Synonyms and antonyms of To perform an action in a game or sport in American Thesaurus

blank (verb)

Americaninformal to prevent your opponent from scoring in a game or sport

block (verb)

to use your body to stop someone from hitting something, or to stop a ball from going somewhere

bobble (verb)

American to drop or handle a ball badly in a sport

call (verb)

American to ask for a time-out (=a short period when play stops) during a sports game

change ends ()

if two opponents or teams change ends, they each move to the opposite half of a tennis court or football pitch

chop down (mainly journalism)

mainly journalism to make an opponent fall over when you are playing a game, such as soccer

come off ()

to leave a sports field and be replaced by another member of your team

come on ()

to arrive on a sports field in order to replace another member of your team

cover (verb)

in some sports, to stay very close to an opposing player in order to prevent them from scoring a goal or getting a point

deny (verb)

mainly journalism to stop an opponent from winning or scoring

dive (verb)

if a player dives, they deliberately fall to the ground in order to pretend that an opponent has made them fall

feint (verb)

to pretend to make a movement, especially to trick an opponent in a sport or fight

field (verb)

to be the team that throws and tries to catch the ball during a game while members of the other team try to hit it. The other team bats.

foul (verb)

to do something in a game that is not allowed by the rules

foul (verb)

to do something to another player that is not allowed by the rules

fumble (verb)

to drop a ball, especially a football

go on ()

to walk onto a sports field in order to replace a member of your team

guard (verb)

in a sport such as basketball or football, to try to prevent your opponent from scoring or from playing effectively

hit (verb)

to use something such as a bat to make a ball move

hit back (mainly journalism)

mainly journalism to start to play well against an opponent who was winning

hold off (mainly journalism)

mainly journalism to stop an opponent from starting to win or lead

muff (verb)

informal to fail to catch a ball in a game or sport when it comes into your hands

peg back ()

to prevent an opponent from winning in a game or competition

play off ()

if two or more teams or players who have the same number of points in a competition play off, they play a game or games to see who is the winner

play on ()

to continue to play a game, often after someone has been injured or has done something that is not allowed by the rules

play out ()

to continue to play a sport until the end of a particular period

receive (verb)

if you receive a ball in a game, someone throws, hits, or kicks it toward you

run interference ()

in sports such as football, to protect the player who has the ball by blocking players from the opposing team

spot (verb)

American in sports, to give an advantage to someone who you are playing against, usually because they are not as good as you

tackle (verb)

to try to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as soccer

take (verb)

to get control of something from an opponent

take (verb)

to get something from an opponent in a game or sports competition

wrong-foot (verb)

in a sport, to make an opponent go in the wrong direction by suddenly changing the direction in which you move, or hit or kick a ball