| ace |
a serve in tennis that wins a point because the other player can not reach the ball. [1/5 definitions] |
| all |
When a game is two all, it means that each player has two points. [1/7 definitions] |
| bingo |
a game in which players try to match numbers on a card with numbers read out by a caller. Each player has a card with numbered squares. The player who is the first to cover a whole row of squares is the winner. |
| block |
the use of the body to stop the movement of another player in football and other sports. [1/9 definitions] |
| cassette |
A cassette is a case, usually made of plastic, that has film, audio tape, or video tape inside. You put the cassette inside a tape player to watch a movie or listen to the recording on the tape. |
| catcher |
the player who is behind the batter at home plate in baseball or softball. The catcher catches balls thrown by the pitcher. |
| center |
a player who is in a middle position on a playing field or court. [1/7 definitions] |
| center fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in center field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| checker1 |
one of the disks used as a game piece in checkers. Checkers is a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| checkers |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game played by two people. Each player has twelve pieces to move over a board divided into sixty-four squares of two alternating colors. |
| chess1 |
a board game played by two people in which each player has sixteen pieces, and the object is to trap the opponent's king. |
| complete |
a forward pass in football that has been caught by a player of the same team. [1/6 definitions] |
| console2 |
a cabinet for a television set, CD player, or radio. |
| despite |
If you go to school despite feeling sick, you go to school even though you feel sick. You go anyway. If a team plays a big game despite missing its best player, the team plays even though the best player cannot play. It's a bad thing, but the team plays anyway. If you like someone despite the fact that they don't like you, you still like them even though they don't feel the same about you. |
| download |
When you download something from the internet, you put it onto your own computer. When you download something, like a song or a game, it becomes part of your computer's memory. Now you can play the song or game whenever you want without using the internet. You can download things from the internet onto other kinds of things like a music player, tablet, or phone too. |
| draft |
to select (someone) as a player for a professional sports team. [1/10 definitions] |
| drive |
When you drive an object, you use force to make it move through another thing, such as wood, or the ground, or the air. If a baseball player drives a ball hard, it means they use a lot of force when they hit the ball through the air. [1/10 definitions] |
| earphone |
a small speaker that fits on or in the ear for listening to sound from a radio, tape player, telephone, or other electronic machine. |
| fielder |
a player in the field in baseball, softball, or cricket. |
| first baseman |
in baseball, the player whose position is at first base while the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that base. |
| fly1 |
When a baseball player flies, it means that they hit a baseball up in the air. [2/9 definitions] |