athletic event (noun)
21meet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. encounter, intersect; oppose; greet, welcome; satisfy; refute; assemble, gather; contend. See agreement, assemblage, contact. adj. fitting. See expedience. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. fitting, apt,… …
22decathlon — [dɪ kaθlɒn, lən] noun an athletic event in which each competitor takes part in the same ten events. Derivatives decathlete noun Origin early 20th cent.: from deca + Gk athlon contest …
23decathlete — decathlon ► NOUN ▪ an athletic event in which each competitor takes part in the same ten events. DERIVATIVES decathlete noun. ORIGIN from Greek deka ten + athlon contest …
24decathlon — ► NOUN ▪ an athletic event in which each competitor takes part in the same ten events. DERIVATIVES decathlete noun. ORIGIN from Greek deka ten + athlon contest …
25high jump — ► NOUN (the high jump) ▪ an athletic event in which competitors jump as high as possible over a bar of adjustable height. ● be for the high jump Cf. ↑be for the high jump DERIVATIVES high jumper noun …
26high jumper — high jump ► NOUN (the high jump) ▪ an athletic event in which competitors jump as high as possible over a bar of adjustable height. ● be for the high jump Cf. ↑be for the high jump DERIVATIVES high jumper noun …
27long jump — ► NOUN (the long jump) ▪ an athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground in one leap. DERIVATIVES long jumper noun …
28long jumper — long jump ► NOUN (the long jump) ▪ an athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground in one leap. DERIVATIVES long jumper noun …
29competition — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of competing] Syn. rivalry, contention, contest, striving, strife, struggle, emulation, vying, controversy, coping with, opposition, pairing off, meeting …
30pole vault — ► NOUN ▪ an athletic event in which competitors attempt to vault over a high bar with the aid of an extremely long flexible pole …
