BrE

/'bæt/

AmE

/'bæt/

noun - a wooden stick used in baseball, cricket and some other sports for hitting the ball

BrE

/ˌkɒmpə'tɪʃn/

AmE

/ˌkɑ:mpə'tɪʃn/

noun - an event where many people are trying to be the best and win

BrE

/kəm'petɪtə/

AmE

/kəm'pet̬ɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who takes part in a competition

BrE

/'kɒntest/

AmE

/'kɑ:ntest/

noun - a kind of competition that tries to find the best, most beautiful etc.

BrE

/dɪ'fi:t/

AmE

/dɪ'fi:t/

verb - to win over somebody in a fight

BrE

/'daɪv/

AmE

/'daɪv/

verb - to jump into water head first

BrE

/'fʊtbɔ:lə/

AmE

/'fʊtbɔ:lər/

noun - a football player

BrE

/'hɔ:sˌreɪs/

AmE

/'hɔ:rsˌreɪs/

noun - a competition whose winner is the fastest horse with a rider

BrE

/'lu:z/

AmE

/'lu:z/

verb - to be defeated (in a game, fight etc.)

BrE

/'maʊnt/

AmE

/'maʊnt/

verb - to get on a horse etc.

BrE

/'rækɪt/

AmE

/'rækɪt/

noun - a piece of sports equipment that is used in tennis etc. to hit the ball

BrE

/ˌrefə'ri:/

AmE

/ˌrefə'ri:/

noun - a person in a game or sport who prevents the players from breaking the rules, punishes players who break them etc.

BrE

/'ˌrʌnə^rʌp/

AmE

/'ˌrʌnərʌp/

noun - the competitor who finishes a race second

BrE

/ˌsend'ɒf/

AmE

/ˌsend'ɑ:f/

verb - not to allow a player to continue playing for some time because he has broken the rules

BrE

/ˌʌndɪ'fi:tɪd/

AmE

/ˌʌndɪ'fi:t̬ɪd/

adjective - not defeated by anyone

BrE

/'wɪsl/

AmE

/'wɪsl/

noun - an instrument that can produce a very high sound; a musical instrument that produces high notes and is played by blowing