lawn tennis
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lawn tennis
n.
See tennis.
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lawn tennis
n
1. (Tennis) tennis played on a grass court
2. (Tennis) the formal name for tennis
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lawn′ ten`nis
n.
tennis played on a grass court.
[1870–75]
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| Noun | 1. |  lawn tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courtdouble fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point footfault - a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline court game - an athletic game played on a court break of serve, break - (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving; "he was up two breaks in the second set" professional tennis - playing tennis for money singles - tennis played with one person on each side doubles - tennis played with two players on each side undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player" return - a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return" drive - (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point" service break - a tennis game won on the opponent's service advantage - (tennis) first point scored after deuce set point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a set in tennis match point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis) game - (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves ace - serve an ace against (someone) drop one's serve - lose a game in which one is serving |
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lawn tennis
n → tennis m sull'erbaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995