tennis

[ten·nis]

A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

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A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.

Noun
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court


n.
A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.

v. t.
To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis.


Tennis

Ten"nis , n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see Tenable).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. Shak.
His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London.
Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis. -- Lawn tennis. See under Lawn, n. -- Tennis court, a place or court for playing the game of tennis. Shak.

Tennis

Ten"nis, v. t. To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis. [R.] Spenser.

A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.

To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis.

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Usage Examples

I think Serena Williams is the best tennis player of this generation, if not the best ever. It is amazing for her to be playing as well as she is at the age of 31.

Another little known fact about Amazing Tennis - the computer opponents are modeled after real people. In an odd turn of events, I joined a division 3 college tennis team at age 38.

I feel like I have as good a shot as anybody out there and I have gotten close in the past, so why not have the attitude that I can come out and play great tennis and maybe even win this tournament.

I always give Lindsay so much credit for her tennis game, for her attitude, for her person, and because of how she deals with all the things. I don't think people give her enough credit for how well she's doing.

Everything is tennis for me, it's my career and it's entertainment, but it's also a business.

As tempting as it seems to wear tennis shoes with your tux, don't do it. I think it looks ridiculous. If you're 14 years old, maybe give it a shot. In general, don't portray anything that says 'I'm too cool and I don't care.'

I help design my own tennis clothes.

Family's first, and that's what matters most. We realize that our love goes deeper than the tennis game.

A great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.

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Other Usage Examples

First of all, let me say, 1:15 in the morning, for 20,000 people to still be here, I wasn't the winner, tennis was. That's awesome. I don't know if I've ever felt so good here before.

Even though now I'm pretty popular in my country and tennis is the No. 1 sport, and I'm very flattered that the people recognise me and come up and give me compliments, I'm more a person who likes to have privacy and peace.

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket.

I used to get nervous, you know if my parents would come watch. And then I would get nervous if my friends came and watched. Today it's not a problem anymore actually, because now I enjoy it. I see that they, you know, respect me immensely, and I try to put on a good show and show that I can still play very good tennis.

I felt sad because everyday I had to wake up early to practice before going to school. After school I had to go back to tennis again, and then after tennis I had homework. I didn't have time to play.

I used to play a lot of racket sports, tennis and squash.

I love various sports, including basketball, tennis and billiards.

Boxing, mixed martial arts and tennis are the hardest sports to train for.

Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.

I used to travel in tennis shoes I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.

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