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ADVERSARY |
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AGGRESSIVE |
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adjective: Characterized by aggression, tending to aggress, making the first attack, energetic, vigorous. |
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AGGRESSIVENESS |
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AGGRESSOR |
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AGILITY |
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AMATEUR |
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ATHLETIC |
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AUTOMOBILE |
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AVERAGE#2 |
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30% noun: An arithmetic mean, an approximation to this |
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BALL#2 |
Sports |
25% noun-adj: A game which is played with a ball |
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BASE#1 |
Sports |
22% noun: A foundation, place of operation (2), minimum level (2) |
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BASEBALL |
Sports |
noun-adj: Popular team sport or the ball used in same, having to do with that sport |
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BASKETBALL |
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indoor sport played on a court |
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BAT#1 |
Sports |
equipment used in a baseball game |
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BEAT#2 |
Sports |
88% verb: To strike repeatedly, defeat or outperform (6) |
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BOARD#3 |
Sports |
11% noun: Slab of wood, panel (includes diving board, dash board, etc.) |
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BOWL#2 |
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BOX#2 |
Sports |
9% verb: To fight with fists, strike |
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BOX#4 |
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4% noun-adj: "Boxing"--the sport |
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BOXER |
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CAMP#3 |
Sports |
3% noun-adj: "Camping"--descriptive of establishing temporary shelter, the activity of going into the woods |
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CANOE |
Sports |
noun: A light slender boat |
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CAPTAIN |
Sports |
leader of a team |
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CATCH#1 |
Sports |
88% verb: To capture, ensnare, get hold of; attract (1); contract (disease) (1); to absorb as to hear and understand (0) |
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CATCHER |
Sports |
position in baseball; receives the ball from the pitcher |
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CAUGHT#1 |
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96% verb: Past tense of "catch"--to have captured, ensnared, attracted (0); contracted (0); to have absorbed, as to hear and understand (0) |
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CHALLENGE#1 |
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72% noun: Confrontation, contest, difficult task, generally with a connotation of provocativeness or stimulation |
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CHALLENGE#2 |
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19% verb: To confront with a contest or problem |
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CHAMP |
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CHAMPION |
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winner in a sporting event |
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CHAMPIONSHIP |
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CHEERLEADER |
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members of an organization that cheer during a sporting event |
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COACH#1 |
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COACH#2 |
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COMEBACK |
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COMPETITION |
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COMPETITIVE |
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COMPETITOR |
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CONTEND |
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CONTEST#2 |
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CREW |
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water sport that involves rowing |
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CROWD#1 |
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62% noun: A throng |
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DEFEAT#1 |
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45% noun: A lost contest |
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DEFEAT#2 |
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55% verb: To overthrow or overcome |
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DEFEND |
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verb: To ward off or repulse attacks, to uphold |
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DEFENDER |
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DEFENSE |
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noun-adj: Resistance or protection against attack, whether physical, verbal or otherwise |
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DIVE |
Sports |
water sport which uses a diving board |
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DIVER |
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DOUBLE#6 |
Sports |
0% idiom-noun: "Double play"--a baseball play by which two players are put out |
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EQUIPMENT |
Sports |
noun: Gear for a specified purpose |
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EXERCISE#2 |
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FAN#1 |
Sports |
76% noun: Devotee, enthusiast |
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FIELD#1 |
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noun: A piece of land (53); a realm of knowledge, work, or observation, a area where someone or something is active, background (52) |
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FIELD#2 |
Sports |
1% verb: To handle or answer, to catch in baseball, to put on a field |
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FIGHT#1 |
Sports |
24% noun: Conflict |
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FIGHTER |
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FITNESS |
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FOOTBALL |
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FUMBLE |
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GAME#1 |
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75% noun: An amusement or competitive activity played by various persons according to a set of rules |
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GAME#4 |
Sports |
1% idiom-verb: "Throw the game"--to arrange to lose--handled by "throw" |
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GOAL |
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noun: Aim, end, point of achievement or success |
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GYMNAST |
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GYMNASTIC |
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HUDDLE#1 |
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HUDDLE#2 |
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INNING |
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INTRAMURAL |
Sports |
sports among members of the same organization |
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KICK#2 |
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13% idiom-verb: 'kick off'--eject, expel, commence |
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LEAGUE#1 |
Sports |
86% noun: An association or alliance |
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LOSER |
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LOST#2 |
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6% verb: Past tense of "lose"--failed, was defeated |
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MEET#4 |
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37% noun-adj: A "meeting"--a convocation, a social or political event |
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MOUND |
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MUSCLE |
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MUSCULAR |
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OPPONENT |
Sports |
noun: Adversary |
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PENALTY |
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PITCH#2 |
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PLATE |
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PLAY#1 |
Sports |
87% verb: To perform some activity for recreation--playing games, sports, also, playing a musical instrument (27) |
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PLAY#5 |
Sports |
0% idiom-noun: "Double play"--a baseball play in which two people are put out --handled by "double" |
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PLAYER |
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noun: Participant in an activity |
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POOL#1 |
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PRACTICE#1 |
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61% verb: To repeatedly or customarily perform an act or custom, often for the sake of improvement |
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PROFESSIONAL |
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QUARTER#1 |
