lawn tennis
English Thesaurus
1. a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court (noun.act)
hypernym | : | court game, |
definition | : | an athletic game played on a court (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | singles, |
definition | : | tennis played with one person on each side (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | doubles, |
definition | : | tennis played with two players on each side (noun.act) |
part holonym | : | footfault, |
definition | : | a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline (noun.act) |
part holonym | : | return, |
definition | : | a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player (noun.act) |
part holonym | : | service break, |
definition | : | a tennis game won on the opponent's service (noun.event) |
part holonym | : | advantage, |
definition | : | (tennis) first point scored after deuce (noun.quantity) |
part holonym | : | set point, |
definition | : | (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis (noun.quantity) |
domain member category | : | double fault, |
definition | : | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | break, break of serve, |
definition | : | (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | cut, undercut, |
definition | : | (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | drive, |
definition | : | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke, |
definition | : | (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | forehand drive, |
definition | : | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | serve, service, |
definition | : | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | fault, |
definition | : | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | exchange, rally, |
definition | : | (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | match point, |
definition | : | (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis) (noun.quantity) |
domain member category | : | game, |
definition | : | (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves (noun.time) |
domain member category | : | ace, |
definition | : | serve an ace against (someone) (verb.competition) |
domain member category | : | drop one's serve, |
definition | : | lose a game in which one is serving (verb.competition) |
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