shoes. I hope that's okay." / She nods dazedly. / "Aren't they bitchin'?" I ask Hadley, staring down at my feet. I pull out my phone and take a quick picture. "Shoefie!"

2016, Jessica Brody, “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag”, in A Week of Mondays, New York, N.Y.: Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 242:

When we swung open the door to the stairwell, Selfie was sitting on the stairs holding her phone at different angles near her foot. As I got closer, I realized she was photographing one of her high-heeled boots. Prezbo looked puzzled. "Oh, hi." She glanced up at us. "I'm taking a shoefie."

2017, Holly Kowitt, The Principal’s Underwear is Missing, New York, N.Y.: Feiwel and Friends, Macmillan Publishers, →ISBN, page 137:

(photography, slang, neologism) A photograph that one takes of one's own shoes while one is wearing them.


WAR

(sports) Acronym of wins above replacement.


INT

en-noun

INT (countable and uncountable, plural INTs)

His near-perfect stat line (25 of 30 passing, 235 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs) could have improved if Jamal Agnew had not dropped a would-be touchdown on a deep crossing route late in the second quarter, but here’s a guess that Jacksonville won’t quibble about it.

2022 September 18, Derrik Klassen, “What We Learned From Week 2 of the N.F.L. Season”, in The New York Times:

(American football) Abbreviation of interception.


paratriathlon

(sports) A variant of the triathlon for athletes with a range of physical disabilities.


foot trip

(rugby) The act of causing someone to fall or stumble by tripping them with one's feet.


foot trip

en-verb

foot trip (third-person singular simple present foot trips, present participle foot tripping, simple past and past participle foot tripped)

foot trips (present singular third-person)
foot tripping (participle present)
foot tripped (participle past)
foot tripped (past)

(rugby) To cause someone to fall or stumble by tripping them with one's feet.

rapahuki

to cause someone to fall or stumble by tripping them with one's feet


paracanoe

(sports) A water sport, similar to canoeing, for athletes with a range of physical disabilities.


monobath

(photography) Such that the development process involves immersion in only one chemical bath.


NYY

(US, sports) Initialism of New York Yankees.


TV timeout

(Canada, US, sports television) A time-out taking place during a televised sports match where the game clock is stopped for a period of time to allow for TV commercials to air before the resumption of play. The delay is usually after a whistle or other stoppage of play occurs, and not an interference with gameplay in and of itself.


GWG

(sports) Abbreviation of game-winning goal.


weightlift

weightlift (third-person singular simple present weightlifts, present participle weightlifting, simple past and past participle weightlifted)

weightlifts (present singular third-person)
weightlifting (participle present)
weightlifted (participle past)
weightlifted (past)

(intransitive, rare, sports) To practise weightlifting.

mōhiki

to practise weightlifting as a form of physical recreation


prestamp

a stampless cover

(philately) Prior to the introduction of adhesive postal stamps.


blade jumper

From blade + jumper, coined in analogy to bladerunner.

Last Friday, Hertog became the first ‘blade jumper’ to compete in the able-bodied competition at the Great CityGames Manchester and leapt 7.00m in a contest won by Olympic champion Greg Rutherford with 8.20m.

2016, Jessica Whittington, “Ronald Hertog eyes further Paralympics success after long jump switch”, in Athletics World:

2016, Ross Dunbar, “German blade-jumper gains 'no advantage' and could be selected for Olympics”, in Deutsche Welle:

2015, Michael Gleeson, “Athletics German Blade jumper Markus Rehm wants to take on the world”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

2014, Andy Swiss, “Markus Rehm: The blade jumper fighting to be in able-bodied games”, in BBC Sports:

(informal, disability sports, athletics) a para-athlete who runs (and jumps) upon artificial feet of the type colloquially known as "blades", in jumping events


brakewoman

(sports) A female brakeman in bobsleigh.


counterriposte

(fencing) A thrust delivered in response to the opponent's riposte.


