ace Baseball: A teams best starting pitcher. Also used as a verb, meaning did very well.

. Example: I aced that test today.

acro (skiing) a form of aerial [abbreviation of acrobatic] acrobat ( g ymnastics) a performer of acrobatics acrobatics ( g ymnastics) a routine of gymnastic feats action! (wrestling) the command by the referee to start wrestling action replay ( general ) an instant televised repeat of an important or disputed incident in a match, as a goal in association football or a catch in cricket advantage rule ( general ) a rule under which an infringement and its penalty are overlooked if this is to the advantage of the non-offending team adventure racing ( general ) a long and arduous race between individuals or teams over an open, varied course, typically including a mountain or river, with progress made either on foot (or by swimming) or by a form of transport, as by bicycle, by boat, or on horseback adventure sport ( general ) a sport played not in an enclosed area such as a field but pursued in an open, natural environment such as water, snow, or air and potentially hazardous, so embracing all extreme sports and even such conventional sports as sailing and skiing aerial ( g ymnastics) (of ) a maneuver in which a complete turn is made in the air without touching the apparatus; (skateboarding) a trick performed in mid-flight, usually by launching the board off a ramp; (skiing) a maneuver such as an acro carried out in mid-air aerial contact ( general ) a contact in midair between two players, as in a flying tackle after extra time ( general ) (of ) a score when e tra time has been added to the regular time aid (equestrianism) a prompt of the hands or legs that the rider gives a horse to make it turn, change gait, or the like aid climbing (mountaineering) climbing with the assistance of special e!uipment such as crampons and ice axes aikido (sport) a "apanese martial art that uses specified moves and throws ["apanese ai, #harmony,$ ki, #breath,$ and do, #way$] aikidoka (aikido) a practitioner of aikido air gun (shooting) a rifle or pistol firing lead pellets by means of compressed air air hostess (cricket) collo!uial term for a ball hit particularly high [as if able to bring down an air hostess in an airplane] air pistol (shooting) a pistol firing lead pellets by means of compressed air air rifle (shooting) a rifle firing lead pellets by means of compressed air

air shot ( general ) a stroke that fails to connect with the ball, as typically in cricket or golf air sports (general ) a category of adventure sports, including, among others, gliding and parachuting

ball is in one's (or another's) court Tennis: Responsibility now belongs to the person named; often in the sentence "The ball is in your court", meaning it is now up to you.
arm ( general ) the ability to throw arm ball (cricket) a delivery by a spin bowler that travels in the direction of the bowler%s arm, instead of deviating from it, as is more usual arm throw (wrestling) a move in which the wrestler throws his opponent over his shoulder while holding him by the arm arm wrestling (wrestling) a form of the sport in which opponents sit facing each other at a table, firmly plant opposite elbows on the table, lock hands, and attempt to force each other%s arm back and down to the surface armhold (wrestling) a hold on an opponent%s arm armlock (wrestling) an armhold applied to an opponent%s elbow to gain a submission armstand (swimming) a handstand on the edge of a diving board held briefly before the start of a dive art of self-defense ( general ) a term originally applied to boxing but now to most of the martial arts atemi-waza (jujitsu) the striking techni!ues that are one of the sport%s five basic elements ["apanese atemi, #blow,$ and waza, #work$] athlete ( general ) a person who takes part in athletics [from &reek athlon, #contest$] athletics ( general ) (') an overall term for sports involving contests of strength, speed, endurance, or agility; (() such sports as now divided into track events and field events attack (cycling) the sudden acceleration made by a rider in an attempt to break away from another rider or a group; ( general ) a collective term for the players in attacking positions, as the forwards in association football (lacrosse) a collective term for the three players first home, second home, and third home between the center and the opponents% goal attack line (volleyball ) the line ) meters from the net that marks the furthest point to which defending players can advance attacker ( general ) a player whose role is mainly in attacking

bare-knuckle Boxing: Characterized by a fiercely unrelenting or implacable character, for example "bare-knuckle politics". Bare-knuckle boxing is the more savage precursor to forms of boxing that mandate gloves.
back down (rowing) to move a boat backward by pushing the oars back edge ( fencing) the opposite edge of the saber from the cutting edge back foot (general ) the right foot, of a right-handed person, as the one further from the target back four (association football ) the four backs in a *-*-( formation back full (trampolining) a backward somersault with a full twist back giant ( g ymnastics) a giant in which the gymnast swings clockwise, his palms facing in the same direction as his stomach back handspring ( g ymnastics) a backflip onto the hands from a standing position on one or both feet that leads to a landing upright on the floor or apparatus back-in, full-out ( g ymnastics) a double salto with a full twist made during the second salto back walkover ( g ymnastics) a move in which a bridge is e ecuted then each leg brought forward in turn via a handstand position backboard (basketball ) the board fi ed behind the basket to deflect the ball; (ice hockey) a board fi ed behind the goal; (tennis) a wall or other surface against which a player can practice shots backbreaker (wrestling) a hold in which a wrestler presses his opponent down on his back over his knee or shoulder backdrop (trampolining) a landing made on the back backfall (wrestling) a fall on the back backfield (American football ) the players who line up behind the line of scrimmage backfist (karate) a punch with the back of the fist
backflip ( g ymnastics) a backward aerial somersault

beat (someone) to the punch Boxing: To make the first decisive move. A boxer who first strikes his opponent has beaten him to the punch. beezer Boxing: The nose. Example: I got hit in the beezer. behind the eight-ball. From the game of pool. In a very bad position, perhaps inextricably bad. bench; on the bench; warm/ride the bench To bench someone is to remove someone from participation; to be on the bench or to warm or ride the bench is to be so removed, to observe without participating, or to wait for one's chance to participate.

