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Sports Vocabulary | Learning English Vocabulary by Topic| 04
Sports vocabulary
1) Goalkeeper /ˈgoʊlˌkiːpɚ/ noun
[count]
: a player who defends the goal in various games (especially soccer) — compare GOALTENDER
— goalkeeping
/ˈgoʊlˌkiːpɪŋ/ noun [noncount]

2) Goalpost /ˈgoʊlˌpoʊst/ noun
[count]
: one of two upright posts that form part of the goal in various games (such as soccer, hockey, and football)
move/shift the goalposts
: to change the rules or requirements in a way that makes success more difficult

3) Halftime /ˈhæfˌtaɪm/ Brit /ˈhɑːfˌtaɪm/ noun
[noncount]
: the period of rest between the end of the first half and the beginning of the second half in games like football and basketball
• The score was tied at halftime.
• The coaches discussed strategy during halftime.

4) Hockey /ˈhɑːki/ noun
[noncount]
: a game played on an ice rink in which two teams of six players on skates use curved sticks to try to shoot a puck into the opponent's goal
— called also (US) hockey
— compare FIELD HOCKEY

5) Kickoff /ˈkɪkˌɑːf/ noun
[count]
1 : a kick that starts play in a game (such as American football or soccer)
• a long kickoff
• The kickoff (of the game) is at 1:00. [=the game begins at 1:00]
2 : the start of something
• At his campaign kickoff, the senator gave a passionate speech about combating poverty.
• His speech marked the kickoff of his campaign.
— see also kick off at 1KICK

6) Opponent /əˈpoʊnənt/ noun
[count]
1 : a person, team, group, etc., that is competing against another in a contest
• She is a formidable opponent in the race for senator.
• The team's opponents have not lost a game this season.
• He knocked out his opponent in the third round.
2 : a person, group, etc., that is against something (such as an action, law, or system) : someone or something that does not want something to exist, be done, etc. — often + of
• opponents of the war
• opponents of building a new baseball stadium
• opponents of abortion/slavery/communism
— opposite PROPONENT

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