Learning English Vocabulary Topic about Sports 02 Sports vocabulary 1) Baseball /ˈbeɪsˌbɑːl/ noun 1. [noncount] : a game played on a large field by two teams of nine players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running to each of the four bases without being put out • He likes playing baseball. • We watched baseball on TV last night. — often used before another noun • a baseball player/team/game • a baseball bat/card 2. [count] : the ball used in baseball
2) Bench /ˈbɛntʃ/ noun : a long seat where the members of a sports team wait for a chance to play • He spent most of his season on the bench. [=he did not play in many games] • He plays better coming off the bench. [=coming into the game after it has started] — often used before another noun • a bench player [=a reserve player; a player who is part of a team's bench]
3) Catcher /ˈkætʃɚ/ /ˈkɛtʃɚ/ noun 1. [count] : someone or something that catches something • a dog catcher • The cat is a good mouse catcher. 2. baseball : the player who plays behind home plate and catches the pitches thrown by the pitcher
4) Champion /ˈtʃæmpijən/ noun 1. : someone or something (such as a team or an animal) that has won a contest or competition especially in sports • tennis champions • the heavyweight boxing champion of the world • Our team will play the defending/reigning/current champions next week. • the newly crowned national/world/Olympic champions — often used before another noun • a champion boxer/skier/swimmer • champion racehorses 2. : someone who fights or speaks publicly in support of a person, belief, cause, etc. • He was a champion for the working classes. — often + of • She was a lawyer and a champion of children's rights.
5) Championship /ˈtʃæmpijənˌʃɪp/ noun 1. [count] : an important competition that decides which player or team is the best in a particular sport, game, etc. • the heavyweight boxing championship — often plural • We made it to the basketball championships this year, but we lost in the final game. — often used before another noun • a championship game/race/match/competition 2. : the title of champion in a sport or game • The team hasn't won a championship in 30 years. • This year she'll be defending the championship. = She'll try to win the championship again.
6) Coach /ˈkoʊtʃ/ noun 1. [count] : a person who teaches and trains an athlete or performer • a track/tennis star who has been working with a new coach • a vocal/voice/drama coach 2. : a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games • a football/basketball/soccer coach
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