Sports Terms

Sports Terms

• Badminton: Deuce, Double fault, Drop, Let, Love all, Smash.
• Basketball: Ball, Basket, Blocking, Dribbling, Free throw, Held ball, Holding, Jump ball, Multiple throws, Pivot.
• Baseball: Base, Battery, Bunting, Catcher, Dia­mond, Hitter, Home Infield, Outfield, Pinch, Pitcher plate, Pullout, Short stop, Strike.
• Billiards: Baulk line, Break, Bolting, Cannon, Cue, Hazard, In- off, Jigger, Long jenney, Pot, Scratch, Screw back, Short jenney, Spot stroke.!
• Boxing: Auxiliary point system, Babit punch, Break, Cut, Defence, Down, Hook, Jab, Lying on, Knock, Seconds out, Slam, Upper cut, Weight in, Win by knock-out.
• Bridge: Chicane, Dealer, Dummy, Finesse, Grandslam, Little slam, No trump, Revoke, Rub­ber, Ruff, Suit, Tricks, Vulnerable, pair event, team of tour.
• Chess: Bishop, Castle, Checkmate, Gambit, King, Knight, Pawn, Queen, Rook, Stalemate, Castling, Midgame, Endgame.
• Cricket: Ashes, Boundary, Bowling, Caught, Chinaman, Cover Drive, Crease, Duck, Follow on, Googly, Gully, Hat-trick, Hit wicket, L.B.W., Leg-break, Leg bye, Maiden over, No ball, Off break, On drive, Out, Over, Pitch, Popping crease, Rub­ber, Run down, Run out, Sixer, Silly point, Square leg, Stone walling, Stumped, Wicket.
• Croquet: Hoops, Mallet, Peg out.
• Draughts: Huff.
• Football: Corner kick, Direct free kick, Dribble, Goal kick, Hat- trick, Off side, Penalty kick, Throw in, Tripping, Sudden death, Golden goal.
• Golf: Best-ball foursome, Bogey, Bunker, Caddie, Dormy, Fairway, Fourball, Foursome, Greed holes, Links, Niblic, Par, Put, Rough, Stymied, Tee, Threesome, Eagle, Birdie.
• Hockey: Bully, Carry, Corner, Dribble, Hat-trick, Off-side, Roll- in, Scoop, Short corner, Stick, Strik­ing circle, Tie-breaker.
• Horse Racing: Jockey, Punter, Steeplechase, Jackpot, Photofinish.
• Polo: Bunker, Chukker, Mallet.
• Rowing: Bow, Bucket, Cow, Ergometer, Feather, Paddle, Regatta.
• Rugby Football: A trackle, Lines, Scrum, Touch, Try.
• Shooting: Bag, Bull’s eye, Marksmanship, Muzzle, Plug.
• Skiing: Tobogganing
• Swimming: Breast stroke, Crawl, Butterfly, Back­stroke, Medley
• Tennis: Backhand stroke, Deuce, Double fault, Fault, Ground stroke, Half volley, Let, Smash, Vol­ley.
• Volleyball: Blocking, Doubling, Heave, Holding, Love, Point, Service, Volley.
• Wrestling: Half nelson, Head lock, Heave, Hold, Rebouts, Scissor.
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