SPORTS AND GAMES-Definitions Flashcards
The sport or activity of flying in a glider.
SYNONYMS:
flying, in flight, in the air, on the wing, winging.
Gliding /ˈɡlaɪ.dɪŋ/ noun [U]
A stick that is passed from one runner to another in a relay race.
Baton /ˈbætən/ noun [c]
pay a ****: to give up something, especially in a game
Forfeit /ˈfɔːfɪt/ noun [C]
(specialized) In the game of chess, to put the other player’s king under direct attack, so that the other player is forced to defend against the attack in their next move.
Check /tʃek/ verb [T]
A board game in which two players move their pieces around twenty-four triangular points according to the throw of dice, the winner being the first to remove all their pieces from the board.
Backgammon /ˈbækˌɡæmən/ noun [U]
A game played especially in France, in which metal balls are thrown so that they land as close as possible to a smaller ball.
Boules /ˈbuːl/ noun [U]
A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a shop window, doorway, or ship’s deck.
Awning /ˈɔːnɪŋ/ noun [C] (US also sunshade, Australian English also sunblind)
A number of playing cards held by one player which are all from the same suit;
(in poker or brag) a hand of cards all of the same suit.
Flush /flʌʃ/ noun [C]
A gambling card game in which players try to acquire cards with a face value totalling 21 and no more.
Blackjack /ˈblækdʒæk/ noun [U]
also pontoon /pɒnˈtuːn/
(NOUN) A person who cheats at cards in order to win money.
Cardsharp /ˈkɑːdˌʃɑːp/ noun [C]