Puissance

en-noun

Puissance (countable and uncountable, plural Puissances)

(equestrianism) Alternative letter-case form of puissance.


prefog

en-verb

prefog (third-person singular simple present prefogs, present participle prefogging, simple past and past participle prefogged)

prefogs (present singular third-person)
prefogging (participle present)
prefogged (participle past)
prefogged (past)

(photography, transitive) To fog (photographic film) in advance.


overclub

overclub (third-person singular simple present overclubs, present participle overclubbing, simple past and past participle overclubbed)

overclubs (present singular third-person)
overclubbing (participle present)
overclubbed (participle past)
overclubbed (past)

(golf, transitive, intransitive) To take (a shot) with a golf club that provides too much distance.


underclub

underclub (third-person singular simple present underclubs, present participle underclubbing, simple past and past participle underclubbed)

underclubs (present singular third-person)
underclubbing (participle present)
underclubbed (participle past)
underclubbed (past)

(golf, transitive, intransitive) To take (a shot) with a golf club that provides too little distance.


tear it up

tear it up (third-person singular simple present tears it up, present participle tearing it up, simple past tore it up, past participle torn it up)

tears it up (present singular third-person)
tearing it up (participle present)
tore it up (past)
torn it up (participle past)

/ˈtɛəɹ ɪt ˈʌp/

Statistics not only help us keep track of who's tearing it up and who's stinking it up, they shape the way we think about the game.

1996, Dan Gutman, Tim McCarver, The Way Baseball Works, →ISBN, page 178:

You look back at the greatest players and if they were in their prime and in the game now, my goodness gracious. Jerry West would be tearing it up. Elgin would be tearing it up. Oscar Robertson would be tearing it up. Wilt Chamberlain would be tearing it up. You just go down that list. I'm sitting here watching the NBA games every night now, and I know what those guys could do. It's just an enduring greatness.

2013, Bobby "Slick" Leonard, Lew Freedman, Boom, Baby!: My Basketball Life in Indiana, →ISBN, page 118:

The teenager, as beloved a full-back as any in these parts since Danny McGrain was tearing it up, cut in, shot and saw his attempt deflected in off Sterling's boot. Cue more pandemonium.

2016 September 28, Tom English, “Celtic 3–3 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport, BBC Sport:

(sports) To compete extremely well, to trounce the competition.


power alley

At Oakland Coliseum, it's 388 feet from home plate to the power alley.

(baseball) The areas of deep right-center and deep left-center field where home runs are most likely to be hit.


bumshoving

2015, “Rowing,” william-rowing.blogspot.ca, 27 June, 2015,http://william-rowing.blogspot.ca/2015/06/the-catch.html
Bumshoving ¶ […] It will occur if you fail to hold your core whilst driving with the legs, leading to your arse going backwards faster than the blade handle, and thus the angle you're rocked over to increasing.

(rowing, cycling) Giving way of the hips during the drive phase.


Bosman transfer

en-noun

Bosman transfer (plural Bosman transfers)

In reference to the Bosman ruling of 1995.


sidecast

en-verb

sidecast (third-person singular simple present sidecasts, present participle sidecasting, simple past sidecasted, past participle sidecast)

sidecasts (present singular third-person)
sidecasting (participle present)
sidecasted (past)
sidecast (participle past)

I bait his hook with a plump and squirmy shrimp. With one arm, he sidecasts between two spindly roots.

2015, Ana Veciana-Suarez, Birthday Parties in Heaven, →ISBN:

(fishing) To cast a fishing line at an angle of 90 degrees using a special type of reel that rotates on its rod.


sidecast

en-noun

sidecast (countable and uncountable, plural sidecasts)

When fishing for drummer off the rocks with a sidecast reel, have the drag set at about 50 per cent of the breaking strain to start with.

2005, Gary Brown, Beach and Rock Fishing, →ISBN:

Giving the design even more of an Aussie edge, the name of the largest Australian manufacturer of sidecasts — Alvey — has become a generic title for this type of reel, just as Esky has come to mean insulated cooler.

2010, Steve Starling, Fishing For Dummies, →ISBN:

(fishing) A type of reel with a spool that rotates on a fixed base through 90 degrees to allow sidecasting.


macon

Named after French Mâcon, due to the West German team's highly successful performance at the 1959 European Rowing Championships which took place there; attributed in part to their use of macon blades.

(rowing) A type of oar blade with an elliptical shape which is squared off at the end, with a ridgeline running down the centre of the blade face.


break back

en-verb

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

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

(tennis, of a receiver) To win a game having lost a service game, or during a tiebreak, to win a point against the serve having lost a point while serving.


crucifix position

en-noun

crucifix position (plural crucifix positions)

He shines in the gym, floors his opponents in Greco-Roman wrestling and effortlessly holds a crucifix position on the rings.

