court game


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Noun1.court game - an athletic game played on a courtcourt game - an athletic game played on a court  
athletic game - a game involving athletic activity
handball - a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
racquetball - a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
fives - a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
squash rackets, squash racquets, squash - a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
volleyball, volleyball game - a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
jai alai, pelota - a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
badminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
basketball, basketball game, hoops - a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
deck tennis - game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
netball - a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
pallone - an Italian game similar to tennis
server - (court games) the player who serves to start a point
volley - make a volley
serve - put the ball into play; "It was Agassi's turn to serve"
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"I have to work on my clay court game a bit more, more specifically than I have last season.
Which five-a-side court game was invented in the United States by James Naismith?
The 22-year-old Spaniard is a rising star of the clay court game, having won 28 matches on clay this season to Murray's seven.
However, her grass court game showed no signs of rustiness as she brushed the Ukrainian aside 6-2 6-2 in their rain-affected match.
It is easy to see that the Housing Court game "without any rules" is -- in actuality, a game overrun by highly technical and trivial rules.
Fil-German Christian Standhardinger chipped 11 as he provided muscle underneath when Indonesia was trying to drag the Filipinos to a slow-burn, half court game.
Players from across the city enjoyed a game of touch tennis, a modified version of the full court game, and cardio tennis.
Irving has a strong open court game, and isn't afraid to penetrate.
It was the perfect opener for Federer to hone his clay court game and especially his timing against a 6ft 6in American who serves big but struggles with his consistency.
"Roberta plays a good grass court game. She comes in, she mixes her game up a lot and she hits a good slice and great volleys.
Henin, the world number one and defending champion who arrived at Eastbourne on the back of a third successive French Open triumph, admitted to more than a few flaws in her grass court game after passing her first test on the surface since last year's Wimbledon when she beat Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska.