Sport

Question 1

• *dribble /**drib-uh l/
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Sweat dribbled from the basketball player’s chin as he kept dribbling the ball and trying to keep it out of his opponents’ reach.

Answer 1

(v.)
to fall or flow in drops or small quantities; trickle.
to drivel
In sports, dribble means to advance a ball or puck by bouncing it or giving it a series of short kicks or pushes.

Question 2

misplay /mis-pley/

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The game was won not because of superlative play by the winning team, but because the opposing team kept misplaying throughout.

Answer 2

(v. , n.)
(verb) play wrong or in an unskillful manner
(verb) play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note
(noun) In Baseball, “misplay” is a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed

Question 3

coliseum /kol-i-see-uh m/
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The huge number of spectators cheered so profusely for their favorite team, that the entire coliseum echoed with their sounds of encouragement.

Answer 3

(n.)
an oval large stadium with tiers of seats
an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

Word Origin
[Latin] variant of colosseum, amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome. There was a very large statue near that amphitheater, called colossus, which means “huge” or “vast”

Question 4

forehanded /fohr-han-did/

Answer 4

(adj.)
Having provided for the future
In sports like tennis, etc, it refers to raquet strokes made with palm facing direction of stroke

Question 5

fumble /fuhm-buhl/

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The goalkeeper fumbled a bit in the beginning of the football match, but later he saved many goals and helped his team win.

Answer 5

(v., n.)
to feel or grope about clumsily
the act of fumbling

Question 6

inning /in-ing/
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A “One Day International” (ODI) cricket match has two innings, so that each team gets to bat to the others’ bowling.

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"A fresh **innings** for the elderly" was a recent article about an NGO that is dedicated to helping senior citizens live and die with dignity

Answer 6

(n.)
An opportunity to play or score in games
An opportunity for an activity; a turn
The act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land

Word Origin
[Old English] innung = a getting in