2007, Philippe Grimbert, Secret, page 26:

(gymnastics, wrestling) A posture of the body wherein the legs are kept straight together and the arms are extended horizontally.


support position

support position (plural support positions)

(gymnastics) a position in which a gymnast is holding their body above the rings (or high bar, parallel bars...) usually with straight arms.


Patriots

(US, sports) The New England Patriots, a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region.


brake test

en-verb

brake test (third-person singular simple present brake tests, present participle brake testing, simple past and past participle brake tested)

brake tests (present singular third-person)
brake testing (participle present)
brake tested (participle past)
brake tested (past)

"Max was brake testing me into the first two corners. I was very upset with the fact Max held me up and didn't move and made me run into Daniel."

2016 October 31, Andrew Benson, “Mexican Grand Prix: Max Verstappen says he is 'not allowed to race' after penalty”, in BBC:

(motor racing) To deliberately brake in unusual places to hinder or startle the person behind.


Sky Blues

(soccer) Sydney FC (a soccer club from Sydney, Australia)


Tillies

(soccer) the Matildas (the Australia women's national soccer team)


arm pump

compartment syndrome
compartment syndrome

(motorcycling) Chronic exertional compartment syndrome of the forearm.


stand up and be counted

stand<,,stood> up and be<is,being,was,been> counted

stand up and be counted (third-person singular simple present stands up and is counted, present participle standing up and being counted, simple past stood up and was counted, past participle stood up and been counted)

stands up and is counted (present singular third-person)
standing up and being counted (participle present)
stood up and was counted (past)
stood up and been counted (participle past)

"You definitely want to stand up and be counted," said Dempsey. "You're a player the team looks to to get goals and you want to try to help the team win."

2009 September 6, Jonah Freedman, “Best player U.S. has ever produced comes through when it counts”, in Sports Illustrated, retrieved 2016-11-05:

"It was a really tough game [against Montenegro] last time and this one will be the same. We've all got to stand up and be counted."

2013 February 4, Daniel Taylor, “Steven Gerrard fears England may slip into World Cup play-offs”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2016-11-05:

(idiomatic, often sports) To take significant individual action to help a group effort.


schoolgirl pin

This story involves a fight that leads to one girl face-sitting and dominating the other. If you aren't interested in reading about schoolgirl pins, face-sitting, smothering then please don't read this.

1997, cactus...@mailmasher.com, “REPOST: My Friend Tanya (ff,nc,smothering,face-sitting,schoolgirl pins)”, in alt.sex.fetish.wrestling (Usenet):

Kaitlyn hits a snap suplex and follows up with a schoolgirl pin for a two count. Kaitlyn goes for a backslide pin, but Tamina rolls through at one. Tamina rolls to the outside to catch a breather, but Kaitlyn catches her with a baseball slide.

2013, Trijcomm, “Kaitlyn defeats Tamina Snuka with a spear.”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet):

(wrestling) A pin in which the wrestler kneels over a fallen opponent's face so as to restrain the arms above the head.


Wilding

(philately) Any of a series of British stamps that have an image of Queen Elizabeth II based on a portrait by Dorothy Wilding.


moonsault

(professional wrestling) An attack where the wrestler faces away from the supine opponent and executes a backflip landing on the opponent in a splash/press position but facing towards the elevated position.


twi-night

(baseball) Of a doubleheader: occurring between the hours of twilight and night.


photographic paper

en-noun

photographic paper (plural photographic papers)

(photography) paper or card coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, typically containing silver salts


gangsome

After he retired, he played five days a week with his "gangsome."

2008, J. Mark Fox, Real Life Moments: A Dad's Devotional:

Our wagering gangsomes roamed the course for around twelve years.

2014, Dan Jenkins, His Ownself: A Semi-Memoir:

(golf) A large organised pool of golfers made up of multiple smaller groups or foursomes; a group of golfers larger than a fivesome playing together


outcharge

en-verb

outcharge (third-person singular simple present outcharges, present participle outcharging, simple past and past participle outcharged)

outcharges (present singular third-person)
outcharging (participle present)
outcharged (participle past)
outcharged (past)

(transitive, sports) To surpass in charging, or moving forcefully forward.


squash shot

Trying to get the ball in play, she ducked and hit an awkward squash shot.

