average
bonus
highrun
multipoint
statline
sharpshooter
safe pair of hands
point
score
scorable
stat padding
score attack
five-by-five
goal
outscore
lead
shoot
triple double
scorebook
scoring
mark
god mode
jump rope
pull
tryscoring
game
notcher
scorer
come back
commentator's curse
checkout
play
perk
rubicon
interscorer
scorekeeper
in it
skill floor
bring up
quadruple double
run in
batting average
dagger
run-on
sniper
goalscoring
subscore
luckbox
athletical
zip code
goalkicking
pancratian
keep score
stick
athletehood
comboscore
playerhood
power-up
deficit
quintuple double
basic strategy
hat trick
double double
runscoring
convert
seeded player
three-pointer
Shapley value
upscore
goaler
shot
seed
achievement quotient
dot down
utility player
trillion
rally
MVP
jammer
most valuable player
shoot the moon
perfect game
behind
skill point
equity
jam
put out
free throw percentage
athletic
scramble
minor point
ace
multipoint
scorable
interscorer
athletical
pancratian
scoring
athletic
average
bonus
highrun
statline
sharpshooter
safe pair of hands
point
score
stat padding
score attack
five-by-five
goal
lead
triple double
scorebook
scoring
mark
god mode
jump rope
tryscoring
game
notcher
scorer
checkout
play
perk
rubicon
scorekeeper
skill floor
quadruple double
batting average
dagger
run-on
sniper
goalscoring
subscore
luckbox
zip code
goalkicking
stick
athletehood
comboscore
playerhood
power-up
deficit
quintuple double
basic strategy
hat trick
double double
runscoring
seeded player
three-pointer
Shapley value
upscore
goaler
shot
seed
achievement quotient
utility player
trillion
rally
MVP
jammer
most valuable player
perfect game
behind
skill point
equity
put out
free throw percentage
scramble
minor point
outscore
shoot
score
pull
come back
bring up
run in
keep score
play
convert
upscore
dot down
shoot the moon
jam
ace
noun
- An indication of a player's ability calculated from his scoring record, etc.
- Financial loss due to damage to transported goods; compensation for damage or loss.
- The arithmetic mean.
- Any measure of central tendency, especially any mean, the median, or the mode.
- Customs duty or similar charge payable on transported goods.
- In the corn trade, the medial price of the several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.
- Proportional or equitable distribution of financial expense.
adj
- Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
- Not outstanding, not good, banal; bad or poor.
- Constituting or relating to the average.
- Typical.
verb
noun
- An addition to the player's score based on performance, e.g. for time remaining.
- An extra sum given as a premium, e.g. to an employee or to a shareholder.
- Something extra that is good; an added benefit.
- One or more free throws awarded to a team when the opposing team has accumulated enough fouls.
verb
noun
- A player who has this ability.
- The ability to catch and keep hold of (the ball, etc.)
- An experienced person (especially a leader) who can be trusted to do a decent job and not to make serious mistakes; often in relation to a task which is difficult and important; often suggesting blandness or a contrast to someone brilliant but erratic.
noun
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- A railroad switch.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
noun
- the act of scoring in a game or sport
- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
- a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
- a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
- a set of twenty members
- grounds
- the facts about an actual situation
- an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
- a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
- a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
verb
noun
- a successful attempt at scoring
- the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
verb
noun
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- the introductory section of a story
- an actor who plays a principal role
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a news story of major importance
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
noun
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
verb
- take somebody somewhere
- produce as a result or residue
- tend to or result in
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- be in charge of
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be conducive to
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- lead, extend, or afford access
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- preside over
verb
- score
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- kill by firing a missile
- fire a shot; release
- make a film or photograph of something
- send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- move quickly and violently
- throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- record on photographic film
- emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
- cause a sharp and sudden pain in
- force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
- variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
- throw dice, as in a crap game
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- utter fast and forcefully
- measure the altitude of by using a sextant
- produce buds, branches, or germinate
- give an injection to
noun
noun
- A score for a sporting achievement.
