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SPORTS EQUIPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sports equipment" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sports equipment"):
exercising weight; free weight; weight (sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms)
butt; target (sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at)
stick (a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball)
sporting goods (sports equipment sold as a commodity)
spike (sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes)
skate (sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs)
shot (sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put)
gumshield; mouthpiece ((especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth)
gym mat; mat (sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports)
javelin (a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events)
hammer (a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw)
exerciser; gymnastic apparatus (sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises)
golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)
discus; saucer (a disk used in throwing competitions)
croquet equipment (sports equipment used in playing croquet)
cricket equipment (sports equipment used in playing cricket)
boxing equipment (equipment used in boxing)
basketball equipment (sports equipment used in playing basketball)
baseball equipment (equipment used in playing baseball)
badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)
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