2011, Yolanda Wallace, Lucky Loser, →ISBN:

Roger ran back and, instead of hoisting a defensive lob, went for a reverse between-the-legs squash shot, which didn't come off.

2013, Paul McNamee, Game Changer: My Tennis Life, →ISBN, page 289:

That was the last squash shot I trained with her.

2014, Syed Raza Haider, A Tulip In The Desert, →ISBN, page 231:

(tennis) A forehand shot with the arm at full extension, typically made as a desperation shot to slice the ball back into the court.


HOU

(sports) Abbreviation of Houston. (in Texas)


method air

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-method air.wav

From method + air. From being a method to make it appear that the person has achieved a higher altitude than they actually have.

(snowboarding, skateboarding) A trick where the boarder grabs the heel edge of the board with their front hand, between their feet, and then pulls the board towards their back, while arching their back and bending knees.


QHL

(ice hockey) Abbreviation of QMJHL. (Quebec Hockey League)

CHL

Canadian Hockey League; the major junior ice hockey league

WHL

Western Hockey League; the major junior ice hockey league

OHL

Ontario Hockey League; the major junior ice hockey league


major junior

(sports, Canada, US) pertaining to the top-level competition leagues of the junior age group, above junior AAA


behind center

(American football) At the quarterback position.


grandstand finish

en-noun

grandstand finish (plural grandstand finishes)

Could we be in for a grandstand finish? Lewis Hamilton isn't hitting the mark Mercedes have requested, with his lap a 1:46.http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/formula1/37588363

(sports) close ending to a sports match, race or competition


autofocal

(photography) Having or relating to an autofocus feature.


orotone

(photography) A photographic print on glass, decorated with gold leaf or coloured with a gold pigment.


throw BBs

en-verb

throw BBs (third-person singular simple present throws BBs, present participle throwing BBs, simple past and past participle threw BBs)

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

* Blend of throw + BBs; an allusion to the pitches being thrown so hard that they look like, or are as hard to hit as, a BB pellet.

But when I get up at the plate, he's throwing BBs at me. He strikes me out twice.

2003, Mickey McDermott, Howard Eisenberg, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cooperstown:

(baseball) To pitch exceedingly well, especially with high velocity pitches.


Tripgate

(informal, US, sports) A 2010 controversy involving an NFL game between the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins, in which the Jets' coach Sal Alosi tripped Dolphins gunner Nolan Carroll as he ran down the Jets sideline.


Deflategate

(informal, sports) A 2015 controversy around allegations of underinflated footballs in the 2014–15 NFL playoffs.

(informal, sports) A 2015 controversy around allegations that the rear tyres of winning racing driver Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes were below the recommended minimum pressure.


Grannygate

(informal, sports) Any of several different sporting scandals, typically regarding eligibility of players for national teams based on their family histories.


Bibgate

(informal, sports) A 2009 controversy around American skier Bill Demong's disqualification for not wearing his bib during the ski-jumping part of the team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.


Napgate

(informal, US, sports) A 2010 controversy in which Ken Griffey, Jr., of Major League Baseball's Seattle Mariners, was reported to have been asleep in the clubhouse during a game.


swim-off

If the disqualifications leave a vacancy for the full complement of finalists, swim-offs shall be continued among the disqualified swimmers until a full complement of finalists is assured.

1973, Aquatics Guide, with Official Rules and Swimming and Diving Standards:

The swim-off would be open to any athlete who hadn't competed in the official 200 free. Since the swim-off would be the last event at the Trials, the upshot allowed Mark to enter it without affecting any of his other races.

2008, Richard J Foster, Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion, →ISBN, page 48:

They came up with a compromise where he could compete in a special swim-off two months later.

2012, Dan Stephenson, The Underwater Window, →ISBN:

(swimming) A special swimming race in which the winner gets to compete in the next level of trials (typically the finals), where the competitors have not qualified for the next level by the usual elimination races.


Sodagate

(informal, US, sports) A 2013 controversy around an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, in which a player deliberately spilled a cup of soda to delay the game.


