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in tennis and similar sports, a movement made to hit the ball in which the back of your hand moves towards the ball

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an occasion when someone kicks, hits, or throws the ball in a game, or the way they kick, hit, or throw it

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an action by a football player that breaks the rules of the game and leads to the player’s name being officially recorded by the referee. After two bookable offences the player can be sent off (=made to leave the field).

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if a football, rugby, or cricket player wins a cap, they play for their country in an international match

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an act of stopping and holding an object moving through the air, especially a ball

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in sport, the action of hitting or kicking a ball so that it goes high into the air for a short distance

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a kick or hit of a ball away from your goal in a game such as football

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in football, hockey etc, a kick or hit that one team is allowed to take from a corner of the field, near the goal where they are trying to score

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in sports such as football, the action of kicking or hitting the ball from one side of the field to someone in the middle or on the other side

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the way that someone throws a ball or makes a hit in a sport

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a deliberate fall by a player who is pretending that an opponent made them fall

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the action of moving the ball by kicking or bouncing it several times in games such as football and basketball

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a hard hit or kick of a ball

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a sudden movement of your body, especially in sports such as football, in order to make your opponent think that you are going to send the ball in a different direction

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the behaviour of players who follow the rules of a game and do not cheat

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a movement that you pretend to make, especially to trick an opponent in a sport or fight

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a position on the right or left side of a team or army, or the people in that position

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the final part of the movement that you make when you hit, kick, or throw the ball in a sport

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the way that you move your feet when you are dancing or playing sports

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something that you do in a game or sport that is not allowed by the rules

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in football, an occasion when a player is allowed to kick the ball without any opposition, because a player from the other team has broken a rule

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a failure to hold or catch a ball in sport

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the way that someone plays a sport

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your chance to play in a game or to take part in an activity

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an occasion when a goalkeeper kicks the ball forward during a game of football in order to start the game again

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in some sports, a shot in which a player hits or kicks the ball just after it hits the ground

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in football, the offence of touching the ball with your hands

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in football, the action of hitting a ball with your head

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an occasion when a player hits the ball in a game

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a hit with your foot

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an act of kicking a ball in a game

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the beginning of a game of football, when one player kicks the ball down the field

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the starting time of a football match

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an informal game with a ball

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in a game, one of a number of times that you can lose but still continue to play

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the practice of staying beside a member of the other team in a game such as football in order to prevent them from getting the ball or playing effectively

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an offence in a game such as football in which you put your body between an opponent and the ball so that they cannot get it

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the part of a game such as american football that involves trying to score points

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an occasion when a player is offside in a game such as football

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in football, a pass of the ball from one player to another and a quick pass back to the first player

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a kick, hit, or throw of the ball to another player in your sports team

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in football, rugby, and similar sports, a chance to score a goal or point without other players trying to take the ball off you. This is given to you because an opponent has broken a rule

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in football, rugby, and similar sports, a chance to kick the ball directly into the goal or between the goalposts without other players trying to take the ball off you. This is given to you because an opponent has broken a rule.

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in football, a series of chances to kick the ball into the goal, given to both teams as a way of deciding who wins the game when both teams have the same score

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the action in a sport or game

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a particular action in a game, or the quality of the action

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if you have possession in a team game such as football or basketball, you have the ball

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in team sports, a situation in which one team puts a large number of players in one area to achieve something by force

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in football, an action in which a player deliberately does something that is not allowed by the rules in order to stop the other team from getting an advantage

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the action of dropping a ball from your hands, and kicking it in the air, especially in the game of American football

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an occasion when two players in a game such as tennis hit the ball to each other several times before either of them wins the point

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an act of performing a kick or a hit again in a game such as football

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the action of hitting a ball back to an opponent in a game such as tennis

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a run that someone makes before jumping, throwing a ball etc

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a hit of a ball that starts the play in a game such as tennis

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a particular way of serving a ball

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a hit of a ball that starts the play in a game such as tennis

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a clever and impressive piece of play that players in a sports team have planned and practised

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a penalty shoot-out

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an act of throwing, hitting, or kicking a ball, or a ball that has been thrown, hit, or kicked

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in sport, a way of hitting the ball on its edge so that it curves or spins

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a mistake in hitting a ball that makes it curve to the side instead of going straight

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the action of hitting a ball very hard

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in the sport of volleyball, a shot in which the player hits the ball downwards very hard

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an occasion when a sports player takes part in a game at the beginning

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in football, a sudden movement in which you step over the ball while you are running with it, in order to make an opponent think you are going to kick the ball in a different direction

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a hit or kick of a ball, especially one with which you score a goal or a point

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an instance of hitting the ball in some sports, or the way in which someone hits it

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an attempt to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football

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the action of throwing something such as a ball

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in football, an occasion when a player throws the ball back onto the field after it has gone out

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the action of hitting or kicking a ball

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a test for someone who wants to become a member of a team or wants to get a part in a play or film

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the action of hitting or kicking a ball back to an opponent before it touches the ground

controlling the ball in a sports game

in the final part of a sports match, to prevent the opposite team from getting the ball so that they are unable to score