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| arena |
a stage, ring, or other circumscribed area where sporting events or performances are held. [1/4 definitions] |
| bookie |
(informal) one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing. |
| bookmaker |
one whose business is taking wagers on sporting events, esp. horse racing; bookie. [1/2 definitions] |
| cheerleader |
a person who leads spectators in organized cheering for the players at sporting events. |
| demolition derby |
a series of sporting contests in which old automobiles are repeatedly crashed into each other until only one can still move. |
| grand slam |
the winning of all major sporting contests in a particular sport, esp. a professional one such as golf, in one season. [1/4 definitions] |
| officiate |
to serve as an umpire or referee at a game or sporting event. [1/3 definitions] |
| sports |
of or pertaining to a sport or to sporting or athletic events. [1/2 definitions] |
| sporty |
relating to or characteristic of sporting, athletics, or leisure. [1/3 definitions] |
| team |
a group of competitors on one of the sides in a sporting event or game. [1/7 definitions] |
| tiebreaker |
an extra game, question, or vote used to determine a winner from among those tied at the end of a sporting event, election, or other contest. |
| X Games |
a competitive sporting event with winter and summer versions, featuring a variety of extreme sports, held every few years in different cities. |
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