Sport

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  1. 3. the sport or practice of fighting with the fists, especially with padded gloves in a roped square ring according to prescribed rules.
  2. 4. the sport or pastime of propelling a boat by means of a pole with a flat blade.
  3. 5. the sport or activity of lifting barbells or other heavy weights.
  4. 9. a game played between two teams of five players in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a netted hoop fixed above each end of the court.
  5. 11. a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court.
  6. 13. a game played on a large open-air course, in which a small hard ball is struck with a club into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes to complete the course.
  7. 14. the sport or pastime of riding a wave toward the shore while standing or lying on a surfboard.
  8. 15. the sport in which horses and their riders take part in races, typically with substantial betting on the outcome.
  9. 17. an indoor game in which small pointed missiles with feather or plastic flights are thrown at a circular target marked with numbers in order to score points.
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  1. 1. the sport of fighting with swords in order to score points against an opponent.
  2. 2. a game for two teams, usually of six players, in which a large ball is hit by hand over a high net, the aim being to score points by making the ball reach the ground on the opponent's side of the court.
  3. 6. an indoor game based on tennis, played with small paddles and a ball bounced on a table divided by a net.
  4. 7. the activity of catching wild animals or game, especially for food or sport.
  5. 8. a board game of strategic skill for two players.Each player begins the game with sixteen pieces that are moved and used to capture opposing pieces according to precise rules.
  6. 10. a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net.
  7. 12. the sport or activity of trying to throw or hold opponent down on the ground.
  8. 16. the sport or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows, especially at a target.