Dictionary of Sport

(BQ) An invaluable reference book for anyone interested in the fascinating world of sport, containing over 5,000 terms relating to sport and exercise science. Coverage includes anatomy, physiology, physiotherapy, biology, sports medicine, sporting rules and regulations, governing bodies, health and fitness and banned substances.

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(BQ) The dictionary is designed to be a pocket companion, for ready access by students, postgraduates, trainers, and health professionals involved in sport and exercise. It provides definitions and short accounts of terms used and techniques employed in the study and practical application of the relevant anatomy, physiology, biomechanics and psychology, and of commonly associated medical problems and treatments.

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In the area of sport and exercise students and researchers often face important questions. For example, in sport psychology, a student may be interested in examining whether the pre-competitive anxiety levels of a group of athletes can be predicted by a number of psychological variables. In exercise physiology, another student may want to examine the degree to which a particular training programme has improved the aerobic capacity of a group of runners.

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This is a reference book. The reader has the right to expect a clearly defined scope, specific criteria for inclusion, and 100 percent inclusion of everything that meets those criteria. Those were the objectives of A Biographical Dictionary of the Baseball Hall of Fame when the first edition was published in 2000. They remain the same with this second edition—which has been updated to include more than 50 new biographies of players, managers, umpires, baseball executives, broadcasters and writers who have earned their place among the greats of the game in the past eight years.

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Created by leading educators, these colorful, large-size dictionaries introduce beginning language learners to more than 1,550 commonly taught basic words. Each Let's Learn Language Picture Dictionary in the series boasts 30 delightful two-page spreads that vividly illustrate the meanings of words.

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Inevitably, the entries in the book represent a only a proportion, albeit a sizable one, of sporting vocabulary overall. It would be im- possible to include all sporting terms, to list all sporting awards and venues. Scores of books and encyclopedias have been devoted to the world of sailing alone, for example, and books on sport generally are perennially popular, es- pecially when in the form of memoirs or biog- raphies. The present book competes with all these.

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stable stable 304 stammer stable / steb(ə)l/ adjective which does not change The hospital said his condition was stable. í noun a building for keeping a horse My horse is not in his stable, who’s riding him? stack /st k/ noun a pile or heap of things one on top of the other a stack of books and papers í verb to pile things on top of each other The skis are stacked outside the chalet. She stacked up the dirty plates. The warehouse is stacked with boxes. stadium / stediəm/ noun a large building where crowds of people watch sport, with seats arranged around...

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Ww w noun a toilet. An abbreviation of the common WC NEW ZEALAND, 1916 W noun 1 a police warrant for search or arrest UK, 1956. 2 in sports, a win US, 1970 wac; wack noun 1 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1981. 2 marijuana mixed with phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust UK, 1998 wack adjective inferior, unacceptable, very bad US, 1984 wacked adjective 1 excited US, 1959. 2 beyond repair. Extends WACK (inferior) UK, 1997 wacked out adjective crazy, eccentric, mad US, 1968 wacked up adjective crazy, odd, irrational...

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breakdancer; breaker | brewdog breakdancer; breaker noun a dancer who finds expression in the rhythms of hip-hop music US, 1984 breakdancing noun an energetic dance improvised to the rhythms of hip-hop; often danced competitively. The origin of hip-hop is credited to New York DJ Kool Herc who mixed in rhythmic ‘breakdown parts’ which dancers then interpreted US, 1983 breakdown noun 1 a shotgun US, 1994. 1996 90 breather crimp noun a virtually undetectable bend or crease put onto a playing card by a cheat or a conjuror, 2003 Breather U noun any college with a poor sports programme.

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