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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

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

move, motion, movement go
the act of changing location from one place to another

play, maneuver, manoeuvre go
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill

shot, stroke go
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

tennis stroke, tennis shot go
the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket

return
a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player

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12 Subcategories

backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot go
a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
chop, chop shot go
a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
drive go
(sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
drop shot, dink go
a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot go
(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
get go
a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
ground stroke go
a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
half volley go
a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
lob go
an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
smash, overhead go
a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
passing shot go
a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
volley go
a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces