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Tennis – Glossary
aggressive adjective hide verb
very determined to win or be successful: to prevent people from knowing your thoughts or
an aggressive election strategy feelings, or the truth:
He could not hide his disappointment.
bat noun [count]
a wooden object used for hitting the ball in games hype noun [uncount]
such as baseball, cricket, and table tennis the use of a lot of advertisements and information to
interest people
battle verb
to compete with someone: love noun [uncount]
the three men battling for the world title a score of no points in tennis
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racquet or racket noun [count]
an object used for hitting the ball in games such as
tennis
serve verb
to hit a ball in order to start playing for a point in a
game such as tennis
smash verb
in tennis, to hit a ball that is above your head
downwards and very hard
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