Textgate

(informal, US, sports) A 2015 controversy in which the Cleveland Browns and general manager Ray Farmer were disciplined for sending text messages to coaches during games in the 2014 season, in violation of NFL rules.


undy

The Atchievement of the Lord MADERTT, is Or, three Barrs undy Gules, and on a Canton Argent, a Lion's Head erased within a double Tressure,[…]

1722, Alexander Nisbet, A System of Heraldry Speculative and Practical, page 67:

191. John louel . Barry undy of six or and gules . No trace of a label. (Munsire Ioh'n Iouel, lescu undee dor & de gules a un label de azur.)

Argent, fretty sable. Gules, three bars undy argent, each charged with three martlets sable, on a chief argent three pellets. Crest: A camel's head and neck erased or, charged with three bends undy gules.

1899, Thomas Benolt, The Visitations of the County of Surrey Made and Taken in the Years 1530, page 231:


Hairgate

From Hair + -gate, after umpire Darrell Hair, who made the ruling.

(informal, cricket) A 2006 controversy around allegations of ball tampering in the Test match between England and Pakistan.


body swerve

(sports) A swerving motion of the whole body, used to dodge around another player.


telemarker

(skiing) One who takes part in telemark skiing.


rolling start

(motor racing) The period immediately before the start of a motor race, when the cars are ordered on the track and led on a certain number of laps (parade or caution laps) at a pre-determined safe speed by the safety car.


carbro

(photography, historical) A print made from carbon tissue coated in pigmented gelatin, which is then selectively hardened by contact with a silver bromide paper print rather than exposure to light.


standing start

Amid the sequence of incidents and crashes, the victory hinged on three standing starts between the Mercedes drivers.

2020 September 13, Andrew Benson, “Tuscan Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton claims 90th win after incredible race”, in BBC Sport:

(motor racing) The start of a motor race, when the cars are initially stationary.


Toffee

In reference to two toffee shops that were located in Everton village at the time the club was founded.

(informal, UK, soccer) A fan or member of Everton F.C..


exhibition match

en-noun

exhibition match (plural exhibition matches)

(sports) A practice game which does not count on a team's record.


exhibition game

exhibition game (plural exhibition games)


vaulting table

(gymnastics) An apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.


fat bike

From fat + bike, from the fat tires such bicycles are equipped with, and their correspondingly wider frames needed to accommodate the width of the tires.

(cycling, winter sports) A bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres and a wider frame to accommodate them, which provides better traction on off-road surfaces such as sand or snow.


plain ball

play the shot plain ball

(snooker, of a shot) Hitting the cue ball in the center.


plain ball

a plain ball shot


superfight

Ken Shamrock (right) is the current owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship superfight belt and will defend his title February 16 against Kimo Leopoldo.

1996 March, John P. Patton, “Royce Gracie's Biggest Rival: Ken Shamrock”, in Black Belt, volume 34, number 3, page 38:

Ali would go into that superfight symbolizing everything valuable and heroic, but I'm afraid he's getting the chance too late, after too many years of idleness.

1971, Jack Newfield, Bread and Roses Too, →ISBN, page 98:

Reid outpointed Australian Kevin Kelly and former WBC champ Keith Mullings in defenses and then met Felix Trinidad in a superfight on March 3, 2000, in Las Vegas.

2002, Nat Fleischer, Sam Andre, An Illustrated History of Boxing, →ISBN, page 441:

(boxing) A bout between two championship title holders.


ultra-prominent

(climbing, of a peak) Having a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres or more.


thatch-rake

A. __Puckering, impaling, S. three thatch-rakes

1796, Daniel Lysons, The Environs of London: Counties of Herts, Essex & Kent, page 331:

See Plate XLVI. fig. 10, viz. three thatch-rakes, barwise.

1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry:

The thatch-rake or thatcher's rake is drawn as in the margin; but it is liable to be confused with the wool-comb and thatch-hook.

1894, James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry, page 488:

The pitchfork, the hay-fork, and the dung-fork, the tillage-rake and the thatch-rake, all occur, but there is little or no difference discernible between one and another, the forks are forks and the rakes rakes.

