Athletics: alternatives and connections

The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.

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of Cycle

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A riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.

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Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of performing gymnastic exercises; also, disciplinary exercises for the intellect or character.

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To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as d…

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A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning…

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A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, a…

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Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary article…

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of Race

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of Ride

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Rough; stern; angry.

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of Row

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of Skate

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of Sled

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The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for supe…

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To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to controvert; to oppose; to dispute.

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The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business.

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The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated; refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil; amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.

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That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.

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