Sports |
56% noun: The fraction - one fourth |
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QUARTERBACK |
Sports |
position in football; one who throws the ball |
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RACE#2 |
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11% noun-adj: Contest involving running, politically (10), or physically (1) |
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RECEIVER |
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RECREATION |
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RECRUIT#1 |
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ROW#2 |
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RUN#1 |
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61% verb: General sense of motion, defined differently for different classes of moving things--to move quickly, proceed, extend, pass, flow, etc. |
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RUN#9 |
Sports |
1% noun-adj: An occasion or instance of running--'a run,' or the activity in general--"running" |
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RUNNER |
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SAIL#2 |
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SET#2 |
Sports |
7% noun: Collection, group, series |
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SETTER |
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SKI#1 |
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SKI#2 |
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SKILL#1 |
Sports |
71% noun-adj: Ability (usually acquired) |
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SLIDE#2 |
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SPECTATOR |
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SPORT#1 |
Sports |
94% noun-adj: Athletic pastime |
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SPORT#3 |
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3% adj: "Sporting"--given to gaming, relating to athletics |
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SQUAD |
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STADIUM |
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STEAL#2 |
Sports |
40% noun: "Stealing" - theft, thievery |
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STICK#1 |
Sports |
39% noun: A bar-shaped object |
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STOLEN#1 |
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STRENGTH |
Sports |
noun: The quality of being strong or powerful physically, intellect- ually, morally, etc. |
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STRETCH#2 |
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STRIKE#5 |
Sports |
5% noun: A liability, derived from baseball - "two strikes against me" |
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STRONG#1 |
Sports |
67% adjective: Powerful, intense, secure |
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SURFBOARD |
Sports |
equipment used in surfing |
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SWAM |
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SWEAT#1 |
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SWEAT#2 |
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SWIM#1 |
Sports |
57% verb: To move in water by strokes |
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SWIM#2 |
Sports |
7% noun: A period of swimming |
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SWIM#3 |
Sports |
37% noun-adj: "Swimming"--moving through water |
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SWIMMER |
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SWING#1 |
Sports |
64% verb: To make or cause angular motion, to bring around |
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TEAM |
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TENNIS |
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THROW#1 |
Sports |
85% verb: To hurl, to toss |
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THROW#2 |
Sports |
1% verb-idiom: "Throw the game" - to arrange to lose |
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TIE#4 |
Sports |
0% verb: To make even (i.e. the score) |
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TOUCH#8 |
Sports |
2% idiom-noun: "Touch football" |
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TOUCHDOWN |
Sports |
a way to acquire points in football |
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TRACK#1 |
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VICTOR |
Sports |
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VICTORIOUS |
Sports |
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VICTORY |
Sports |
noun: Triumph |
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VOLLEYBALL |
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WALK#2 |
Sports |
7% noun: A period of walking for exercise or pleasure, an amount of walking; a place for walking (0) |
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WHISTLE#1 |
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WIN#1 |
Sports |
93% verb: To gain, to gain a victory |
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WIN#2 |
Sports |
2% noun-adj: "Winning" - victory, producing victory |
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WIN#4 |
Sports |
0% noun: "Win" - a victory |
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WINNER |
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WRESTLE |
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YARD#2 |
Sports |
25% noun: A unit of linear measure, equal to three feet. |
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ATHLETE |
Sports |
one who plays sports |
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BENCH |
Sports |
place for players to sit during a sporting event |
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BIKE |
Sports |
piece of equipment with two wheels |
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BIKER |
Sports |
someone who bikes |
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GOALIE |
Sports |
position in hockey, field hockey, soccer, lacrosse, water polo; one who guards the goal |
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GOLF |
Sports |
outdoor sport |
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GYM |
Sports |
area in which sports are played |
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HOCKEY |
Sports |
ice sport |
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IHL |
Sports |
international hockey league |
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INFIELD |
Sports |
position in baseball |
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JV |
Sports |
junior varsity (lower level of skill) |
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KICKOFF |
Sports |
part of a football game |
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LACROSSE |
Sports |
outdoor sport |
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LINEBACK |
Sports |
position in football |
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MASCOT |
Sports |
team cheerleader |
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MITT |
Sports |
equipment used in a baseball game |
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MLB |
Sports |
major league baseball (organization) |
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NBA |
Sports |
national basketball association (organization) |
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NCAA |
Sports |
national collegiate athletic association |
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NFL |
Sports |
national football league |
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NIKE |
Sports |
brand name for sports equipment, apparell, etc |
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OFFENSE |
Sports |
scoring position |
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OLYMPICS |
Sports |
event involving many countries and sports |
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OUTFIELD |
Sports |
position in baseball |
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PADS |
Sports |
protective equipment in a sport |
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PITCHER |
Sports |
position in baseball; one who throws the ball to the catcher |
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REFEREES |
Sports |
officials in certain sporting events (football, soccer, hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, etc) |
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RUGBY |
Sports |
outdoor sport |
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SLAPSHOT |
Sports |
type of shot in hockey |
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SOCCER |
Sports |
outdoor and indoor sport played on a field |
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SOFTBALL |
Sports |
outdoor sport played on a field |
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SQUASH |
Sports |
indoor sport |
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SURFING |
Sports |
water sport |
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TACKLE |
Sports |
an action in football |
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UMPIRE |
Sports |
official in certain sports (baseball, softball) |
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UNDEFEAT |
Sports |
complete winning season |
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UNIFORMS |
Sports |
attire for a sports team |
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VARSITY |
Sports |
higher level of skill in a sport |
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WNBA |
Sports |
women's national basketball association (organization) |
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WRISTSHOT |
Sports |
type of shot in hockey |
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ZONE |
Sports |
area in a playing field |