athletic game

Thesaurus

Noun

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athletic game - a game involving athletic activity game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" hockey game, ice hockey, hockey - a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks tetherball - a game with two players who use rackets to strike a ball that is tethered to the top of a pole; the object is to wrap the string around the pole water polo - a game played in a swimming pool by two teams of swimmers who try to throw an inflated ball into the opponents' goal outdoor game - an athletic game that is played outdoors court game - an athletic game played on a court athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition maneuver, manoeuvre, play - a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop" regulation time - (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time" extra time, overtime - playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left"