1971, Julian Franklyn, Shield and Crest: An Account of the Art and Science of Heraldry:

(heraldry) A representation of such a rake, used as a charge on the field or as a bordure device consisting of a straight line from which periodically project short perpendicular lines with slightly curved tips.


assault course

(sports, military) A path for running, with a series of obstacles such as nets and walls, used for military training.


capologist

(US, business sports) One who studies capology.


skid car

(motor racing) A car used in skid plate racing (skid car racing) where a front-wheel-drive four-wheeled car has its rear wheels replaced by skid plates


metrogon

(photography) A kind of high-resolution, low-distortion, extra-wide photographic lens with a 90-degree field of view.


SX

(sports, motorcycling) Abbreviation of supercross.


Vol

(sports, informal) A player of any of the Tennessee Volunteers college sports teams.


WJC

(sports) Abbreviation of World Junior Championships.


turn of foot

So myth number one is that horses who finish fast in the final furlong are horses to follow because they possess a turn of foot.

2004, Alan Potts, Against the Crowd, →ISBN, page 23:

He had a turn of foot that could see him outsprint many a staying horse over the 2400 metres, but that was his limit.

The squareish track was flat and suited horses with a turn of foot, which exactly described the two runners that Brewer was sending there on the day following Matt's return from Sedgefield.

2009, Lyndon Stacey, Murder in Mind, →ISBN, page 155:

Meanwhile Charlie Bell reported the stable's latest acquisition: a very good jumper but, as far as he could determine to date, 'without a great turn of foot'.

2014, Peter O'Sullevan, Calling The Horses: A Racing Autobiography, →ISBN:

(horse racing) The ability to accelerate quickly.

A good deal of a horse's efforts at acceleration are dissipated by the surface. On grass, a turn of foot is a powerful weapon. On dirt or the All-weather it counts for very little.

2002, Nick Mordin, Betting for a Living, →ISBN, page 51:

He had failed to match the lightening turn of foot of Desert Destination, but was now eating up the ground and was almost up-sides.

2003, Paddy Cummins, Green Lodge, →ISBN, page 94:

He felt that, as he put him in a gallop, the estimated speed they were travelling at was forty miles an hour and his turn of foot was breathtaking.

2013, B. J. Newing, The Rawlinson Family Story, →ISBN, page 102:

The winner then found an impressive and immediate turn of foot to accelerate away from Nichols Canyon after the second-last, and he was full value for his healthy winning margin at the line.

2016 December 29, Greg Wood, “Petit Mouchoir on course for Champion Hurdle after Leopardstown victory”, in The Guardian:

(horse racing) A burst of speed in a horse race.


putt-putt

Shortened form of Putt-Putt Golf, from the American company and recreational facility named Putt-Putt Fun Center.

(golf) An informal form of golf, played with a putter on a short course featuring novelty obstacles.


Lombardi

Lombardi. ¶ Walsh. ¶ Shanahan. ¶ Steve from West Valley? ¶ The world is about to find out whether regular fans can take their place alongside the greatest offensive minds in the annals of professional football.

2017 February 14, Jason Chilton, “Salt Lake Screaming Eagles prepare to test their fan-run franchise model in debut game”, in Sports Illustrated:

If coming second is coming nowhere, as all sports-people tend to to be taught (remember the words of Mr Lombardi), then this is most true in those individual sports where careers tend to be brief, and opportunities to win fewest.

1998 June 4, “Superhuman heroes”, in The Economist:

National Football League
National Football League

(American football) used specifically of Vince Lombardi (1913–1970), best known as the head coach of the National Football League's Green Bay Packers.

Looking specifically at the Patriots, […]. They've never had to win three playoff games to play for the Lombardi, showcasing the importance of home-field advantage.

2019 February 3, Corbin Smith, “3 Ways Seahawks Can Reach Super Bowl LIV”, in Sports Illustrated:

The Dolphins are the organization of 17-0. Of Don Shula. Of Dan Marino. It's a franchise with two Lombardi trophies and one that made 21 postseason appearances between 1970 and 2001.

2015 October 6, DJ Gallo, “How the Dolphins went from marquee name to the NFL's sunniest garbage heap”, in The Guardian:

(American football) A trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, named in honor of Vince Lombardi.


cobang

(historical Japanese numismatics) Alternative form of koban.


synthetic ice skate

synthetic ice skate (plural synthetic ice skates)

(sports) A type of skate used on synthetic ice, having the body of an ice skate with a blade substitute that uses a row of small inline double-knife-edged bladed wheels (ice skates similarly have a double-knife-edge blade), much smaller wheels than found on inline roller skates.