- A particular design or make of an item (now usually with following numeral).
- A stamp or other indication of provenance, quality etc.
- A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers.
- A half pound, a traditional unit of mass equivalent to 226.8 g.
- A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- Importance, noteworthiness. (Generally in postmodifier “of mark”.)
- A catch of the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- A visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional.
- A sign or brand on a person.
- A target for shooting at with a projectile.
- Other similar currencies notionally equal to a mark of silver or gold.
- The model number of a device; a device model.
- A specified level on a scale denoting gas-powered oven temperatures.
- An omen; a symptomatic indicator of something.
- A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
- An official note that is added to a record kept about someone's behavior or performance.
- The target or intended victim of a swindle, fixed game or con game.
- One of the bits of leather or coloured bunting placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. (The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps".)
- An indication or sign used for reference or measurement.
- Attention.
- Badge or sign of honour, rank, or official station.
- A characteristic feature.
- A written character or sign.
- A half pound, a former English and Scottish currency equivalent to 13 shillings and fourpence and notionally equivalent to a mark of sterling silver.
- The line indicating an athlete's starting-point.
- Similar half-pound units in other measurement systems, chiefly used for gold and silver.
- A score for finding the correct answer, or other academic achievement; the sum of such points gained as out of a possible total.
- Limit or standard of action or fact.
- A former currency of Germany and West Germany.
verb
- To choose or intend (someone) for a particular end or purpose.
- To identify (someone as a particular type of person or as having a particular role).
- To focus one's attention on (something or someone); to pay attention to, to take note of.
- To catch the ball directly from a kick of 15 metres or more without having been touched in transit, resulting in a free kick.
- To have a long-lasting negative impact on (someone or something).
- To put a mark on (something); to make (something) recognizable by a mark; to label or write on (something).
- To leave a mark (often an undesirable or unwanted one) on (something).
- To indicate (something) in writing or by other symbols.
- To be a point in time or space at which something takes place; to accompany or be accompanied by (an event, action, etc.); to coincide with.
- To create (a mark) on a surface.
- To hold (someone) in one's line of sight.
- To celebrate or acknowledge (an event) through an action of some kind.
- To indicate the correctness of and give a score to (a school assignment, exam answers, etc.).
- To record that (someone) has a particular status.
- To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
- To sing softly, sometimes an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during a rehearsal.
- To create an indication of (a location).
- To keep account of; to enumerate and register; to keep score.
- To assign (someone) to a particular category or class.
- To be an indication of (something); to show where (something) is located.
- To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a pass easily.
- To be typical or characteristic of (something).
- To distinguish (one person or thing from another).
noun
- A temporary state of extreme skill (in a sport, video game, etc.).
- A mode of play in (mostly) roguelike games, allowing the player to create objects on demand, to be resurrected in the case of death, etc.
- A game mode where the player character is invulnerable to damage, typically activated by entering a cheat code.
noun
- A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.
- (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants. Often used for athletic training and among schoolchildren. Variations involve speed, chants, varied rope and jumper movement patterns, multiple jumpers and/or multiple ropes.
- The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
verb
verb
- To score a certain number of points in a sport.
- To strike the ball in a particular manner. (See noun sense.)
- To obtain (a permit) from a regulatory authority.
- To row.
- To draw beer from a pump, keg, or other source.
- To do or perform.
- To attract or net; to pull in.
- To pull out from a yard or station; to leave.
- To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- To achieve by rowing on a rowing machine.
- To pluck or pick (flowers, fruit etc.).
- To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward oneself; to pluck.
- To draw apart; to tear; to rend.
- To hold back, and so prevent from winning.
- To remove (something), especially from public circulation or availability.
- To toss a frisbee with the intention of launching the disc across the length of a field.
- To persuade (someone) to have sex with one: to be 'on the pull' - looking for a sexual partner.
