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| force-out |
a baseball play in which a runner in forced out at the next base following the hitting of a fair ball by a teammate. |
| jump ball |
in basketball, a method of putting the ball in play in which the referee tosses the ball straight up between two opposing players, who leap and try to tap the ball to a teammate. |
| relay race |
a race between two or more teams in which each runner is relieved by a teammate after running part of the distance. |
| sacrifice |
in baseball, to make a hit that allows a teammate already on base to advance, though the hitter is put out. [1/11 definitions] |
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