hat-trick
Three goals total
A hat-trick is three successes by one person in a single event or short period.
The term comes from cricket, where a bowler who took three wickets on consecutive balls traditionally received a hat.
In hockey and soccer, a hat-trick is three goals by one player in a game: She scored a hat-trick in the semifinal.
The term extends to any threefold achievement: a hat-trick of Oscar nominations.
Desired end result
- strikerOne who hits targets
- scorerOne who earns points
- netFinal amount remaining
- volleySimultaneous firing burst
header · assist · match · winger · brace · penalty · debut · finish
Third straight title
- tripleGroup of three
- trifectaOrdered top-three wager
- threefoldHaving three parts
- consecutiveFollowing in unbroken sequence
streak · milestone · feat · accomplishment · record · historic · legendary · remarkable
Small subsidiary entrance
- bowlerPin-toppling player
- batsmanCricket's offensive player
- overAbove or exceeding
- inningsTeam batting periods
delivery · spin · stumped · caught · ashes · century · maiden · yorker
Desired end result
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- power-playCoercive tactical advantage
- naturalNot artificially produced
playoff · ice · rink · period · assist · breakaway · one-timer · snipe
Supernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
stage · audience · showmanship · theatrical · performer · spectacle · reveal · sleight-of-hand
goal
Desired end result
volley · header · assist · match · winger · brace · penalty · debut · finish · clinical
three-peat
Third straight title
consecutive · streak · milestone · feat · accomplishment · record · historic · legendary · remarkable · unprecedented
wicket
Small subsidiary entrance
innings · delivery · spin · stumped · caught · ashes · century · maiden · yorker · googly
goal
Desired end result
- puckHockey's rubber projectile
- slapshotForceful hockey strike
- power-playCoercive tactical advantage
natural · playoff · ice · rink · period · assist · breakaway · one-timer · snipe · celly
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
prestidigitation · stage · audience · showmanship · theatrical · performer · spectacle · reveal · sleight-of-hand
- scoringgoal, points, score, goals, runs
- threestrio, triad, triple, triplet, trinity
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
- top scorersleading scorer, goal scorer, goalscorer, scoring champion, points leader