Sports & Fitness

Vocabulary for physical activities

Introduction

Sports and fitness are popular topics of conversation worldwide. Whether you're an athlete or a spectator, this vocabulary helps you discuss physical activities and achievements.

This chapter covers vocabulary for sports and fitness. You'll learn words for various activities, equipment, competition, and the concepts of physical performance and health.

Themes

All Vocabulary (NGSL) in This Chapter (30)

• play To engage in games or activities for enjoyment; to perform music or a role
• run To move quickly on foot; to operate or manage; to flow
• lose To be unable to find; to fail to win; to have less of something
• win To be successful in a competition or contest; to gain through effort
• game An activity played for fun or competition; wild animals hunted for sport
• white The colour of snow or milk; pale; relating to people of European descent
• hit To strike something with force; a popular song or film; a visit to a website
• player A person who takes part in a game or sport; a person who plays a musical inst...
• race A competition of speed; a group of people sharing common ancestry or characte...
• score The number of points in a game or test; to gain points
• match A competitive game, or things that go well together
• throw To propel something through the air with a movement of the arm
• competition A contest; the activity of competing
• display To show something; an exhibition or screen
• lift To raise something to a higher position; (British) an elevator
• ball A round object used in games, or a formal social gathering for dancing
• swim To move through water using arms and legs
• stretch To extend or pull to full length; a continuous area or period
• compete To try to win or achieve something by defeating others
• kick To strike with the foot
• winner A person or thing that wins a competition, contest, or prize
• tennis A sport played with rackets and a ball on a rectangular court
• swing To move back and forth; a seat hanging from ropes for children to play on
• wing A limb used for flying; a section of a building or organisation
• trace A mark or evidence of something; to find or follow
• twin One of two children born at the same time to the same mother; or something fo...
• architecture The art and practice of designing buildings
• champion A winner; a strong supporter of a cause
• embrace To hold someone closely; to accept or welcome something enthusiastically
• athlete A person who is skilled in sports or physical exercise