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walk

In baseball, a walk is when a batter reaches first base after the pitcher throws four balls.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1204

appeal

In cricket, an appeal is a fielder’s request to the umpire to give the batter out.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

boundary

In cricket, a boundary is a hit that reaches or crosses the edge of the playing field, scoring four runs if the ball first touches the ground or six i...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

bye

In cricket, a bye is a run scored by the batting team when a delivered ball passes the batter without touching the bat or body and the batters run.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

century

In cricket, a century is an innings in which one batter scores 100 or more runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

duck

In cricket, a duck is a batter's score of zero in an innings.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

follow-on

In cricket, an option for the team batting first to make the other team bat again immediately after its first innings, when the other team has scored ...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

half-century

In cricket, a half-century is an innings in which one batter scores 50 runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

hat trick

In cricket, a hat trick is when one bowler takes a wicket with each of three consecutive deliveries.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

innings

In cricket, an innings is one team's turn to bat, ending when its allotted overs are completed or its batting side is dismissed.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

leg before wicket

In cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is a way a batter can be dismissed when the ball hits the batter’s body instead of the bat and would otherwise hav...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

leg bye

In cricket, a run scored when the ball deflects off the batter’s body or clothing (but not the bat) and the batters run, provided the ball was not a n...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

maiden

In cricket, a maiden is an over in which the bowler concedes no runs from the bat or other scoring, excluding any penalty runs.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

no-ball

In cricket, a no-ball is an illegal delivery called by the umpire, for which the batting team is awarded an extra run and the ball usually remains in ...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

over

In cricket, an over is a set of six legal deliveries bowled by one bowler from one end of the pitch.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

run out

In cricket, a run out is a dismissal that occurs when a batter’s wicket is broken by the ball while the batter is out of their ground and attempting t...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

test match

In cricket, an international match between national teams played over up to five days, in which each team can bat twice.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

wide

In cricket, a wide is a delivery judged too far from the batter to be hit, which counts as an extra and is not one of the over's legal deliveries.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1206

audible

In American football, a change to the called play made by the quarterback at the line of scrimmage before the snap.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

down

In American football, one of a team's four attempts to advance the ball at least ten yards and earn a new set of attempts.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

extra point

A kick attempted after a touchdown in American football that is worth one point if successful.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

fair catch

In American football, a catch of a punt or kickoff made after the receiver signals for a fair catch, allowing the receiver to catch the ball without b...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

field goal

A kick in American football that sends the ball through the opponents’ goalposts and is worth three points.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

first down

In American football, a new set of four downs awarded to the offense after it gains the required yards, usually ten.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

fumble

In American football, an act in which a player who has possession of the ball loses control of it before being downed or scoring.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

holding

A penalty in American football for illegally grabbing or restraining an opponent who does not have the ball.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

pick-six

An interception returned by the defender for a touchdown in American football.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

sack

A tackle of the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he can throw a forward pass.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

safety

A two-point score in American football awarded when a player tackles an opponent who has the ball in the opponent’s own end zone.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

snap

In American football, the act of a center passing the ball backward between the legs to a teammate to start a play.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

touchdown

In American football, a scoring play in which a player carries the ball into or catches it in the opponent’s end zone, worth six points.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

two-point conversion

A scoring play in American football in which a team, immediately after scoring a touchdown, runs or passes the ball into the opponent’s end zone to ea...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1207

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

boarding

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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

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

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

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

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.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1209

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

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

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

albatross

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

birdie

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

bogey

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

double bogey

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

eagle

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

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

hole in one

A golf shot in which a player gets the ball into the hole with the first stroke on that hole.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

match play

A golf format in which players or teams compete to win individual holes, with the winner determined by the number of holes won rather than the total n...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

mulligan

An unofficial second shot allowed in golf after a poor first shot, usually without counting the first shot on the scorecard.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210

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