Sports Vocabulary - Definitions and Examples PDF

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **rink** | (C n) = a large flat area with | | | ice for skating on | | | | |...

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **rink** | (C n) = a large flat area with | | | ice for skating on | | | | | | e.g. Every winter in New York, | | | there is an ice **rink** in Times | | | Square which people can skate on. | +===================================+===================================+ | **pitch/field** | (C n) = an open area for playing | | | football, rugby, cricket, hockey, | | | etc | | | | | | e.g. The football players had | | | trouble running on the | | | **pitch/field** because of the | | | heavy rain. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **course** | (C n) = an open area for playing | | | golf | | | | | | e.g. The hotel has built an | | | 18-hole golf **course** for | | | guests who love to play golf. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **track** | (C n) = a narrow path in a | | | stadium or club where athletes | | | run | | | | | | e.g. We were exhausted after | | | running around the **track** five | | | times. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **court** | (C n) = an area for playing | | | basketball, volleyball, tennis, | | | squash, etc | | | | | | e.g. Now that there's a new | | | tennis court in our area, we can | | | play more often. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **pool** | (C n) = an area filled with water | | | for swimming in | | | | | | e.g. Do you want to go swimming | | | in the **pool**? | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **injure** | \(v) = To hurt yourself or | | | someone else, especially in an | | | accident or during a sport. | | | | | | e.g. He fell and **injured** his | | | leg while playing football. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **pull a muscle** | (phr) = to strain a muscle of the | | | body | | | | | | e.g. The footballer has | | | **pulled** his leg **muscle**, so | | | he won't play tomorrow. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **scrape a knee** | (phr) = to injure the joint in | | | the middle of the leg by rubbing | | | it against sth rough | | | | | | e.g. Keith **scraped his knee** | | | when he fell off his bike. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **trip over** | \(v) = to hit your foot against | | | sth and lose your balance | | | | | | e.g. He **tripped** over the toys | | | on the floor and nearly fell. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **twist my ankle** | (phr) = to injure the joint | | | between the leg and the foot | | | | | | e.g. I've **twisted my ankle**, | | | so I can't go cycling. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **treating** | \(v) = to provide medical care | | | | | | e.g. The doctor is **treating** | | | Beth for pneumonia. | | | | | | Der.: treatment (C/U n), | | | treatable (adj) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **recover** | \(v) = to get well again after | | | an illness | | | | | | e.g. It took me a long time to | | | **recover** from the flu last | | | winter. | | | | | | Der.: recovery (C n) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **heal** | \(v) = to become healthy again | | | | | | e.g. If you cut yourself, put a | | | plaster on the wound and leave it | | | to **heal**. | | | | | | Der.: healer (C n) | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **bandage** | (C n) = a long piece of cloth for | | | covering a wound | | | | | | e.g. If you burn your finger, rub | | | some cream on it and then cover | | | it with a **bandage**. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+