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free throw

In basketball, a free throw is an unopposed shot taken from the free-throw line, awarded after certain fouls.

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jump ball

In basketball, a jump ball is when an official tosses the ball upward between two opposing players, who jump to try to tap it to a teammate and begin ...

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personal foul

In basketball, a personal foul is illegal physical contact by a player against an opponent.

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rebound

In basketball, a rebound is gaining possession of the ball after a shot misses the basket.

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steal

In basketball, to take possession of the ball from an opponent by legally intercepting a pass or taking the ball from them.

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swish

In basketball, a swish is a successful shot that passes through the hoop without touching the rim or backboard.

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technical foul

In basketball, a technical foul is a penalty called for unsporting behavior or a rule violation that does not involve illegal physical contact.

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three-pointer

In basketball, a three-pointer is a successful shot taken from beyond the three-point arc, worth three points.

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tip-off

In basketball, a tip-off is the jump ball used to start a game.

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traveling

In basketball, a violation in which a player holding the ball moves their feet illegally without dribbling.

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triple-double

In basketball, a triple-double is a game in which a player reaches at least 10 in three statistical categories, such as points, rebounds, and assists.

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blunder

In chess, a blunder is a very bad move that seriously worsens a player's position or can lead to losing.

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castling

In chess, a special move in which the king moves two squares toward a rook, and that rook moves to the square the king crossed.

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check

In chess, a check is an attack on the opponent's king that must be escaped, blocked, or stopped.

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checkmate

In chess, checkmate is a position in which a player's king is under attack and cannot escape capture, ending the game.

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discovered check

In chess, a discovered check occurs when a piece moves out of the way and reveals an attack by another piece on the opposing king.

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endgame

In chess, the endgame is the final stage of a game, when most pieces have been exchanged and relatively few remain on the board.

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mate

In chess, a short form of checkmate: a position in which a player's king is under attack and has no legal move to escape.

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perpetual check

In chess, a perpetual check is a repeated series of checks that prevents the opponent from escaping or winning, usually leading to a draw.

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pin

In chess, a pin is a situation in which a piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it to attack.

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promotion

In chess, promotion is the rule that lets a pawn reaching the last rank become a queen, rook, bishop, or knight.

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stalemate

In chess, a stalemate is a position in which the player to move has no legal move and their king is not in check, so the game ends in a draw.

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threefold repetition

In chess, a draw claim or draw condition that occurs when the same position, with the same player to move and the same possible moves, appears three t...

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zugzwang

In chess, a position in which a player is forced to make a move, but every legal move worsens their position.

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advantage

In tennis, advantage is the position a player gains by winning the point immediately after deuce, leaving them one point from winning the game.

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break point

In tennis, a break point is a point on which the receiver can win the game and break the server’s serve.

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deuce

In tennis, deuce is a score of 40–40, when a player must win two consecutive points to win the game.

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double fault

In tennis, a double fault occurs when a player fails to serve the ball legally on both attempts, losing the point.

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fault

In tennis, a fault is a serve that fails to land in the correct service box.

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foot fault

In tennis, a foot fault is a serving fault called when the server steps on or over the baseline before hitting the ball.

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let

In tennis, a let is a serve that touches the net but lands in the correct service court, so the server must serve again.

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unforced error

In tennis, an unforced error is a mistake a player makes on a shot they could reasonably have returned or played successfully without exceptional pres...

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ball

In baseball, a ball is a pitch that is outside the strike zone and that the batter does not swing at.