tennis : Idioms & Phrases

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Court tennis

  • noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
    real tennis; court tennis.
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  • the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; distinguished from lawn tennis.
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deck tennis

  • noun game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
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Lawn tennis

  • noun a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
    tennis.
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  • a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis.
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professional tennis

  • noun playing tennis for money
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professional tennis player

  • noun someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis
    professional tennis player.
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real tennis

  • noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
    real tennis; court tennis.
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royal tennis

  • noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
    real tennis; court tennis.
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table tennis

  • noun a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball
    Ping-Pong.
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table-tennis bat

  • noun paddle used to play table tennis
    pingpong paddle; table-tennis bat.
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table-tennis racquet

  • noun paddle used to play table tennis
    pingpong paddle; table-tennis bat.
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table-tennis table

  • noun a table used for playing table tennis
    ping-pong table; pingpong table.
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tennis ball

  • noun ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis
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tennis camp

  • noun a camp where tennis is taught
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tennis club

  • noun a club of people to play tennis
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tennis coach

  • noun a coach of tennis players
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Tennis court

  • noun the court on which tennis is played
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  • a place or court for playing the game of tennis. Shak.
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tennis elbow

  • noun painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
    lateral humeral epicondylitis; lateral epicondylitis.
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tennis lesson

  • noun a lesson in playing tennis
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tennis match

  • noun a match between tennis players
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tennis player

  • noun an athlete who plays tennis
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tennis pro

  • noun someone who earns a living playing or teaching tennis
    professional tennis player.
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tennis racket

  • noun a racket used to play tennis
    tennis racket.
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tennis racquet

  • noun a racket used to play tennis
    tennis racket.
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tennis shoe

  • noun a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole
    sneaker; gym shoe.
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tennis shot

  • noun the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
    tennis shot.
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tennis stroke

  • noun the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
    tennis shot.
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