service
drop shot
one-shot
bolleyball
serve and volley
mintonette
serve
knockabout
tennislike
pull
tennis lesson
assist
volleyball court
volley
shot
paddleball
ball
minivolley
netballing
volley ball
volleyball player
courtcraft
volleyball
billiard ball
bladderball
server
paddle
throw-in
racquet
service line
badders
stroke
loofball
passing
padel
ring tennis
kick off
racquetball
tennisy
court
countervolley
bandy
pickleball
scrum
scrummage
puntabout
broomball
pickup
scrimmage
wallyball
netball
drop volley
lead
tennis shot
slugging
hike
tennis stroke
snap-volley
frontenis
playball
play
newcomb
outthrow
croquetlike
sphairistic
sportly
softball
strike up
squash shot
drive
game plan
forecourt
playmaking
wheelchair tennis
on the ball
sound off
real tennis
set the ball rolling
goalball
game
sportingly
under the gun
strap on the boots
net
half
knock up
beach volleyball
grasscourt
lacrosse ball
sporting
reverse swing
volleying
sportively
one-shot
tennislike
netballing
tennisy
croquetlike
sphairistic
sportly
grasscourt
sporting
sportingly
sportively
service
drop shot
bolleyball
serve and volley
mintonette
knockabout
tennis lesson
assist
volleyball court
shot
paddleball
ball
minivolley
volley ball
volleyball player
courtcraft
volleyball
billiard ball
bladderball
server
paddle
serve
throw-in
service line
badders
stroke
loofball
passing
padel
ring tennis
racquetball
court
countervolley
pickleball
scrum
scrummage
puntabout
broomball
pickup
wallyball
netball
drop volley
lead
tennis shot
slugging
hike
tennis stroke
snap-volley
frontenis
playball
newcomb
softball
squash shot
drive
game plan
forecourt
playmaking
wheelchair tennis
real tennis
goalball
game
net
half
beach volleyball
lacrosse ball
sporting
volleying
serve
pull
volley
racquet
kick off
bandy
scrimmage
hike
play
outthrow
strike up
sound off
set the ball rolling
knock up
reverse swing
noun
- The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
- An act of being of assistance to someone.
- A musical composition for use in churches.
- The military.
- A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
- A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
- The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
- The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
- Access to resources such as hotel rooms and web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
- A set of dishes or utensils.
- A religious rite or ritual.
- The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
- Service tree.
verb
noun
- In sports such as badminton, squash, tennis and volleyball, a lightly-struck shot that just lands into play.
- A downward chopping shot used to extract a ball that lies deep in the grass.
- Synonym of bomb shot (“type of mixed drink”)
- In first-person shooters, the act of quickly switching from a standing position to a prone position while shooting at an opponent.
adj
- Involving a single act of launching a ball.
- Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
- Unique; occurring only once.
- Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
- Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
- Involving a single gunshot.
- Holding 1.5 ounces.
verb
noun
- A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
- A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
- A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
- A fanfic of only one chapter.
- A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
- A single appearance by a performer.
- A monostable multivibrator.
- A programmable interval timer.
- A type of long-lasting paint.
- A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
- Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
noun
verb
- To lead off with the first delivery over the net in tennis, volleyball, ping pong, badminton etc.
- To be useful to; to meet the needs of.
- To be a servant or worker; to perform the duties of a servant or employee; to render service.
- To officially deliver (a legal notice, summons etc.).
- To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
- To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
- To attractively display something (especially a body part) as part of one's personal appearance.
- To wind spun yarn etc. tightly around (a rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or from the weather.
- To perform (a public obligation).
- To set down (food or drink) on the table to be eaten; to bring (food, drink) to a person.
- To copulate with (of male animals); to cover.
- To present an attractive personal appearance.
- To usefully take the place as, instead of something else.
- To provide crack cocaine (to), usually by selling, dealing, or distributing.
- To have a given use or purpose; to function for something or to do something.
- To work through (a given period of time in prison, a sentence).
- To evoke something (especially a person) with one's personal appearance.
- To be in military service.
- To make legal service upon (a person named in a writ, summons, etc.)
- To work, to operate (a weapon).
- To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
noun
noun
- An act of playing a sport casually or informally.
- A worker habitually engaged in casual employment.
- A small sailboat lacking a bowsprit, of a type found primarily in the Massachusetts area.
- A person living in rough, violent conditions.
- A tumbler.
- A slapstick comedian or comedy.
- Clothing suitable for rough use.
adj
verb
- 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 score a certain number of points in a sport.
- 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.
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.
intj
noun
- The act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal.
- Small metal balls used as ammunition.
- A remark or comment, especially one which is critical or insulting.
- An opportunity or attempt.