A bench-clearing fight is a fight that breaks out on the playing field and draws all players from the dugout or bench. blitz Football. A defensive attack in football where several defensive players who normally cover running or passing routes rush the passer. In common usage, an intense campaign to get a job done, as in I went on a housework blitz over the weekend. blow-by-blow Boxing: In reference to a verbal or written account, means providing great detail: for example, "a blow-by-blow description of the movie." Sometimes simplified to the nominal phrase "blow-by-blow" as in "You saw what happened, give me the blow-by-blow."
body blow (boxing) a punch to the body body drop (judo) a throw in which a combatant stretches out his leg and throws his opponent forward over it body lock (wrestling) a hold in which a combatant locks his arms around his opponent%s body before bringing him down to the mat body swerve ( general ) a swerving movement of the body made to avoid an opponent bodyboard (surfing) a short type of surfboard on which the surfer lies bodybuilding ( general ) a form of e ercising to develop the size and strength of the muscles bodycheck ( general ) the deliberate obstruction of an opposing player%s movements, permitted in ice hockey and (in the men%s game) lacrosse but not in most other sports

bowl over Cricket: To astonish or overwhelm. The cricket term means to knock both of the bails off the wicket.
boxed in (athletics) trapped by other competitors against the inside of the track and so unable to overtake boxer (boxing) a person who bo es or is skilled in the sport boxing (sport) a combat sport in which two competitors trade punches with fists enclosed in boxing gloves boxing gloves (boxing) the special padded gloves worn by boxers boxing match (boxing) a match or contest between two boxers boxing ring (boxing) fuller term for a ring boxing weight (boxing) the particular weight category at which boxers are matched break! (boxing) a command by the referee to the boxers in a clinch to separate break back (tennis) to win an opponent%s service game immediately after losing one%s own such game break-back (cricket) a ball that turns sharply from the off side on pitching

break-fall (martial arts) a controlled fall in which the impact is absorbed by the arms and legs brown belt (judo, karate) a belt worn to indicate the highest attainment in the kyu rank butterfly (swimming) a breast-down stroke with the arms e tended and moving together in a circular motion while the legs perform a dolphin kick buttock (wrestling) a throw using the buttocks or hip button (curling) another term for a tee; ( fencing) the soft covering over the point of a foil or pe; (rowing) a fitting fastened on an oar to stop it slipping through the rowlock buttonhook (American football ) a type of pass in which the intended receiver runs straight toward a defensive back then stops and doubles back to the passer butts (shooting) a range for target practice buzzard ( golf ) a score of two strokes over par for a hole [as distinct from an eagle] buzzbait (angling) an artificial bait with small blades that stir the water buzzer-beater (basketball ) collo!uial term for a basket scored +ust before the end of play by (horse racing) born to a named sire [often coupled with out of to name the dam] bycatch (angling) fish inadvertently caught with the intended catch, especially when immatureor of a protected species bye (cricket) a run made from a ball that passes the batsman without being struck or touched by him, the run being credited to the team rather than to the score of the batsman; ( general ) the position of a player or team against whom no opponent has been drawn and who proceeds to the ne t round uncontested; ( golf ) a hole or holes remaining to be played when a match is decided

bush league an amateur play or behavior.

bump and run Football. , techni!ue used to slow down a player so something else can be accomplished on the field- ,lso, a car theft techni!ue- .ne thief causes a fender bender- ,s the driver leaves the car to inspect the damage, an accomplice +umps in and drives off/u ury cars are the usual target-

carry the ball football, rugby: To take charge, to assume responsibility. In some ball games (for example American or Canadian football, rugby, etc), the ball can be carried to advance toward a goal. Cheap shot A deliberate foul against an unsuspecting player. In conversation, an unfair or unsporting verbal attack on a vulnerable target. That was a cheap shot, and you know it.
climb (cycling) a section of a race or stage that takes riders up a long hill or mountain climb the ladder (American football ) to +ump very high in order to catch the ball climber (cycling) a rider who specializes in climbs

climbing (mountaineering) the activity of ascending natural heights such as rocks, cliffs, or mountains, either for its own sake or as an integral part of the sport climbing rope (mountaineering) a rope serving as an essential aid in climbing climbing wall (mountaineering) a specially constructed wall with handholds and footholds, used for practicing techni!ues in rock climbing or mountaineering generally clinch (boxing) the holding of one%s opponent in such a way that he cannot throw punches combat sport (general) a one-to-one sport in which each combatant continually attacks the other and protects himself from him, as wrestling or one of the martial arts combination (boxing) a series of punches thrown in !uick succession combination bat (table tennis) a bat with different types of rubber on each side, used for different shots combined event (skiing) a downhill run followed by two slalom runs combined spin (swimming) in synchronized swimming, a descending spin through at least )01 degrees followed immediately by an ascending spin in the same direction come about (sailing) to change direction come again (angling) to rise or take the bait a second time; (horse racing) to regain speed come from behind ( general ) to progress from the rear of a group of contestants or from a losing position into a winning position come home ( general ) to complete a course

come out fighting or come out swinging Boxing: To go immediately on the offensive, often pre-emptively; or, to strongly defend oneself or one's beliefs curve ball Baseball. A pitch that veers to one side in order to trick the batter. Anything unexpected or designed to deceive. That last question was a real curve ball, or What do you do when life throws you curve balls?