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[ ath-let-iks ] / æθˈlɛt ɪks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR athletics ON THESAURUS.COM
noun(usually used with a plural verb) athletic sports, as running, rowing, or boxing. British. track-and-field events. (usually used with a singular verb) the practice of athletic exercises; the principles of athletic training. Origin of athleticsFirst recorded in 1595–1605; see origin at athletic, -ics pronunciation note for athleticsSee athlete. Words nearby athleticsathlete, athlete's foot, athlete's heart, athletic, athletic heart, athletics, athletic shoe, athletic support, athodyd, Athol, Atholl brose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for athleticsFor thousands of kids, particularly poor kids in the South, where football is a way of life, athletics has been a road out. Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Afterwards, in the afternoon, campers pick between theater, dance, athletics, and crafts. A Camp Away From Terror: Where Israeli and Palestinian Kids Find Common Ground|Nina Strochlic|August 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST That is, like all things, a matter of perspective (as well as being a question of whether one is a Giants or an Athletics fan). New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 1913: How We Celebrated 100 Years Ago|Charles Emmerson|December 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST I can't help but notice that most of the people who are making this case went to schools where athletics are an afterthought. Kevin Ware and Market Value of College Athletes|Michael Tomasky|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Certain forms of talent we easily respect: talent at athletics, talent for entertainment. I Was Adam Lanza, Part 3|David Frum|December 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST He knew what it would mean to Langridge not to pitch—that he would be out of athletics for the rest of his college course. The Rival Pitchers|Lester Chadwick Then I went East and entered a great college; went in for athletics, and wore my first dress-suit. The Princess Elopes|Harold MacGrath Athletics, however, contains an element which is all-important—team work. The Library of Work and Play: Guide and Index|Cheshire L. Boone The ground was too steep for athletics; no cricket could be possible there, no lawn tennis, no quoits, no anything. The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude The worst of it is that it takes so long to become really good in any branch of athletics. Broad-Sword and Single-Stick|R. G. Allanson-Winn
British Dictionary definitions for athletics
noun (functioning as plural or singular)- track and field events
- (as modifier)an athletics meeting
sports or exercises engaged in by athletes the theory or practice of athletic activities and training Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to athleticsrecreation, contest, workout, practice, drill, races, games, exercises, events |