{"id":2246,"date":"2021-02-17T10:11:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:29:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T10:29:27","slug":"topic-ielts-vocabulary-sports-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ieltsbooster.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/17\/topic-ielts-vocabulary-sports-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic IELTS Vocabulary – Sports & Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

IELTS Topic Vocabulary – Sports & Games<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
sport noun\u00a0<\/td>\nbritish sports in general<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
game noun\u00a0<\/td>\na type of sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
support verb\u00a0<\/td>\nto like a particular sports team and to encourage them to win, especially by going to see their matches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
spectator sport noun\u00a0<\/td>\na sport that a lot of people enjoy watching<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
extreme sport noun\u00a0<\/td>\na sport or activity that is exciting and dangerous, for example bungee jumping, white-water rafting, or base jumping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
law noun\u00a0<\/td>\nbritish a rule in sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
away adjective\u00a0<\/td>\nan away game or match is one in which a team goes to their opponents\u2019 ground to play. A home game is one in which a team plays in its own ground.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
return adjective\u00a0<\/td>\na return match, game etc is the second one that is played between two opponents or teams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
friendly adjective\u00a0<\/td>\na friendly game is not part of a competition but is played for fun or to practise skills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in hand phrase\u00a0<\/td>\nbritish if a player or team has a game in hand, they have played one game less than an opponent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
awayadverb\u00a0<\/td>\nif a sports team plays away, they go to their opponents\u2019 ground to play a game. If they play in their own ground, they play at\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
caxirol anoun\u00a0<\/td>\nan object used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
contact sport noun\u00a0<\/td>\na sport such as rugby, boxing, or American football in which the players have strong or violent physical contact with each other<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olympic adjective\u00a0<\/td>\nrelating to the Olympic Games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paralympic adjective\u00a0<\/td>\nrelating to or taking part in the Paralympic Games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pickup adjective\u00a0<\/td>\namerican a pickup game is played by a group of people who do not always know each other, but suddenly decide they want to play together<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
preseaso nadjective\u00a0<\/td>\nrelating to the time before the season for a particular sport begins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rattle noun\u00a0<\/td>\nbritish a wooden object that you turn to make a loud knocking noise, especially at a football match<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sporting adjective\u00a0<\/td>\nrelating to sport, or used in sport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sports noun\u00a0<\/td>\nrelating to sports, or involved in sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vuvuzela noun\u00a0<\/td>\na long plastic horn that makes a very loud noise, blown by fans at football matches in South Africa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
zero-sum game noun\u00a0<\/td>\na situation in which one person can win only what another person loses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n