- To retrieve or generate for use.
- To draw (a hostile non-player character) into combat, or toward or away from some location or target.
- To take a swig or mouthful of drink.
- To strain (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc.).
- To copy or emulate the actions or behaviour that is associated with the person or thing mentioned.
intj
noun
- The act of drinking; a mouthful or swig of a drink.
- The situation where a client sends out a request for data from a server, as in server pull, pull technology
- A mishit shot which travels in a straight line and (for a right-handed player) left of the intended path.
- Any device meant to be pulled, as a lever, knob, handle, or rope.
- An attractive force which causes motion towards the source.
- Appeal or attraction (e.g. of a movie star).
- A single impression from a handpress.
- A journey made by rowing.
- A proof sheet.
- An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).
- An injury resulting from a forceful pull on a limb, etc.; a strain.
- An advantage over somebody; a means of influencing.
- The power to influence someone or something; sway, clout.
- A type of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to the off side, or an off ball to the on side; a pull shot.
noun
noun
- The number of points necessary to win a game.
- The ability to seduce someone, usually by strategy.
- Prostitution. (Now chiefly in on the game.)
- Mastery; the ability to excel at something.
- An activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal.
- A school subject during which sports are practised.
- A particular instance of playing a game.
- That which is gained, such as the stake in a game.
- In some games, a point awarded to the player whose cards add up to the largest sum.
- The equipment that enables such activity, particularly as packaged under a title.
- One's manner, style, or performance in playing a game.
- A field of gainful activity, as an industry or profession.
- An exercise simulating warfare, whether computerized or involving human participants.
- A questionable or unethical practice in pursuit of a goal.
- Something that resembles a game with rules, despite not being designed.
- wild animals hunted for food.
- A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
adj
- Willing and able to participate.
- Injured, lame (of a limb).
- That shows a tendency to continue to fight against another animal, despite being wounded, often severely.
- Persistent, especially in senses similar to the above.
verb
noun
- The number of points that a player scores on their final, winning visit to the oche.
- The process of checking out items at a supermarket or library.
- A test to see if some device is functioning properly.
- The process of confirming and paying for an online purchase.
- The process of checking out of a hotel, or the latest time to vacate a room in one.
- The place in a supermarket where this is done.
- An inspection or investigation.
noun
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- A geological formation that contains an accumulation or prospect of hydrocarbons or other resources.
- An instance of watching or listening to digital media.
- The extent to which a part of a mechanism can move freely, as for example lash, backlash, or slack.
- Movement (of a pattern of light etc.)
- A literary composition, intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue.
- A button that, when pressed, causes media to be played.
- Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
- Similar activity in young animals, as they explore their environment and learn new skills.
- An attempt to move forward, as in a plan or strategy, for example by a business, investor, or political party.
- Sexual activity or sexual role-playing.
- The conduct, or course, of a game.
- A short sequence of action within a game.
- An action carried out when it is one's turn to play.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors.
verb
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be careless.
- Contrary to fact, to give an appearance of being.
- To be performed; (or of a film) to be shown.
- To manipulate, deceive, or swindle someone.
- To move to and fro.
- To produce music (or a specified song or musical style) using (a specified musical instrument).
- To compete against, in a game.
- To act; to behave; to practice deception.
- To perform in or at; to give performances in or at.
- To produce music using a musical instrument.
- To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate.
- To take part in amorous activity; to make love.
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- To kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- To gamble.
- To act as the indicated role, especially in a performance.
- To produce music.
- To act or perform (a play).
- To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in action; to execute.
- To put in action or motion.
- To keep in play, as a hooked fish in order to land it.
- To use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording.
- To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
noun
- A bonus ability that a player character can acquire; a permanent power-up.
- Perquisite.
- A percolator, particularly of coffee.
verb
- To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of.
- Of coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds.
- To appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out.
- To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker.
adj
verb
- To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.
- To mention.
- To raise or rear (children).
- To vomit.
