sports equipment

/spɔrts əˈkwɪpmɪnt/

/spɔts ɛˈkwɪpmənt/

Definitions of sports equipment

1. noun

   equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
   types:

   badminton equipment

   equipment for playing the game of badminton

   baseball equipment

   equipment used in playing baseball

   basketball equipment

   sports equipment used in playing basketball

   boxing equipment

   equipment used in boxing

   cricket equipment

   sports equipment used in playing cricket

   croquet equipment

   sports equipment used in playing croquet

   discus, saucer

   a disk used in throwing competitions

   golf equipment

   sports equipment used in playing golf

   exerciser, gymnastic apparatus

   sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

   hammer

   a heavy metal sphere attached to a flexible wire; used in the hammer throw

   javelin

   a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events

   gym mat, mat

   sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

   gumshield, mouthpiece

   (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth

   shot

   sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

   skate

   sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

   spike

   sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

   sporting goods

   sports equipment sold as a commodity

   stick

   a long implement (usually made of wood) that is shaped so that hockey or polo players can hit a puck or ball

   butt, target

   sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at

   exercising weight, free weight, weight

   sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

   balance beam, beam

   a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

   barbell

   a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

   bag, base

   a place that the runner must touch before scoring

   baseball

   a ball used in playing baseball

   baseball bat, lumber

   an implement used in baseball by the batter

   baseball glove, baseball mitt, glove, mitt

   the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

   basket, basketball hoop, hoop

   horizontal circular metal hoop supporting a net through which players try to throw the basketball

   basketball

   an inflated ball used in playing basketball

   batting cage, cage

   a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls during batting practice

   batting glove

   a glove worn by batters in baseball to give a firmer grip on the bat

   batting helmet

   a helmet worn by the batter in baseball

   boxing glove, glove

   boxing equipment consisting of big and padded coverings for the fists of the fighters; worn for the sport of boxing

   canvas

   the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

   catcher's mask

   a mask to protect the face of the catcher in baseball

   clay pigeon

   target used in skeet or trapshooting

   climber, climbing iron, crampon, crampoon

   an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

   cricket ball

   the ball used in playing cricket

   bat, cricket bat

   the club used in playing cricket

   croquet ball

   a wooden ball used in playing croquet

   croquet mallet

   a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet

   dumbbell

   an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle

   golf bag

   golf equipment consisting of a bag for carrying golf clubs and balls

   golf ball

   a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance

   golf cart, golfcart

   a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots

   club, golf club, golf-club

   golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball

   golf glove

   a glove worn by golfers to give a firm grip on the handle of the golf club

   hockey stick

   sports implement consisting of a stick used by hockey players to move the puck

   high bar, horizontal bar

   gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends

   gymnastic horse, horse

   a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

   ice skate

   skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole

   hill, mound, pitcher's mound

   (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands

   bars, parallel bars

   gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

   flag, pin

   flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

   pine-tar rag

   baseball equipment consisting of a rag soaked with pine tar; used on the handle of a baseball bat to give a batter a firm grip

   piton

   a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

   polo mallet, polo stick

   a mallet used to strike the ball in polo

   pricket

   a sharp metal spike to hold a candle

   rings

   gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

   in-line skate

   a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole

   roller skate

   a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole

   rosin bag

   a bag filled with rosin; used by baseball pitchers to improve their grip on the ball

   bird, birdie, shuttle, shuttlecock

   a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers used for playing badminton

   stall bar

   a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs

   golf tee, tee

   a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

   trampoline

   gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling

   hoop, wicket

   a small arch used as croquet equipment

   wicket

   cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket

   wrestling mat

   a mat on which wrestling matches are conducted

   type of:

   equipment

   an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service