| hide-and-seek |
a children's game in which one player tries to find the others, who are hiding. |
| interference |
illegally getting in the way of a ball or opposing player in a sporting event. [1/4 definitions] |
| lateral |
a sideways or backward football pass to another player. [1/2 definitions] |
| leapfrog |
a game in which one player bends over while the other players take turns jumping over. |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in left field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| out |
any play in baseball that removes a player from the possibility of scoring. [1/13 definitions] |
| pass |
in some sports, to throw, hit, or otherwise move (a ball or other object) to another player. [1/14 definitions] |
| penalty |
a punishment or disadvantage given in sports to a player or team that breaks a rule. [1/2 definitions] |
| phonograph |
a machine that reproduces sound that has been recorded in the grooves of a disk; record player. |
| pitcher2 |
the baseball or softball player who throws the ball to the batter. |
| quarterback |
the football player who calls the plays and handles the ball in most plays. |
| RBI |
the number of runs a baseball player has caused to be scored over a given time. "RBI" is an abbreviation of "runs batted in." |
| receiver |
a football player whose job is to catch a forward pass. [1/3 definitions] |
| reed |
a small strip of cane or metal set into the mouthpiece of some wind instruments. A player blows through the mouthpiece to make the reed vibrate and produce sound. [1/2 definitions] |
| right fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in right field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| sacrifice |
a hit in the game of baseball that lets a player already on base move forward, even though the player hitting the ball is put out. [2/7 definitions] |
| second baseman |
in baseball, the player whose position is at second base when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that base. |
| set |
a series of games that is the principal unit of a match in tennis. The player who wins the most sets wins the match. [1/19 definitions] |
| shortstop |
the position between second and third base in baseball or softball, or the player in this position. |
| tag2 |
a children's game in which one player chases the other players until one is touched. The touched player then becomes the pursuer. [1/4 definitions] |
| tambourine |
a small drum that has metal disks attached around the rim. The player shakes the tambourine with one hand and strikes it with other. |