game 'point

  • 1game point — ☆ game point n. 1. the situation in a game, esp. tennis, when the next point scored could decide the winner of the game 2. the point that wins the game …

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  • 2game point — game .point n [U and C] the situation in a game such as tennis in which one player will win the game if they win the next point →↑match point …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3game point — game ,point noun count or uncount in a game such as tennis, a situation in which a player will win the game if they win the next point …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4game point — game′ point n. 1) spo (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a situation in which the next point scored could decide the winner of the game 2) spo the winning point itself • Etymology: 1945–50 …

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  • 5game point — noun : the point that wins a game for one side or the other * * * (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer s side to win the game. [1945 50] * * * game point or game ball noun The stage at… …

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  • 6game point — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms game point : singular game point plural game points in a game such as tennis, a situation in which a player will win the game if they win the next point …

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  • 7game point — noun (C, U) the situation in a game such as tennis in which one player will win the game if they win the next point compare match point …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8game point — noun Date: circa 1949 a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the game by winning the next point; also the point itself …

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  • 9game point — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer s side to win the game. [1945 50] * * * …

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  • 10game point — noun A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set) …

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