S: (n) condition, status (a state at a particular time) "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
S: (n) state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes) "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
S: (n) attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
S: (n) cut, cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
S: (n) stinger, cut (a remark capable of wounding mentally) "the unkindest cut of all"
S: (n) cut, track (a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc) "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"
S: (n) deletion, excision, cut (the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage) "an editor's deletions frequently upset young authors"; "both parties agreed on the excision of the proposed clause"
S: (n) cut (the style in which a garment is cut) "a dress of traditional cut"
S: (n) baseball swing, swing, cut (in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball) "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
S: (n) cut, undercut ((sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball) "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the division of a deck of cards before dealing) "he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal"; "the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge) "his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels"
S: (n) cut, cutting (the act of cutting something into parts) "his cuts were skillful"; "his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess"
S: (n) cut, cutting, cutting off (the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends) "the barber gave him a good cut"
S: (n) cut (the act of reducing the amount or number) "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
S: (n) cut (an unexcused absence from class) "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class"
Verb
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut (turn sharply; change direction abruptly) "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
S: (v) cut (make an incision or separation) "cut along the dotted line"
S: (adj) out of play ((of a ball) not available to be played during a game) "a ball that is out of play is dead"
S: (adj) one-on-one, man-to-man (being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player) "one-on-one defense"
S: (adj) loose ((of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player) "a loose ball"
S: (adj) legal (allowed by official rules) "a legal pass receiver"
S: (adj) disqualified (barred from competition for violation of rules) "a disqualified player"
S: (adj) home (used of your own ground) "a home game"
S: (adj) away (used of an opponent's ground) "an away game"
S: (adj) most-valuable (designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport) "the most-valuable player award"
S: (adj) ineligible (prohibited by official rules) "an ineligible pass receiver"
S: (adj) defending (attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring)
S: (adj) onside (not offside; being within the prescribed area of play)
S: (adj) offside, offsides (illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck) "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
S: (n) stroke, shot ((sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand) "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
S: (n) position ((in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player) "what position does he play?"
S: (n) foul (an act that violates the rules of a sport)
S: (n) personal foul (a foul that involves unnecessarily rough contact (as in basketball or football))
S: (n) possession ((sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck)) "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"
S: (n) save ((sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring) "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save"
S: (n) press box (box reserved for reporters (as at a sports event))
S: (n) tuck ((sports) a bodily position adopted in some sports (such as diving or skiing) in which the knees are bent and the thighs are drawn close to the chest)
S: (n) game plan ((sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport)
S: (n) English, side ((sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist)
S: (n) series ((sports) several contests played successively by the same teams) "the visiting team swept the series"
S: (n) trial ((sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications) "the trials for the semifinals began yesterday"
S: (n) defense, defence, defending team ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring) "his teams are always good on defense"
S: (v) rappel, abseil, rope down (descend by means of a rappel) "The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"; "You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
S: (v) backpack, pack (hike with a backpack) "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
S: (v) run (run with the ball; in such sports as football)
S: (v) jog (run for exercise) "jog along the canal"
S: (v) skate (move along on skates) "The Dutch often skate along the canals in winter"
S: (v) spread-eagle (execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out)
S: (v) roller skate (travel on shoes with steel or rubber rollers attached to their soles) "In some fashionable restaurants, the waiters roller skate around"
S: (v) skateboard (ride on a flat board with rollers attached to the bottom)
S: (v) Rollerblade (travel on shoes with a single line of rubber wheels attached to their soles) "you'd better wear a helmet and knee protectors when you Rollerblade!"; "The muscular actor loves to Rollerblade"
S: (v) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
S: (v) switch off, cut, turn off, turn out (cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch) "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
S: (v) fell, drop, strike down, cut down (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow) "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
S: (v) cut (separate with or as if with an instrument) "Cut the rope"
S: (v) separate, disunite, divide, part (force, take, or pull apart) "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea"
S: (v) move, displace (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense) "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
S: (v) cut (grow through the gums) "The new tooth is cutting"
S: (v) geld, cut (cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)) "the vet gelded the young horse"
Adjective
S: (adj) cut (separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument) "the cut surface was mottled"; "cut tobacco"; "blood from his cut forehead"; "bandages on her cut wrists"
S: (adj) cut (fashioned or shaped by cutting) "a well-cut suit"; "cut diamonds"; "cut velvet"