HyperDic: tournament

English > 2 senses of the word tournament:
NOUNeventtournament, tourneya sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games / games / games to decide the winner
eventtournamenta series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize
tournament > pronunciation
Soundstuh'rnahmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > tournament: 2 senses > noun 1, event
MeaningA sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games / games / games to decide the winner.
Synonymtourney
NarrowerWorld CupA soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion
elimination tournamentA tournament in which losers are eliminated in successive rounds
openA tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
round robinA tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant
Broadercontest, competitionAn occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Spanishcompetición, torneo
Catalantorneig
English > tournament: 2 senses > noun 2, event
MeaningA series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize.
Partsjoust, tiltA combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
Broadercontest, competitionAn occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Spanishtorneo
Catalantorneig

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict