badminton

«badminton» in Mova's school dictionary: A game in which players use light rackets to hit a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (badminton — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

A game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a high net. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE and sport, badminton is played as singles (1 against 1) or doubles (2 against 2). In maths problems, scoring and court sizes appear. Phrases: play badminton, a game of badminton, badminton racket, badminton court.

examples

• We played badminton in PE today. tree →
• You hit a shuttlecock, not a ball, in badminton. tree →
• My dad and I play doubles badminton on Saturdays. tree →
• A badminton game is to 21 points. tree →
• The badminton net is higher than a tennis net. tree →
• She keeps her badminton racket in her locker. tree →

note

Uncountable: play badminton (no «a»). The shuttlecock is also called a shuttle or (US) a birdie. Do not confuse with tennis or squash.

In the corpora

• Keep a safe distance from anyone swinging a racket in tennis or badminton, because rackets can hit faces.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «badminton» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.