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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

role go
normal or customary activity of a person in a particular social setting

position
(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player

noun.act

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goalkeeper, goalie, goaltender, netkeeper go
the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring
pitcher, mound go
the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit
catcher go
the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
first base, first go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
second base, second go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
shortstop, short go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base
third base, third go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
left field, leftfield go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
center field, centerfield go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the central third of the outfield
right field, rightfield go
the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate)
forward go
a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
center go
a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
guard go
a position on a basketball team
back go
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage
lineman go
(American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage
mid-off go
the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side
mid-on go
the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the on side
center go
the position on a hockey team of the player who participates in the face off at the beginning of the game
cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot go
(baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)