athletics

ath·let·ics  (th-ltks)

n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

1. Activities, such as sports, exercises, and games, that require physical skill and stamina.

2. The principles or system of training and practice for such activities.

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athletics

Noun, pl

Brit & Austral track-and-field events

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Athletics

See also acrobatics; boxing; games; recreation.

aerobics

a form of physical activity characterized by strenuous exercise of many muscle groups and intended to increase muscle tone and cardiovascular fitness. — aerobic, adj.

agonist

one who contends for a prize in public games. — agonistic, agonistical, adj.

agonistics

the art of athletic combat or contests in public games.

aquatics

the art and exercise of water sports.

athleticism

1. an active interest in sports.
2. an obsessive participation in physical activity. — athletic, adj.

calisthenics

the science, art, or practice of bodily exercises intended to promote strength, health, and grace of movement. — calisthenic, calisthenical, adj.

contortionist

a person who performs gymnastic feats involving distorted postures. — contortionistic, adj.

decathlon

an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in ten different track and field events, the winner being the one with the highest aggregate score. The events include 100-meter, 400-meter, and 1500-meter runs, 110-meter high hurdles, long jump, high jump, pole vault, shot-put, javelin throw, and discus throw. Cf. heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon.

discobolus

1. a discus thrower.
2. cap., italics. the famous 5th-century B.C. statue by Myron of a discus thrower.

gymnasiast

a gymnast. See also learning.

gymnast

a person who is involved in or skilled in the art of gymnastics.

gymnastics

1. regimented exercises performed on floor mats and on certain specialized equipment that entail the skills of tumbling and balancing and that are intended to display flexibility, grace, and strength.
2. physical or athletic exercises; calisthenics. — gymnastic, adj.

heptathlon

an athletic competition in which contestants compete for points awarded for performances in seven different track and field events, the winner being the one with the highest aggregate score. The competition, usually for women, consists of 100-meter and 800-meter runs, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and shot-put. Cf. decathlon, pentathlon, triathlon.

isometrics

a form of physical exercise in which a set of muscles is tensed briefly, either in opposition to another set or against a solid surface. Cf. isotonics. — isometric, adj.

isotonics

muscular exercise using free weights or fixed devices to simulate resistance of weight. Cf. isometrics. — isotonic, adj.

lampadedromy

Ancient Greece. a race in honor of Prometheus in which the contestants ran bearing lit torches, the winner being the first to finish with his torch still lit. Also called lampadrome, lampadephoria.

lampadist

a contestant in a lampadedromy. Also called lampadephore, lampadophoros.

natation

the act or art of swimming or floating on water. — natatory, — natatorial, adj.

natator

a swimmer.

natatorium

a swimming pool, particularly an indoor facility.

palaestra, palestra

Ancient Greece. a public place for athletics or wrestling. — palaestric, palestric, adj.

pancratiast

a person skilled in the art of boxing or wrestling. — pancratiastic, adj.

pentathlon

1. Track and Field, an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in five different track and field contests, the winner being the one with the highest aggregate score. The events include, for women, an 800-meter run, 100-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump, and shot-put; for men, 200-meter and 1500-meter runs, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw.
2. Olympic Games. Usually, modern pentathlon an athletic contest in which the contestants compete for points awarded for performances in five events: fencing, horseback riding, pistol shooting, cross-country running, and swimming.

quinquennalia

Ancient Rome. public games that took place every five years.

titlist

a champion or one who holds a title.

trampolinist

a person who performs feats of tumbling using a trampoline as a springboard. Also trampoliner. — trampoline, n.

triathlon

an intense aerobic endurance competition, typically, in its longest form, consisting of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bicycle ride, and a 26.2-mile marathon run, the winner being the one to finish all three events in the least time.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	athletics - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition sport offside - (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) wipeout - a spill in some sport (as a fall from a bicycle or while skiing or being capsized on a surfboard) toss, flip, pass - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground call - (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee; "he was ejected for protesting the call" funambulism, tightrope walking - walking on a tightrope or slack rope rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) birling, logrolling - rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport) diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players field sport, outdoor sport - a sport that is played outdoors gymnastics, gymnastic exercise - a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it skiing - a sport in which participants must travel on skis aquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of water rowing, row - the act of rowing as a sport archery - the sport of shooting arrows with a bow sledding - the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh skating - the sport of gliding on skates racing - the sport of engaging in contests of speed equitation, horseback riding, riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements cycling - the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle blood sport - sport that involves killing animals (especially hunting) athletic game - a game involving athletic activity stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot" position - (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; "what position does he play?" foul - an act that violates the rules of a sport personal foul - a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football) possession - (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line" judo - a sport adapted from jujitsu (using principles of not resisting) and similar to wrestling; developed in Japan spectator sport - a sport that many people find entertaining to watch team sport - a sport that involves competition between teams of players; "baseball is a team sport by golf is not" save - (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" press box - box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event) tuck - (sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest game plan - (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport won-lost record - (sports) a record of win versus losses English, side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist series - (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams; "the visiting team swept the series" trial - (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications; "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday" defending team, defence, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" bench warmer - (sports) a substitute who seldom plays
	2.	athletics - a contest between athletes athletic competition, athletic contest contest, competition - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants decathlon - an athletic contest consisting of ten different events Olympic Games, Olympics, Olympiad - the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country Special Olympics - an athletic contest modeled after the Olympic Games but intended for mentally or physically handicapped persons prelim, preliminary - a minor match preceding the main event pentathlon - an athletic contest consisting of five different events meet, sports meeting - a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held hop-step-and-jump, triple jump - an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement tug-of-war - a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
	3.	athletics - participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity extracurricular activity - educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum

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athletics

plural noun sports, games, races, exercises, contests, sporting events, gymnastics, track and field events, games of strength

Translations

athletics [æθˈlɛtɪks] n → atletismo

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athletics [æθˈlɛtɪks] athletic n → athlétisme m

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athletics [æθˈlɛtɪks] athlete n → Leichtathletik f

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athletics [æθˈlɛtɪks] n → atletica