This page gathers the 2,084 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Ball games”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 21 of 21: from “unbalanced” to “zooter”.
- unbalanced adj an offensive line with more players on one side of the center than on the other
- unbeaten adj not out
- under center prep_phrase Playing at the quarterback position.
- underarm noun Old-fashioned and now outlawed style of bowling in which the arm is not swung over the shoulder.
- up adv Relatively close to the batsman.
- up to bat adj Preparing to have or having one's turn to attempt to hit the ball.
- upback noun A blocking back who lines up approximately one to three yards behind the line of scrimmage in punting situations.
- upfront adv As an attacker.
- uppercut noun A cut shot that sends the ball over the wicket-keeper's head.
- uppish adj In which the ball is hit into the air, with the chance of being caught.
- uppishly adv In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
- uprights noun Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.
- upstairs adj Pertaining to a pitched ball that is high, and usually outside the strike zone.
- utility man noun Alternative form of utilityman.
- value over replacement player noun A statistical measure which evaluates the relative performance of a batter or pitcher compared to a hypothetical replacement player of…
- vee noun The arc of the field, forward of the batsman, from cover to midwicket, in which drives are played.
- video assistant referee noun A football assistant referee who reviews decisions made by the head referee with the use of video footage and a headset for communication…
- Viking noun A player on the Minnesota Vikings NFL team.
- volley noun A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
- w adj wide
- waft noun A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.
- wag verb Of the tail (lower order of the batting lineup): to score more runs than expected.
- wagon wheel noun A graphical representation of the cricket field, with lines showing the trajectories of the scoring balls hit by a batsman; singles, fours…
- walk verb To walk off the field, as if given out, after the fielding side appeals and before the umpire has ruled; done as a matter of sportsmanship…
- walk off adj That drives in a run that ends a game.
- walk the dog verb To perform a trick where the ball rolls down the shaft and is caught in the head of the lacrosse stick.
- walker noun A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.
- wall noun A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
- wallaby noun A player for the Wallabies, the Australian national rugby union team.
- wallaroo noun Someone who plays for the Australia women's national rugby union team.
- wand noun A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.
- wanderer noun someone connected with any number of soccer clubs known as the Wanderers.
- ward off verb To, while in possession of the ball, move the free hand or the hand and arm holding the butt end of the stick laterally into a defending…
- warding off noun The technical foul called when an offensive player in possession of the ball uses his hands and/or forearm to push a defender away.
- warning track noun The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence…
- wave verb To swing and miss at a pitch.
- wave off verb Of a referee, to disallow a field goal with the aforementioned hand gesture.
- web noun The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb, the webbing.
- webbing noun The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.
- wedgie noun A basketball stuck between the rim and the backboard following a field goal, free throw, rebound, or block attempt.
- wheelhouse noun A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
- whiff verb Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- whip in verb To make a quick pass into the goalmouth.
- white noun The cue ball in cue games.
- white ball noun limited overs cricket, as distinct from first-class cricket
- white card noun A card similar to the red card and yellow card, but used to acknowledge sportmanship or fair play.
- whites noun Cricket whites.
- wick verb To strike (a stationary bowl or stone) with one's own bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction; to cannon.
- wicket noun One of the two wooden structures at each end of the pitch, consisting of three vertical stumps and two bails; the target for the bowler…
- wickie noun A wicketkeeper.
- wide noun A ball that passes so far from the batsman that the umpire deems it unplayable; the arm signal used by an umpire to signal a wide; the…
- wide receiver noun An offensive football player whose position on the line of scrimmage is farthest from the ball and whose function is to principally to…
- width noun The horizontal distance between a batsman and the ball as it passes him.
- wildcat noun An offensive formation with an unbalanced line and a snap directly to the running back rather than the quarterback.
- will noun A weak-side linebacker.
- willow noun A cricket bat.
- wind up noun The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
- windmill noun A dunk where the dunker swings his arm in a circular motion before throwing the ball through the hoop.
- wing-back noun A player who plays on the wing, and acts as both a defender and an attacker depending on the team's situation.
- wingback noun A player who doubles on either side of the center as a defender when their team is defending, and a winger when they are attacking.
- winged T noun A formation with two halfbacks, where one lines up just behind the line of scrimmage between the split end and the offensive tackle, and…
- winning hazard noun When one's cue ball strikes some other ball and causes that other ball to sink into a pocket. If the sunken ball is the red ball then one…
- wire noun A wire strung with beads and hung horizontally above or near the table which is used to keep score.
- wishbone noun A particular kind of offensive formation. See wishbone formation.
- wobbler noun A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
- woodwork noun The frame of the goal, i.e. the goalpost or crossbar.
- World Cup noun The FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international competition of national teams in men's association football and the trophy awarded to the…
- worm noun A graphical representation of the total runs scored across a number of overs.
- worm burner noun A hard-hit ground ball.
- wrist spin noun A style of bowling in which the bowler spins the ball by releasing it from the back of the hand, running his/her fingers down the side of…
- wrong 'un noun A googly.
- x noun The spot behind the goal.
- xi noun A football (soccer) team of eleven players.
- yakker noun A curveball or slider.
- yam verb To dunk on; to beat humiliatingly.
- yankee noun A player for the New York Yankees.
- yardage noun Territory.
- yellow noun One of the color balls used in snooker, with a value of 2 points.
- Yid noun A supporter or club member of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..
- york verb to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
- yorker noun A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.
- zero blitz noun A defensive scheme which involves no deep defenders, person-to-person coverage and a heavy pass rush.
- zone noun The strike zone.
- zooter noun A type of ball bowled by a leg break bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.