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| aficionado |
an enthusiast or fan, as of an art, a sport, or a pastime. |
| all-American |
pertaining to an individual or group of players selected as the best in the United States in any particular sport. [2/5 definitions] |
| angler |
a person who fishes with hook and line, usu. for sport. [1/3 definitions] |
| angling |
the act, process, or sport of fishing with hook and line. |
| archery |
the sport or practice of shooting with bows and arrows. |
| athleticism |
an athletic quality or capacity, as involved in or required by a particular sport, feat, or the like, or as possessed by a person or animal. |
| Babe Ruth |
U.S. professional baseball player, celebrated for his ability to hit home runs and for generating public interest in the sport of baseball; born George Herman Ruth (b.1895--d.1948). |
| badminton |
a sport in which players use light, long-handled rackets to propel a shuttlecock back and forth across a high net. |
| ball handler |
a basketball player who is particularly skilled at dribbling and passing the ball, or any player of a sport who has special skill in handling the sport's ball. [1/2 definitions] |
| bicycle motocross |
a sport in which bicycles designed for rough terrain are raced on such terrain, or used in the performance of athletic feats such as jumps, spins, and flips. |
| big game |
large wild animals hunted for sport, such as deer, boar, or tigers. [1/2 definitions] |
| BMX |
abbreviation of "bicycle motocross," a sport in which bicycles designed for rough terrain are raced on such terrain, or used in the performance of athletic feats such as jumps, spins, and flips. [1/2 definitions] |
| bowl2 |
(pl., but used with a sing. verb) the game or sport of lawn bowling. [1/8 definitions] |
| boxing2 |
the sport, profession, or technique of fighting with the fists. |
| buff1 |
(informal) an enthusiast of some hobby, sport, activity, or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
| bullfight |
a ceremonial sport practiced esp. in Spain and Mexico in which banderilleros and picadors first goad and tire a specially bred bull, and then a matador with a cape and sword provokes the bull into charging him several times, and finally kills it. |
| bungee cord |
a strong elastic cord with hooks on each end, used to strap things down or absorb the shock of a suddenly applied force. Long bungee cords are used in the sport of bungee jumping. |
| commissioner |
the head of an organization that oversees a particular sport. [1/3 definitions] |
| course |
an area of land or water devoted to sport. [1/10 definitions] |
| courser1 |
someone who participates in the sport of chasing game with dogs. [1/2 definitions] |
| crew |
a team of people who handle the oars in a racing shell, or the sport of racing in such shells. [1/3 definitions] |
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