- A cast of one or more nets.
- Metal balls (or similar) used as ammunition; not necessarily small.
- A single draft or catch of fish made.
- A vaccination or injection.
- The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
- A single snapshot or an unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures, or the digital equivalent; an unedited sequence of frames.
- Someone who shoots (a gun, longbow, etc.); a person reckoned as to their aim.
- Written documentation of a behavior infraction.
- The result of launching a projectile or bullet.
- A charge to be paid, a scot or shout.
- A punch or other physical blow.
- A measure of alcohol, usually spirits, as taken either from a shot-glass or directly from the bottle, equivalent to about 44 milliliters; 1.5 ounces. ("pony shot"= 30 milliliters; 1 fluid ounce)
- A single serving of espresso.
- A home run that scores one, two, or three runs (a four run home run is usually referred to as a grand slam).
- A place or spot for setting nets.
verb
intj
adj
noun
- Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- A competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.
- Nonsense.
- A very enjoyable time.
- The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
- An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- The globe; the earthly sphere.
- A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
- A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- Courage.
- A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- A formal dance.
- The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
- A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
- A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
- An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- One thousand US dollars.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
intj
verb
- To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Short for blackball.)
- To form or wind into a ball.
- To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
- To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- To play basketball.
- To be hip or cool.
noun
- A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- A person's hand.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- A paddlewheel.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
verb
- To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- To toddle.
- To spank with a paddle.
- To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- To tread upon; to trample.
- To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- To dog paddle in water.
noun
- (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
- the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam
- a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
- a light touch
- a light touch with the hands
- (golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club
- the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew
- anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
- a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information
- a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush
- any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing
- a single complete movement
verb
noun
- The act of passing a ball etc. to another player.
- A form of juggling where several people pass props between each other, usually clubs or rings.
- The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.
- The fact of going past; a movement from one place to another or a change from one state to another.
- Death, dying; the end of something.
- The act of approving a bill etc.
adj
verb
- To make the first kick in a game or part of a game.
- To suddenly become more active.
- To start; to launch.
- To shut down or turn off suddenly.
- To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally.
- To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight.
- To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position.
- To have a fight or argument start.
- To die or quit permanently.
noun
- A place arranged for playing the games of tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, volleyball, squash and some other games
- An apartment building, or a small development of several apartment buildings.
- Attention directed to a person in power; behaviour designed to gain favor; politeness of manner; civility towards someone
- A street with no outlet, a cul-de-sac.
- An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
- Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign.
- Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.
- one of the two divisions of a tennis, badminton or volleyball court, in which the player or players of each team play
- The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other dignitary; a palace.
- The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in authority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.
- The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.
- The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.
- The session of a judicial assembly.
- The judge or judges or other judicial officer presiding in a particular matter, particularly as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.
- A housing estate under the House Ownership Scheme.
verb
- To risk (a consequence, usually negative).
- To attempt to attract.
- To attempt to gain alliance with.
- To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.
- To seek to achieve or win.
- To engage in courtship behavior.
- To try to win a commitment to marry from.
- To engage in behavior leading to mating.
- To engage in activities intended to win someone's affections.
noun
- In various games, the fielding or hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.
- A person successfully approached in this manner for romance or sex.
- In a record player, an electromagnetic component that converts the needle vibrations into an electrical signal.
- Impromptu or ad hoc, especially of sports games and teams made up of randomly selected players.
- The act of a challenging party or candidate winning an electoral district held by an incumbent party or candidate. See also gain
- The rate at which a motor vehicle picks up speed.
- The act of answering a telephone.
- A relatively minor shot filmed or recorded after the fact to augment previous footage.
- The act of collecting and taking away something or someone, usually in a vehicle.
- An instance of approaching someone and engaging in romantic flirtation and courting with the intent to pursue romance, a date, or a sexual encounter.
- A pickup truck.
- A time during which passengers, such as school children, are picked up.
- electromagnetic coil receiver of metal string oscillations
- The condition of being picked up, or taken up; adoption by some entity.
- An item that can be picked up by the player, conferring some benefit or effect; a power-up.
noun
- The ball used in this sport.
- A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.
noun
- The act or right of playing first in a game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played
- The excess above a right angle in the angle between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine, on the same shaft.
- A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea or (dated) to estimate velocity in knots.
- The advance of the current phase in an alternating circuit beyond that of the electromotive force producing it.
- Information obtained by a detective or police officer that allows him or her to discover further details about a crime or incident.
- Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs.
- The situation where a runner steps away from a base while waiting for the pitch to be thrown.
- In a steam engine, the width of port opening which is uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its stroke.
- An important news story that appears on the front page of a newspaper or at the beginning of a news broadcast
- The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be repeated by the other parts.
- The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction, course
- The action of a tooth, such as a tooth of a wheel, in impelling another tooth or a pallet.
- bullets; ammunition.
- A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing.
- In a barbershop quartet, the person who sings the melody, usually the second tenor
- The actor who plays the main role; lead actor.
- A lode.
- Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
- Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of precedence; the state of being ahead in a race; the highest score in a game in an incomplete game.
- The main role in a play or film; the lead role.
- A heavy, pliable, inelastic metal element, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished; both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic number 82, symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum).
- A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.
- An insulated metallic wire for electrical devices and equipment.
- The distance of haul, as from a cutting to an embankment.
- The angle between the line joining the brushes of a continuous-current dynamo and the diameter symmetrical between the poles.
- Vertical space in advance of a row or between rows of text. Also known as leading.
- The person in charge of a project or a work shift etc.
- A rope, leather strap, or similar device with which to lead an animal; a leash
- The player who throws the first two rocks for a team.
- A thin cylinder of graphite used in pencils.
- The course of a rope from end to end.
- The axial distance a screw thread travels in one revolution. It is equal to the pitch times the number of starts.
- A roof covered with lead sheets or terne plates.
- A channel of open water in an ice field.
- Hypothesis that has not been pursued
- Potential opportunity for a sale or transaction, a potential customer.
- A teaser; a lead-in; the start of a newspaper column, telling who, what, when, where, why and how. (Sometimes spelled as lede for this usage to avoid ambiguity.)
adj
verb
- To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before, showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to have precedence or preeminence; to be first or chief; — used in most of the senses of the transitive verb.
- To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain place or end, by making the way known; to show the way, especially by going with or going in advance of, to lead a pupil; to guide somebody somewhere or to bring somebody somewhere by means of instructions.
- To direct; to counsel; to instruct
- To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or charge of; to command, especially a military or business unit.
- To guide or conduct oneself in, through, or along (a certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).
- To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be foremost or chief among.
- To step off base and move towards the next base.
- To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure
- To be ahead of others, e.g., in a race.
- Lead climb.
- To produce (with to).
- To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection.
- To place leads between the lines of.
- To aim in front of a moving target, in order that the shot may hit the target as it passes.
- To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
- To have the highest interim score in a game.
- To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain place.
- To lead off or out, to go first; to begin.
- To live or experience (a particular way of life).
- To be more advanced in technology or business than others.
- To begin a game, round, or trick, with
verb
- To snap the ball to start a play.
- To take a long walk for pleasure or exercise.
- To lean out to the windward side of a sailboat in order to counterbalance the effects of the wind on the sails.
- To unfairly or suddenly raise a price.
- To pull up or tug upwards sharply.
noun
- The snap of the ball to start a play.
- A long walk, usually for pleasure or exercise.
- A sharp upward tug to raise something.
- An abrupt increase.
intj
verb
- To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
- 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 kid; to joke; say something for amusement.
- (in the scoring of games and sports) To be the opposing score to.
- 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 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.)
- An individual's performance in a sport or game.
- 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.
adj
verb
noun
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- the act of applying force to propel something
- a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine
- a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
- a road leading up to a private house
- the trait of being highly motivated
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
- the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
- a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a wide scenic road planted with trees
verb
- operate or control a vehicle
- travel or be transported in a vehicle
- cause someone or something to move by driving
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly
- cause to move back by force or influence
- compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment
- push, propel, or press with force
- cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
- strive and make an effort to reach a goal
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- have certain properties when driven
- work as a driver
- move by being propelled by a force
- urge forward
- proceed along in a vehicle
- strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- excavate horizontally
- cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling
- (hunting) search for game
- (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
noun
- (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves
- a contest with rules to determine a winner
- a single play of a sport or other contest
- an amusement or pastime
- animal hunted for food or sport
- (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win
- the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game
- your occupation or line of work
- frivolous or trifling behavior
verb
adj
noun
- game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton
- a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
- a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects
- the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
- a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)
- an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
verb
- make as a net profit
- yield as a net profit
- construct or form a web, as if by weaving
- catch with a net
adj
adj
noun
- One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
- abbreviated form for half marathon.
- Half of a standard measure, chiefly: (Britain) half a pint of beer or cider.
- One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
- Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- A half sibling.
intj
adj
- Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
- Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
- Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
prep
adv
verb
- To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up.
- To impregnate, especially out of wedlock. See knocked up.
- To awaken (someone) as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.
- To put together, fabricate, or assemble, particularly if done hastily or temporarily. See also knock together.
- To make even at the edges, or to shape into book form.
English words for 'The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.'
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