Definition
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Sport
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a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goal
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football
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a sport in which two teams of eleven players try to score runs by hitting a small, hard ball with a bat, and running between two sets of small wooden posts
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cricket
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a sport where two teams try to score points by carrying an oval ball across a particular line or kicking it over and between an H-shaped set of posts
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rugby
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a game played between two or four people on a special playing area that involves hitting a small ball across a central net using a racket
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tennis
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a sport in which two or four people hit a shuttlecock over a high net
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badminton
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the general name for a particular group of sports in which people compete, including running, jumping, and throwing
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athletics
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a sport played by two teams of seven players, usually women or girls, in which goals are scored by throwing a ball through a net hanging from a ring at the top of a pole
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netball
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a game played on a sports field between two teams of eleven players who each have a curved stick with which they try to put a small, hard ball into the other team's goal
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hockey
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physical exercises and activities performed inside, often using equipment such as bars and ropes, intended to increase the body's strength and the ability to move and bend easily
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gymnastics
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an activity in which people move quickly around buildings and objects in a city while performing jumps and other skillful movements
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parkour
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the art or sport of shooting arrows
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archery
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a game played between two or four people on a special closed playing area that involves hitting a small rubber ball against a wall
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squash
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a game that is played on a large table where two or four players hit a ball over a low net using small, round bats
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table tennis
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a game in which two teams use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net without allowing the ball to touch the ground
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volleyball
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a game played by two teams of five players who score points by throwing a large ball through an open net hanging from a metal ring
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basketball
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a British game similar to baseball, in which you try to hit a ball and you score a point if you run around all four sides of a large square area
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rounders
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the sport of riding on a wave on a special board
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surfing
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a game in which two teams of players try to hit their opponents' bodies with a ball that they throw
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dodgeball
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a brand name for a plastic disk that is thrown between people as a game, or the game of throwing this disk
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frisbee
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the activity of going down a very steep slope while holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope
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abseiling
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the sport or activity of climbing mountains
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mountaineering/climbing
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an activity in which people climb up and over rocks at fairly low heights without using ropes
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bouldering
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the activity of going for long walks in the countryside
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hiking
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the sport of riding a bicycle
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cycling
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a sport in which two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground
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wrestling
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a sport in which two competitors fight by hitting each other with their hands
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boxing
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the sport of fighting with long, thin swords
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fencing
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a game in which two people use cues to hit 16 coloured balls into six holes around the edge of a large table covered in soft cloth
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pool
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a game played by two people in which cues are used to hit 15 red balls and six balls of different colours into six holes around a table covered in soft cloth in a fixed order
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snooker
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the training of a horse to perform special, carefully controlled movements as directed by the rider, or the performance of these movements as a sport or in a competition
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dressage
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(in the past) to fight with a lance while riding on a horse, especially as a sport
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jousting
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the sport or job of catching fish
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fishing
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a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick
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golf
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a game played on ice in which special flat, round stones are slid towards a mark
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curling
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the sport of racing on ice, usually around an oval track
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speed skating
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the activity of flying through the air by hanging from a very small aircraft without an engine, consisting of a frame covered in cloth
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hand-gliding
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to run as fast as you can over a short distance
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sprint
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a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail
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windsurfing
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a game played by two teams in which the players each use a long stick with a net at the end to catch, carry, and throw a small ball, and try to get the ball in the other team's goal
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lacrosse
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