General Sports Terminology


 * AAU
 * all-American
 * All-Pro
 * all-star
 * all-star team
 * amateur
 * Amateur Athletic Union
 * Americas Cup
 * anchorman
 * arena
 * athlete
 * athletic scholarship
 * at large
 * attackman (lacrosse,rugby)
 * average
 * backup
 * ball
 * ballpark
 * barnburner
 * batsman (cricket)
 * bench
 * bench press (weightlifting)
 * bench warmer
 * best-of-five series
 * best-of-seven series
 * big game
 * bird cage
 * black belt (karate)
 * blackout
 * blank
 * bleachers
 * bluff
 * body English
 * bonus
 * boo
 * boobirds
 * book
 * booster
 * box seat
 * breeze
 * Bronx cheer
 * brown belt
 * bulk up
 * bulls-eye (archery)
 * burn
 * bush
 * bye call
 * cape work (bullfighting)
 * captain
 * carom
 * cash in
 * cellar
 * champion
 * championship
 * chaw
 * cheap shot
 * cheat
 * cheerleader
 * chukker (polo)
 * chula (jai alai)
 * circuit
 * clean and jerk(weightlifting)
 * cleats
 * clock
 * club
 * clubhouse
 * clutch
 * clutch play
 * coach
 * cocaptain
 * colors
 * comeback
 * competition
 * conference
 * consolation prize
 * coxswain (crew)
 * crosse (lacrosse)
 * cuadrilla (bullfighting)
 * cup
 * dark horse
 * deadlock
 * defender
 * dog it eligibility
 * epee (fencing)
 * fan
 * field
 * field house
 * finesse
 * first division
 * first string
 * fix
 * forfeit
 * formation
 * free agent
 * fronton (jai alai)
 * front runner
 * game ball
 * gamer
 * goal
 * good hands
 * go the distance
 * grandstanding
 * groundskeeper
 * guile
 * gym
 * gymkhana
 * gymnasium
 * halftime
 * Hall of fame
 * homecoming
 * home field
 * home stand
 * host
 * hot dog
 * innings (cricket)
 * in play
 * instant replay
 * iron man
 * jackpot
 * jam (roller derby)
 * jammer (roller derby)
 * jayvee
 * jib (yachting)
 * jock
 * juice
 * junior varsity keel (yachting)
 * kill shot
 * kill the clock laugher
 * light tower
 * lock
 * locker room
 * longshot mainsail (yachting)
 * manager
 * matador (bullfighting)
 * match
 * match play
 * miscue
 * misplay
 * muff
 * NAIA
 * National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
 * National Collegiate Athletic Association
 * NCAA
 * odds
 * odds-on favorite
 * official
 * officiate
 * off-season
 * Olympics
 * on a roll
 * out-of-play
 * overmatched
 * overtime
 * Pan American Games
 * parry (fencing)
 * pase (bullfighting)
 * phenom
 * phys ed
 * physical education
 * picador (bullfighting)
 * pickup game
 * play
 * play-by-play
 * play catch-up
 * playing field
 * play-off
 * point
 * position
 * prelims
 * press box
 * pro
 * professional
 * promoter
 * prospect
 * psyched
 * psych-out
 * psych-up
 * push quarter
 * quarterfinal
 * quickness razzle-dazzle
 * recruiting
 * redshirt
 * ref
 * referee
 * regatta (yachting)
 * rematch
 * repechage (crew,cycling)
 * replay
 * reserve
 * ringer
 * roll
 * rookie
 * roster
 * round robin
 * rover (archery)
 * rugger (rugby)
 * runner-up
 * run out the clock saber (fencing)
 * score
 * scoreboard
 * scorecard
 * scrub
 * scrum (rugby)
 * scull (crew)
 * season
 * season ticket
 * second division
 * second effort
 * second string
 * second wind
 * seed
 * seesaw
 * semifinal
 * semipro
 * semiprofessional
 * series
 * set a record
 * shave points
 * shirtsnskins
 * shoo-in
 * shuttlecock (badminton)
 * side
 * sleeper
 * slump
 * snatch (weightlifting)
 * spark plug
 * spectator
 * spoiler
 * spot points
 * spotter
 * spread
 * squad
 * stadium
 * standings
 * standoff
 * stiff
 * streak
 * stroke (crew)
 * sub
 * substitution
 * sudden death
 * suit up
 * Summer Games
 * Summer Olympics
 * sweep tailgate party
 * tally
 * taw (marbles)
 * team
 * team play
 * teamwork
 * television time-out
 * test match (cricket)
 * the wave
 * throw (rodeo)
 * throw-in
 * thrust (rodeo)
 * tie
 * timekeeper
 * time-out
 * to play
 * tossup
 * tote board
 * touche (fencing)
 * tournament
 * tourney
 * trade
 * trading deadline
 * trainer
 * training
 * try (rugby)
 * tryout
 * tune-up underbird
 * underdog
 * upset varsity
 * versus
 * vigorish wager
 * waivers
 * walk-on
 * warmup
 * water boy
 * white belt
 * wicket (cricket)
 * wild card
 * wind sprint
 * Winter Olympics
 * world champion
 * world championship
 * world class
 * yell leader
 * zip