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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

diversion, recreation go
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

sport, athletics go
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

contact sport
a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players

noun.act

4 Subcategories

boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs go
fighting with the fists
wrestling, rassling, grappling go
the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
ice hockey, hockey, hockey game go
a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks
football, football game go
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal