tennis

ten·nis  (tns)

n.

1. A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court, as of grass, clay, or asphalt, divided by a net. Also called lawn tennis.

2. Court tennis.

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[Middle English tenetz, tenyes, court tennis, from Anglo-Norman tenetz and Old French tenez, pl. imperative of tenir, to hold, from Latin tenre; see detain.]

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tennis

Noun

a game played between two players or pairs of players who use a racket to hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court

See also lawn tennis, real tennis, table tennis [probably from Anglo-French tenetz hold!]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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 lawn tennis double fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point footfault - a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline court game - an athletic game played on a court break of serve, break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" professional tennis - playing tennis for money singles - tennis played with one person on each side doubles - tennis played with two players on each side court tennis, real tennis, royal tennis - an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game" fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" service break - a tennis game won on the opponent's service advantage - (tennis) first point scored after deuce set point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis match point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis) game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves ace - serve an ace against (someone) drop one's serve - lose a game in which one is serving

Translations

tennis [ˈtɛnɪs] n → tenis m

tennis [ˈtɛnɪs] n → tennis m

cpd [club, match, racket, player] → de tennis

tennis [ˈtɛnɪs] n → Tennis nt

tennis [ˈtɛnɪs] n → tennis m

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tennis

n tennis [ˈtenis]

(also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court Let's play (a game of) tennis; (also adjective ) a tennis match. tennis لُعْبَة التِّنِس тенис tenis(ový) tennis; tennis- das Tennis; Tennis-... τένις tenis tennis تنیس tennis (de) tennis טֶנִיס टेनिस tenis tenisz tenis tennis tennis; di tennis テニス 테니스 tenisas teniss tenis tennis tennis tenis ténis (de) tenis теннис tenis; tenisový tenis; teniški tenis tennis กีฬาเทนนิส tenis 網球 теніс ٹينس، ايک کھيل quần vợt 网球

n ˈtennis-court

a specially-marked area on which tennis is played. tennisbaan مَلْعَب التِّنِس тенис корт tenisový dvorec tennisbane der Tennisplatz γήπεδο τένις pista de tenis tenniseväljak زمین تنیس tenniskenttä terrain de tennis מִגרָש טֶנִיס टेनिस कोर्ट tenisko igralište teniszpálya lapangan tenis tennisvöllur campo da tennis テニスコート 테니스 코트 kortas tenisa korts gelanggang tenis tennisbaan tennisbane kort campo de ténis teren de tenis теннисный корт tenisový dvorec / kurt teniško igrišče teniski teren tennisbana สนามเทนนิส tenis kortu 網球場 тенісний корт ٹينس کھيل کا ميدان sân quần vợt 网球场

n ˈtennis-racket

a racket with which one plays tennis. tennisraket مِضْرَب التِّنِس тенис ракета tenisová raketa tennisketcher der Tennisschläger ρακέτα του τένις raqueta de tenis tennisereket راکت تنیس tennismaila raquette de tennis מַחבֵט טֶנִיס टेनिस रॉकेट teniski reket teniszütő raket tenis tennisspaði racchetta da tennis テニスラケット 테니스 라켓 raketė tenisa rakete raket tenis tennisracket tennisracket rakieta raqueta de ténis rachetă de tenis теннисная ракетка tenisová raketa teniški lopar teniski reket tennisracket ไม้ตีลูกในกีฬาเทนนิส tenis raketi 網球拍 тенісна ракетка ٹينس کھيل کا آلہ vợt tennis 网球拍

n ˈtennis shoe

a sports shoe suitable for tennis, running etc. tennisskoen حِذاء التِّنِس тенис обувка teniska sportssko die Tennisschuhe παπούτσι τένις zapatilla de tenis tennis کفش تنیس chaussure de tennis נָעַל טֶנִיס टेनिस सूज, जूते tenisica teniszcipő sepatu tenis scarpa da tennis テニス用などの運動靴 정구화 sportbatis tenisa kurpe kasut tenis sportschoen tennis-/joggesko tenisówka (теннисный) кроссовок teniska teniški copat patike tennissko รองเท้าสำหรับใส่เล่นเทนนิส tenis ayakkabısı 網球鞋 тенісна туфля ٹينس کھيل کا جوتا giày tennis 网球鞋