- To stop or interrupt a flow or steady motion.
- To uncover, to bring from obscurity; to resurface (e.g. a memory)
- To turn on power or start, as of a machine.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position.
verb
- To score (a try).
- To arrest; (especially) to track down and arrest.
- To insert (a word, etc.) without making a line break or new paragraph (so that it is not free-hanging).
- To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage.
- To start a new regime slowly.
- To use new machinery at less than full speed, preventing damage. (transitive sense)
- To alter the position of matter to fill vacant space.
adj
noun
- A statistical estimation of the scoring ability of a batsman; equal to the total number of runs scored divided by the number of times out.
- A statistical estimation of the hitting ability of a batter; equal to the number of hits divided by the number of official at-bats. Normally expressed as a real number instead of an average despite the name.
noun
- A player who specializes in scoring goals.
- A person or automated process set up by a person who or which attempts to win an online auction by placing a bid only seconds before the auction ends, leaving no time for other bidders to respond
- One who shoots from a concealed position.
- A hunter of snipe (the bird).
- A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.
- Any attacker using a non-contact weapon against a specific target from a concealed position.
- One who criticizes; a person who frequently snipes at others.
adj
adj
noun
- The potential accuracy of a hockey stick, implicating also the player using it.
- A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard).
- A manual transmission, a vehicle equipped with a manual transmission, so called because of the stick-like, i.e. twig-like, control (the gear shift) with which the driver of such a vehicle controls its transmission.
- A cigarette (usually a tobacco cigarette, less often a marijuana cigarette).
- A standard rectangular strip of chewing gum.
- The clarinet.
- Vigor; spirit; effort, energy, intensity.
- Vigorous driving of a car; gas.
- General hitting ability.
- A piece (of furniture, especially if wooden).
- The vertical member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- A long thin implement used to control a ball or puck in sports like hockey, polo, and lacrosse.
- The short whip carried by a jockey.
- A timber board, especially a two by four (inches).
- A handgun.
- The game of pool, or an individual pool game.
- A board as used in board sports, such as a surfboard, snowboard, or skateboard.
- Vehicles, collectively, equipped with manual transmissions.
- Corporal punishment; beatings.
- The structure to which a set of bombs in a bomber aircraft are attached and which drops the bombs when it is released. The bombs themselves and, by extension, any load of similar items dropped in quick succession such as paratroopers or containers.
- Use of the stick to control the aircraft.
- A mast or part of a mast of a ship; also, a yard.
- The control column of an aircraft; a joystick. (By convention, a wheel-like control mechanism with a handgrip on opposite sides, similar to the steering wheel of an automobile, can also be called the "stick", although "yoke" or "control wheel" is more commonly seen.)
- The traction of tires on the road surface.
- The amount of fishing line resting on the water surface before a cast; line stick.
- A small, thin branch from a tree or bush; a twig; a branch.
- A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.
- The cue used in billiards, pool, snooker, etc.
- A cane or walking stick (usually wooden, metal or plastic) to aid in walking.
- Criticism or ridicule.
- A memory stick.
- A negative stimulus or a punishment. (This sense derives from the metaphor of using a stick, a long piece of wood, to poke or beat a beast of burden to compel it to move forward. Compare carrot.)
- A cudgel or truncheon (usually of wood, metal or plastic), especially one carried by police or guards.
- The long-range driving ability of a golf club.
- Any roughly cylindrical (or rectangular) unit of a substance.
- The pole bearing a small flag that marks the hole.
- A relatively long, thin piece of wood, of any size.
- A bunch of something wrapped around or attached to a stick.
- The potential hitting power of a specific bat.
verb
- To attach with glue or as if by gluing.
- To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.
- To perform (a landing) perfectly.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To cut a piece of wood to be the stick member of a cope-and-stick joint.
- To stab.
- To run or plane (mouldings) in a machine, in contradistinction to working them by hand. Such mouldings are said to be stuck.
- To tolerate, to endure, to stick with.
