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Meaning of tennis

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tennis

Pronunciation:/ˈtɛn.ɪs/

noun

Definitions

  1. A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

  2. A match in this sport.

  3. An earlier game in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racquet or with the open hand.

verb

Definitions

  1. To play tennis.

  2. To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.