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stroke

An attempt in golf to strike the ball with a club, whether or not the ball is hit; it counts as one stroke under the rules.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210
stroke play

A golf format in which each player or team counts the total number of strokes taken to complete the round, and the lowest total wins.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1210
atari

In go, a position in which a stone or group has only one liberty and can be captured on the opponent’s next move.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
joseki

A standard sequence of moves in a local area of a Go board that is considered balanced for both players.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
ko

A repeating capture pattern in go in which a player may not immediately recapture the same stone and recreate the previous board position.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
life and death

In Go, the status of a group as either able to remain on the board permanently or certain to be captured.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
seki

A position in go in which opposing groups share liberties and neither player can capture the other without putting their own group in danger.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
sente

In go, the initiative that lets a player make a move requiring a response, so they can play elsewhere next.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1211
breakdown

The contest for possession of the ball at a ruck or near a tackled player in rugby.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
conversion

In rugby, a kick at goal awarded after a try, which can score additional points if successful.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
drop goal

A score in rugby made by kicking the ball through the goalposts immediately after it has bounced off the ground from a drop kick.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
forward pass

An illegal pass in rugby in which a player throws or passes the ball forward toward the opponents’ goal line.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
knock-on

In rugby, an infringement that occurs when a player loses the ball or knocks it forward and it touches the ground or another player before being regai...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
lineout

A rugby restart in which the ball is thrown in between two lines of players who try to catch or tap it.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
maul

A phase of play in rugby in which a ball carrier remains on their feet while players from both teams bind together and push around them to contest pos...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
penalty try

A scoring try awarded by the referee in rugby when an opponent commits an offence that would probably have prevented the try from being scored.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
ruck

In rugby, a contest in which players from both teams, on their feet and in physical contact, push over the ball on the ground.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
scrum

A rugby set piece in which the forwards from each team bind together and push against each other to contest possession of the ball.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
sin bin

A temporary suspension in rugby that requires a player to leave the field and prevents them from taking part for ten minutes.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
try

A rugby score awarded when a player grounds the ball in the opponent’s in-goal area, worth five points.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1212
bout

A contest in which two boxers fight under boxing rules.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
clinch

A boxing hold in which a fighter holds the opponent to stop them from punching.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
count

In boxing, the referee’s spoken count to ten over a knocked-down boxer, who must rise before the count ends to avoid losing by knockout.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
knockdown

In boxing, an event in which a boxer is knocked to the floor by a punch and must take a count from the referee.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
knockout

A boxing result in which a boxer ends the bout by knocking the opponent unconscious or unable to continue.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
round

A three-minute period of a boxing bout, separated from the next period by a rest interval.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
split decision

A boxing victory on points in which the judges disagree about which boxer won.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
technical knockout

A boxing stoppage in which the referee ends the bout because a boxer cannot safely continue, even though the boxer has not been counted out after a kn...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
weigh-in

An official event before a boxing bout at which the boxers are weighed to confirm they meet the required weight limits.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1213
bid

An offer in a card game to win a specified number of tricks, often with a named trump suit or no trump.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
contract

In a card game such as bridge, the final bid that sets the goal the declarer must make.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
grand slam

In a card game, a bid or contract to win all thirteen tricks in a deal.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
no-trump

A contract in a trick-taking card game, especially bridge, in which no suit is designated as trump.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
overtrick

In a card game with bidding, a trick won by a side beyond the number of tricks it contracted to take.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
rubber

A match in a card game, especially bridge, that is won by the first side to win two games.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
small slam

In a trick-taking card game such as bridge, a bid or contract to win twelve of the thirteen tricks.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
trick

In a card game, a set of cards played one by one by the players in a round, usually won by the player who plays the highest-ranking card according to ...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
undertrick

In contract bridge, a trick that the declaring side fails to take below the number of tricks required by its contract.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1214
cross-country

A running race held over natural, open terrain rather than on a standard track.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
decathlon

An athletics competition in which each athlete competes in ten track-and-field events, usually over two days, and receives a combined score.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
field event

A track-and-field competition in which athletes perform a jumping or throwing discipline, rather than a running race.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
half marathon

An athletics road race covering 21.0975 kilometers (13.1 miles), half the distance of a marathon.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
hammer throw

A track-and-field throwing event in which an athlete spins and throws a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle as far as possible.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
heptathlon

An athletics competition in which each athlete competes in seven track-and-field events, with performances scored to determine the overall winner.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
high jump

An athletics event in which competitors run up to and jump over a horizontal bar without knocking it down, aiming to clear it at the greatest height.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
hurdles

An athletics race in which runners sprint over a series of barriers called hurdles.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
long jump

An athletics event in which competitors run along a runway and jump as far as possible into a sand pit.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
marathon

A long-distance running race in athletics that covers 42.195 kilometers.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
pole vault

An athletics event in which competitors use a long flexible pole to propel themselves over a high crossbar.

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215
race walking

An athletics event in which competitors walk as fast as possible while maintaining continuous contact with the ground and keeping the supporting leg s...

Noun rule_defined_event Level 1215