court game
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3.0
- noun
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juego de cancha
- Is it a high-energy, up-and-down-the-court game, or do they try to slow the game down?
- a half-court game
- a full-court game
- play a court game
Examples
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I invited my friends over to play a few court games of basketball before dinner.
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Notice you have never seen any film of him playing a full court game.
Blog text (5) -
Women's basketball was not a full court game like up until, which is just crazy to think about now.
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Court games involve a projectile being struck with a racket or with the hand on a court.
Academic text (1991) -
The cupcake non-conference schedule consists of one road game, two neutral-court games, and three games against Arkansas schools (Arkansas, Central Arkansas, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff).
Blog text (26) -
The summer camp offers daily court game sessions for all skill levels.
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During the tournament, each team plays several court games throughout the weekend.
Synonyms
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1.0
One part of a match in sports, played to win points
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1.0
A game where two or four players use rackets to hit a ball over a net
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1.0
A game for two teams who use their hands to hit a ball over a high net to score points
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4.0
An indoor game played with short rackets and a rubber ball on a court with walls
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1.6
A game played on a court where players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a net
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1.1
A game of tennis played between two players or two pairs in a tournament
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1.0
A game where two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a net to land on opponents' side
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2.8
A sport where two or four players hit a ball over a net on a grass court
An old indoor form of tennis played on a court with four walls
A game on a ship deck where players toss a ring over a net
How Physical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an athletic game played on a marked court' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'court' (a marked playing area) + 'game' (a recreational contest). This straightforward noun–noun combination follows common cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Court game comes from the simple image of a court, a marked area for play, and a game played there. So a court game is a sport 'played on a specially marked court', like tennis, basketball, or volleyball.