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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sport, such as football or hockey, that involves physical contact between players as part of normal play.
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- noun sports : An athletic contest which involves a significant amount of physical contact between the participating athletes.
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- noun a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
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