- To become or remain attached; to adhere.
- To persist.
- Of snow, to remain frozen on landing.
- To propagate plants by cuttings.
- To stand pat: to cease taking any more cards and finalize one's hand.
- To jam; to stop moving.
- To furnish or set with sticks.
- To remain loyal; to remain firm.
- To place, set down (quickly or carelessly).
adj
noun
- Three achievements in a single game, or similar, such as three consecutive wins.
- Striking out three times in one game.
- Three wickets taken by a bowler in three consecutive balls.
- Three incidents or achievements that occur together.
- A means of securing a seat in the House of Commons by placing one's hat upon it.
- Three goals scored by one player in a game, in ice hockey usually followed by fans throwing their hats onto the rink.
- Any magic trick performed with a hat.
noun
verb
- To score (especially a penalty kick).
- To express (a quantity) in alternative units.
- To change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another.
- To score extra points after (a try) by completing a conversion.
- To appropriate wrongfully or unlawfully; to commit the common law tort of conversion.
- To induce (someone) to adopt a particular religion, faith, ideology or belief (see also sense 11).
- To score a spare.
- To perform the action that an online advertisement is intended to induce; to reach the point of conversion.
- To undergo a conversion of religion, faith or belief (see also sense 3).
- To transform a material or positional advantage into a win.
- To become converted.
- To change (one proposition) into another, so that what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of the second.
- To express (a unit of measurement) in terms of another; to furnish a mathematical formula by which a quantity, expressed in the former unit, may be given in the latter.
- To increase one's individual score, especially from 50 runs (a fifty) to 100 runs (a century), or from a century to a double or triple century.
- To transform or change (something) into another form, substance, state, or product.
- To exchange for something of equal value.
noun
noun
- an attempt to score in a game
- the act of firing a projectile
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- a chance to do something
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe
- a small drink of liquor
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
- an estimate based on little or no information
- an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
- sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put
- an explosive charge used in blasting
- a blow hard enough to cause injury
- informal words for any attempt or effort
- the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination
- throwing the basketball toward the hoop
adj
noun
- one of the outstanding players in a tournament
- a small hard fruit
- a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
- anything that provides inspiration for later work
- the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
verb
- go to seed; shed seeds
- help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money
- bear seeds
- place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
- distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
- sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain
- inoculate with microorganisms
- remove the seeds from
verb
noun
- A sequence of strokes between serving and scoring a point.
- A recovery after a decline in prices (said of the market, stocks, etc.)
- An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.
- A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- Good-humoured raillery.
- A protest or demonstration for or against something, but often with speeches and often without marching, especially in North America.
verb
- To recover strength after a decline in prices.
- To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to assemble.
- To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.
- To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health or consciousness.
- To tease; to chaff good-humouredly.
noun
- A player who attempts to score points by making their way past other players.
- A device (e.g. a jumar) which will slide along a rope in one direction but not the other, used in rock-climbing, caving etc.
- A form of swimwear used by athletes.
- Any device used to jam radio reception.
- A musician who jams.
noun
- A one-point score.
- In the Eton College field game, any of a group of players consisting of two "shorts" (who try to kick the ball over the bully) and a "long" (who defends the goal).
- The rear, back-end.
- The buttocks, bottom, butt.
- The catcher.
adv
- Behind the scenes in a theatre; backstage.
- At or in the rear or back part of something.
- So as to come after someone or something in position, distance, advancement, ranking, time, etc.
- So as to be still in place after someone or something has departed or ceased to exist.
- In a rearward direction.
- Backward in time or order of succession; past.
prep
- As a result or consequence of.
- Responsible for, being the creator or controller of.
- After in developmental progress, score, grade, etc.; inferior to.
- After in time.
- In the past, from the viewpoint of.
- Concealed by (something serving as a facade or disguise).
- After in physical progress or distance.
- In support of.
- Underlying, being the reason for or explanation of.
