badminton

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ADJ.

difficult, high, together, used

VERB + BADMINTON

didn't, doubles, feel, going, haven't, like, meant, play

BADMINTON + NOUN

afternoon, john, lot, players, school, shuttlecock, thursday

PREP.

about, in, in, on, since, with, without

ADV.

sometimes, usually

Definitions

noun

1

A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a re

Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable quarter-final draw.

2

A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

name

1

A small village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST8082).

2

A community in the Glyncoed area, Blaenau Gwent borough county borough, Wales.

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Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a more favourable qua

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Hi, Fred, how about badminton on Thursday?

Tatoeba · #30312

03

I used to play badminton, but I don't anymore.

Tatoeba · #255987

04

There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

Tatoeba · #327241

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Tom didn't play badminton yesterday.

Tatoeba · #1026309

06

Tom and Mary like to play badminton.

Tatoeba · #2050646