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Word List: Sports 2
- squash ['skwɒʃ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets
- Example:
- Squash can be a very exhausting sport.
- tennis [tɛn.ɪs]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a sport played by either two or four players with strung racquets, a ball and a net approximately 3 feet high on a clay, grass, or cement court
- Example:
- The tennis court is quite expensive.
- table tennis [ˈteɪbəl tɛn.ɪs]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a game or sport (similar to tennis) that involves the hitting of a light plastic ball across a table by racquets
- Example:
- We can play table tennis at home.
- bowling [bəʊlɪŋ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a game played by rolling a ball down an alley and trying to knock over a triangular group of ten pins
- Example:
- Let' go bowling tonight, it's so much fun!
- skittles [skɪtəls]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a pub game in which a ball is rolled down a wooden alley in order to knock down as many of the nine skittles as possible
- Example:
- Bowling is more modern than skittles.
- golf [gɒlf]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes
- Example:
- Golf is a nice outdoor sport.
- horseback riding
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the sport of riding a horse
- Example:
- They have their own horses so they can go horseback riding every day.
- cycling [ˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the sport of riding and racing bicycles
- Example:
- In all my years as a cycling fan, I've never seen a breakaway like this.
- ice-skating [aɪs-skeɪtɪŋ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the sport of skate on ice, wearing ice skates
- Example:
- In the winter, they love ice-skating.
- ice hockey [aɪs-ˈhɒki]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks
- Example:
- They watch ice-hockey games every season.
- boxing [ˈbɒksɪŋ]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists, the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout
- Example:
- Men often like to watch boxing.
- wrestling
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- a sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points
- Example:
- He doesn't know the rules of wrestling.
- athletics
(noun plural form) - Definition:
- competitive activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill; particularly those activities known in the United States as track and field
- Example:
- She doesn't enjoy athletics on TV.
- athlete, athletes [ˈæθ.liːt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who does athletics as a sport
- Example:
- He's a really good athlete.
- race, races [reɪs]
(noun) - Definition:
- a contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the objective is to be the first to reach a goal
- Example:
- We watched a horse race the other day.
- exercise [ˈɛk.sə.saɪz]
(verb) - Definition:
- being physically active to improve strength and fitness
- Example:
- To win the race, they have to exercise every day.
- train [treɪn]
(verb) - Definition:
- to practise an ability
- Example:
- She trained seven hours a day to prepare for the Olympics.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/leisure-time-activities/sports/list-2/
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