SPORTS IMPLEMENT Synonyms

• nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

• (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit

• a small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

• the club used in playing cricket

• a club used for hitting a ball in various games

• strike with, or as if with a baseball bat

• wink briefly

• have a turn at bat

• use a bat

• beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight

• especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

• a dashing young man

• something long and thin resembling a blade of grass

• a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

• a cut of beef from the shoulder blade

• a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

• the part of the skate that slides on the ice

• flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water

• the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge

• a committee having supervisory powers

• a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes

• a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

• food or meals in general

• a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view

• a table at which meals are served

• electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices

• a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities

• a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games

• get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.)

• live and take one's meals at or in

• lodge and take meals (at)

• provide food and lodging (for)

• footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

• compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools

• the swift release of a store of affective force

• protective casing for something that resembles a leg

• an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg

• a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed

• the act of delivering a blow with the foot

• kick; give a boot to

• cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes

• a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• stout stick that is larger at one end

• a building that is occupied by a social club

• golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

• a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it

• a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

• unite with a common purpose

• gather and spend time together

• strike with a club or a bludgeon

• gather into a club-like mass

• an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

• evidence that helps to solve a problem

• a stimulus that provides information about what to do

• sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

• sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove

• something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

• (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

• a flat circular plate

• the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

• handwear: covers the hand and wrist

• boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing

• armor plate that protects the head

• a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows

• a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt

• a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling

• a small arch used as croquet equipment

• horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

• bind or fasten with a hoop

• remaining after all deductions

• a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

• a trap made of netting to catch fish or birds or insects

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

• a goal lined with netting (as in soccer or hockey)

• game equipment consisting of a strip of netting dividing the playing area in tennis or badminton

• an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals

• conclusive in a process or progression

• make as a net profit

• yield as a net profit

• construct or form a web, as if by weaving

• catch with a net

• an implement used to propel or steer a boat

• small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

• a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

• an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board

• a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat

• propel with a paddle

• play in or as if in water, as of small children

• swim like a dog in shallow water

• walk unsteadily, with short steps

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• stir with a paddle

• a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

• a native or inhabitant of Poland

• one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

• a linear measure of 16.5 feet

• a square rod of land

• one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere

• one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

• a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves

• a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting

• one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated

• propel with a pole

• support on poles

• deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole

• a loud and disturbing noise

• an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games

• celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

• make loud and annoying noises

• hit (a ball) with a racket

• footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

• (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time

• U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof

• a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

• furnish with shoes

• a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

• ride (on) a sled

• an implement consisting of a length of wood

• a small thin branch of a tree

• a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane

• a rectangular quarter pound block of butter or margarine

• informal terms for the leg

• a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

• a long thin implement resembling a length of wood

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• threat of a penalty

• put, fix, force, or implant

• stay put (in a certain place)

• stick to firmly

• be or become fixed

• endure

• be a devoted follower or supporter

• be loyal to

• cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface

• fasten with an adhesive material like glue

• fasten with or as with pins or nails

• fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something

• pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

• pierce or penetrate or puncture with something pointed

• come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation

• saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

• large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

• move along on skates