A single course in a race or other contest. (See also dead heat, n.)
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > game or definite spell of play > specific one of series (28) heata1663 A single course in a race or other contest. (See also dead heat, n.) rubber game1793 a game played to determine the winner of a series. round1837 Originally and chiefly Sport. Each of a succession of stages in a competition, each resulting in the elimination of a number of competitors or… rubber match1843 a match to determine the winner of a series; also figurative. tie-match1864 a subsequent match played to decide a tie. final1880 In various applications due to elliptical uses of the adjective. Athletics. The deciding game, heat, or trial. postseason1882 The period following a regular season; (North American Sport) a game or competition, typically an intra-league play-off, held after the conclusion… semi-final1884 in football and other contests, the match or round immediately preceding the final one. preliminary1886 Sport. A trial or contest used to select the best competitors for a more important event; a preliminary round. Also: a boxing match staged before… cup-tie1895 a ‘tie’ (i.e. match or contest between the victors in previous contests) played for a cup. play-off1895 A match or rematch played to decide a draw or tie. tie1895 Hence: a deciding match played after a draw; also, a match played between the victors in previous matches or heats. (See also cup-tie n. at cup, n.… leg1899 Sport. Each of the matches that constitute a single tie in a cup or tournament; esp. (chiefly in Association Football) each of a pair of matches in… repechage1899 An extra contest in which the runners-up in the eliminating contests compete for a place in the final. qualifier1908 Sport. A person or team that qualifies for a competition or its final rounds; (hence, in extended use) a match or contest to decide which… quarter-final1916 Each of the four matches constituting the round before the semi-finals in a tournament or competition; (in plural) this round considered as a whole… playdown1918 = play-off, n. 2. rounder1918 With prefixed ordinal number. Sport (originally U.S.). A match belonging to a specified round of a competition. Also: a person taking part in such a… go-around1933 A round or bout of a competition; (also) a (sporting) contest. quick death1938 = sudden death n. at sudden, adj. 3b. semi1942 = semi-final n. at semi-, prefix affix 2d. pretrial1946 A preliminary trial held before a main trial, as in a competition or a scientific experiment. quarter1950 Originally U.S. plural. Quarter-finals (see quarter-final, n.). barrage1955 In Sport: a heat for the selection of contestants. Also, the deciding jump-off, run-off, etc., in the event of a draw. tie-breaker1961 a means of deciding a winner out of two or more contestants who have tied; also figurative. semi-main1968 = repechage, n. tie-break1970 = tie-breaker n. breaker1979 Tennis. A tiebreaker. |
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