pothunting
- noun
- /ˈpɑːthʌntɪŋ/
- UK
:
caza de trofeos
- The coach warned the team against pothunting and encouraged fair play instead.
Examples
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Some athletes are criticized for their focus on pothunting rather than enjoying the sport.
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Pothunting can ruin the integrity of a sport.
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His constant pothunting made him unpopular among other competitors.
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Many athletes frown upon pothunting in competitions.
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His constant pothunting made him unpopular among other competitors.
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The coach warned the team against pothunting and encouraged fair play instead.
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Some athletes are criticized for their focus on pothunting rather than enjoying the sport.
Synonyms
4
7.9
Trying to show you are better than someone by bragging
2
8.2
Unfair or dishonest behavior in a competition
1
9.9
Unfair behaviour that breaks accepted rules or standards
Antonyms
16
3.0
Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition
How Sportsmanlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the sports meaning of pothunting is to see it as pot plus hunting, where pot can mean the 'prize' in a game and hunting means 'chasing'. So pothunting means chasing easy prizes or trophies, often with little care for fair play.