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caber

/ˈkeɪbə/ /ˈkeɪbɚ/

Meanings
noun
A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.

Examples :

"At the Highland Games, the athlete strained to lift the heavy caber before tossing it end-over-end. "
sport culture game tradition

Related Words

Illustration athlete

athlete noun

/ˈæθ.lit/ /ˈæθ.liːt/

A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.

"The school's track and field team has many talented athletes. "

Illustration games

games noun

/ɡeɪmz/

A playful or competitive activity.

"The children love to play board games after school. "

Illustration held

held verb

/ˈhɛld/

To grasp or grip.

"Hold the pencil like this."

Illustration highland

highland noun

/ˈhaɪlənd/

An area of land that is at elevation; mountainous land.

"The hikers enjoyed the beautiful view from the highland. "

Illustration long

long noun

/ˈlɔːŋ/ /ˈlɑŋ/ /ˈlɒŋ/ /ˈlɔŋ/

A long vowel.

"The "o" in "boat" is a long vowel sound. "

Illustration thick

thick noun

/θɪk/ /θɘk/

The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

"It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

Illustration strained

strained verb

/stɹeɪ̯nd/

To hold tightly, to clasp.

"The little girl strained her teddy bear to her chest, comforting herself after a bad dream. "

Illustration tossing

tossing verb

/ˈtɔsɪŋ/ /ˈtɑsɪŋ/

To throw with an initial upward direction.

"Toss it over here!"

Illustration upright

upright noun

/ˈʌpɹaɪt/

Any vertical part of a structure, especially one of the goal posts in sports.

"The soccer ball sailed between the goalkeeper and bounced off the left upright. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration tossed

tossed verb

/tɑst/ /tɒst/ /tɔst/

To throw with an initial upward direction.

"Toss it over here!"

Illustration heavy

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."