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checkers

A board game in which players move round pieces diagonally across a checkered board and try to capture or block their opponent’s pieces.

Noun activity Level 1208

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crown

To make a checkers or draughts piece a king by placing a second piece on top of it.

Verb rule_defined_action Level 1208

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double jump

In checkers, a move in which a piece makes two captures in succession during the same turn.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1208

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draughts

A board game in which players move pieces diagonally and capture opposing pieces by jumping over them.

Noun activity Level 1208

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flying king

A king in checkers or draughts that can move diagonally any number of unobstructed squares, rather than only one square.

Noun participant_role Level 1208

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huff

In checkers or draughts, to remove an opponent's piece that failed to make a required capture.

Verb rule_defined_action Level 1208

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jump

In checkers, to capture an opponent’s piece by moving a piece diagonally over it to an empty square beyond.

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king

A checkers piece crowned when it reaches the far row, which can move backward as well as forward.

Noun small_movable_object Level 1208

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king row

The row of squares farthest from a player’s starting side in checkers, where a checker is crowned when it reaches that row.

Noun spatial_division Level 1208

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man

An ordinary checkers piece that has not been crowned as a king.

Noun small_movable_object Level 1208

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blue line

In ice hockey, either of the two blue lines that divide the rink into the defensive, neutral, and attacking zones.

Noun spatial_division Level 1209

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boarding

A penalty in ice hockey for violently pushing or checking an opponent into the boards.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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boards

The rigid barrier surrounding an ice hockey rink that keeps the puck and players within the playing area.

Noun building_structure Level 1209

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center

In ice hockey, a forward who plays through the middle of the rink and typically takes faceoffs.

Noun participant_role Level 1209

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check

In ice hockey, a check is an attempt to impede or dispossess an opponent by using the body or stick within the rules.

Noun performance_technique Level 1209

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crease

A marked area in front of an ice hockey goal where the goaltender plays and opposing players’ actions are restricted by the rules.

Noun spatial_division Level 1209

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cross-checking

The act of using a hockey stick held in both hands to forcefully hit or push an opponent with the shaft while it is off the ice.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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defenseman

An ice hockey player whose main role is to defend their team's goal and help move the puck out of the defensive zone.

Noun participant_role Level 1209

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empty net

A goal left unguarded in ice hockey after a team pulls its goaltender, often allowing the opposing team to score into it.

Noun spatial_division Level 1209

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enforcer

A hockey player whose role is to deter opponents from targeting teammates, often by fighting them.

Noun participant_role Level 1209

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faceoff

An ice hockey restart in which an official drops the puck between two opposing players, who try to gain possession.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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goaltender

An ice hockey player who guards the goal and tries to prevent the opposing team from scoring.

Noun participant_role Level 1209

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high-sticking

In ice hockey, an infraction in which a player carries, swings, or contacts the puck or an opponent with a stick held above the permitted height.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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hockey stick

A piece of equipment used by an ice hockey player to handle, pass, and shoot the puck.

Noun tool Level 1209

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icing

A violation in ice hockey in which a player shoots the puck from their own half of the rink across the opposing team’s goal line without it being touc...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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one-timer

A shot in ice hockey made by striking the puck directly from a pass without first stopping or controlling it.

Noun performance_technique Level 1209

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penalty box

A designated area in ice hockey where players serve time for penalties.

Noun spatial_division Level 1209

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penalty kill

A situation in ice hockey in which a team with one or more players serving penalties defends against the opposing team’s power play.

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power play

A situation in ice hockey in which a team has more players on the ice because an opponent is serving a penalty.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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puck

A hard rubber disk that players strike with their sticks to score goals in ice hockey.

Noun small_movable_object Level 1209

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red line

The red line across the center of an ice hockey rink that divides it into two halves.

Noun spatial_division Level 1209

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shootout

In ice hockey, a tiebreaking contest in which players take turns making one-on-one shots against the opposing goalie to decide a tied game.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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short-handed

In ice hockey, playing with fewer skaters on the ice than the opposing team because one or more players are serving penalties.

Adjective physical_property Level 1209

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slap shot

A hard ice hockey shot made by raising the stick behind the body and swinging it down to strike the puck.

Noun performance_technique Level 1209

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stickhandling

The skill or act of controlling and maneuvering the puck with a hockey stick while skating in ice hockey.

Noun performance_technique Level 1209

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tripping

A penalty in ice hockey for using a stick, leg, or other part of the body to cause an opponent to fall.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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wrist shot

A shot in ice hockey made by sweeping the puck forward with the stick while flexing the shaft with the wrists, allowing a quick and accurate release.

Noun performance_technique Level 1209

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albatross

A golf score of three strokes under par on a hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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backswing

The backward movement of a golfer’s club from the ball before swinging it forward to make a shot.

Noun performance_technique Level 1210

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birdie

In golf, a score of one stroke under par on a hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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bogey

In golf, a score of one stroke over par on a hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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bunker

A hollow area on a golf course, usually filled with sand, that is a hazard from which players must play their ball.

Noun spatial_division Level 1210

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caddie

A person who carries a golfer’s clubs and may offer advice during a round of golf.

Noun occupation Level 1210

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chip

A short, low golf shot played from near the green so the ball rolls toward the hole.

Noun performance_technique Level 1210

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club

A golf implement with a shaft and a head, used to hit the ball.

Noun tool Level 1210

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divot

A piece of turf cut out of the ground by a golf club during a shot.

Noun plant_part Level 1210

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double bogey

In golf, a score of two strokes over par on a hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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drive

A long golf shot played from the teeing area, usually with a driver.

Noun performance_technique Level 1210

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driver

A golf club with a large head and long shaft, used mainly to hit long shots from the tee.

Noun tool Level 1210

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eagle

A golf score of two strokes under par on a hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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