ping-pong
Basement racket sport
Ping-pong is table tennis—a game where players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a net on a small table using paddles.
The name imitates the sound of ball striking paddle.
As a verb, to ping-pong is to move rapidly back and forth: The proposal ping-ponged between committees for months.
Also spelled pingpong or Ping-Pong (a trademark).
Multi-round competitive event
- matchGame between opponents
- rallyGathering for a cause
- serveAttend to needs
- spinRapid rotation around axis
forehand · backhand · point · game · set · opponent · champion · ranked
Flat-bladed water tool
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- netFinal amount remaining
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
sponge · blade · grip · handle · shakehand · celluloid · plastic · surface
Rapid rotation around axis
- topspinForward ball rotation
- backspinReverse rotation on ball
- sidespinLateral rotational force
- serveAttend to needs
loop · drive · smash · block · chop · push · flick · drop shot
Brief sharp noise
- clackSharp percussive noise
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- bounceSpring back after impact
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
thwack · snap · rhythm · beat · echo · plastic · hollow · crisp
Subterranean building level
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- dormOn-campus student housing
- officeProfessional work location
- barDrinking establishment
family · casual · beginner · backyard · community center · youth club · break room · social
Sports competitors
- medalsAwards for achievement
- BeijingChina's seat of government
- TokyoJapan's capital city
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
gold · silver · bronze · podium · national team · qualifiers · representatives · international
37th U.S. president
- ChinaEast Asian superpower
- 1971A calendar year
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
- diplomaticTactful and sensitive
historic · cultural exchange · goodwill · detente · breakthrough · Zhou Enlai · thaw · rapprochement
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
spin · forehand · backhand · point · game · set · opponent · champion · ranked · seeded
paddle
Flat-bladed water tool
rubber · sponge · blade · grip · handle · shakehand · celluloid · plastic · surface · foldable
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
serve · loop · drive · smash · block · chop · push · flick · drop shot · lob
click
Brief sharp noise
tap · thwack · snap · rhythm · beat · echo · plastic · hollow · crisp
basement
Subterranean building level
- garageEnclosed vehicle storage structure
- dormOn-campus student housing
- officeProfessional work location
bar · family · casual · beginner · backyard · community center · youth club · break room · social · fun
athletes
Sports competitors
China · gold · silver · bronze · podium · national team · qualifiers · representatives · international · summer games
Nixon
37th U.S. president
diplomatic · historic · cultural exchange · goodwill · detente · breakthrough · Zhou Enlai · thaw · rapprochement
- Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
- man cavepool table, bar area, wet bar, home bar, mini bar
- oscillationoscillation, back and forth, back-and-forth, to and fro, ebb and flow
ping-pongtennis
Racquet sport over net
lawn tennis · badminton · squash · racquetball · pickleball