- At or to the back or far side of.
adj
noun
- A player's expected share of the pot.
- Equality
- The body of law which was developed in the English Court of Chancery, which Court had extra-statutory discretion, and is now administered alongside the common law of Britain.
- Fairness, impartiality, or justice as determined in light of "natural law" or "natural right".
- Value of property minus liens or other encumbrances.
- Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business.
- Ownership interest in a company as determined by subtracting liabilities from assets.
- The power of a court of law having extra-statutory discretion, to decide legal matters and to provide legal relief apart from, though not in violation of, the prevailing legal code; in some cases, a court "sitting in equity" may provide relief to a complainant should the code be found either inapplicable or insufficient to do so.
- A right which accrues to a party in a transaction because of the nature of the transaction itself, and which is exercisable upon a change of circumstances or conditions; in other words, an equitable claim.
verb
- To attempt to score points.
- To get something stuck, often (though not necessarily) in a confined space.
- To block or confuse a radio or radar signal by transmitting a more-powerful signal on the same frequency.
- To brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze.
- To injure a finger or toe by sudden compression of the digit's tip.
- To give up on a date or some other joint endeavour; to stand up, chicken out, jam out.
- To throw a pitch at or near the batter's hands.
- To play music (especially improvisation as a group, or an informal unrehearsed session).
- To cause congestion or blockage. Often used with "up".
- To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half her upper sails are laid aback.
- To dunk.
- To render something unable to move.
noun
- A forceful dunk.
- balls, bollocks, courage, machismo
- A blockage, congestion, or immobilization.
- A difficult situation.
- A song; a track.
- The tree Acacia acuminata, with fruity-smelling hard timber.
- A play during which points can be scored.
- Luck.
- A difficult situation for a pitcher or defending team.
- An informal event where people brainstorm and collaborate on projects.
- A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts.
- An informal, impromptu performance or rehearsal.
- Any of several maneuvers requiring wedging of an extremity into a tight space.
- Sexual relations or the contemplation of them.
- That which one particularly prefers, desires, enjoys, or cares about.
noun
verb
- To cause a player on offense to be out.
- To cause someone to be out of sorts; to annoy, impose, inconvenience, or disturb.
- To dislocate (a joint).
- To knock out: to eliminate from a competition.
- To blind (eyes).
- To remove from office.
- To go out, to head out, especially (sailing) to set sail.
- To broadcast, to publish.
- To produce, to emit.
- To expel.
- To place outside, to remove, particularly
- To extinguish (fire).
- To consent to sex.
- Synonym of knock out: to render unconscious.
- To turn off (light).
adj
adj
- Having to do with athletes.
- An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
- Of a level in a Super Mario game with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
- Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
- Physically active.
noun
noun
- A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
- An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
- An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
- A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
- Any frantic period of competitive activity.
- A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
- A motocross race.
verb
- To be quickly deployed in this manner.
- To proceed to a location or an objective in a disorderly manner.
- To gather or collect by scrambling.
- To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired.
- To process (telecommunication signals) to make them unintelligible to an unauthorized listener.
- To partake in motocross.
- To move hurriedly to a location, especially by using all limbs against a surface.
- To ascend rocky terrain as a leisure activity.
- To throw something down for others to compete for in this manner.
- To thoroughly combine and cook as a loose mass.
- To quickly deploy (vehicles, usually aircraft) to a destination in response to an alert, usually to intercept an attacking enemy.
intj
verb
- To win a point by an ace.
- To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.
- To make an ace (hole in one).
adj
noun
- A hole in one.
- The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.
- An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person owning a "first rank" talent.
- A perfect score on a school exam.
- A dollar bill.
- A person who is asexual.
- A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.
- The best pitcher on the team.
- Any of various hesperiid butterflies.
- A card or die face so marked.
- A single point or spot on a playing card or die normally indicating it as the prime, i.e. first and forefront. (in playing cards, of that series)
- A point won by a single stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.
- A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.
- A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.
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