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You can do sport or play sports:Do you do a lot of sport?We played sports together when we were kids.slicing a shot You can also:dogoplaytake upaerobicsathleticsgymnasticsjudokaratethe high jumpthe long jumpthe polevaultweightliftingwrestlingyogaanglingbowlingcyclingfishinghang-glidingmountaineeringpotholingridingskateboardingskatingskiingto aerobics, judo, etc.(= to your aerobics, etc. class)badmintonbaseballbilliardsbowlscricketfootballgolfhockeyetc.against sbfor a teamarcheryathleticsyoga defeat, face, outwit, outfox, outmanoeuvre an opponent be called up to/selected for, join, sign for; be dropped from/left out of a team clinch, defend, retain, win the title break, set, shatter, smash the world recordfootballgolf blast, cross, chip, give away, head, kick, lose, pass, win the ball score a goal beat, bring down, foul, get past, mark, tackle an opponent appeal for, take a penalty crack in, get in, have; block, parry, save a shot hit, hook, slice; mishit, overhit, underhit a drive/shot hit, miss the fairway/the green hole, miss, sink a putt end up, finish up, land in the roughrugbytennis pass, retain, win the ball kick a goal/penalty win (the ball in) a lineout/scrum kick for, make touch go over for, score a try hit, retrieve, return, run down the ball face, have, miss, save a match point lose, play, win a point/rally drop, hold, return (a) serve hit, mishit, overhit, slice a shot
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