Definition of tourney
plural tourneys
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progressed to the final round of the tennis tourney
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Gabby Williams, voted the most outstanding player of the tourney, had 23 points for the Huskies.
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Keep an eye on these players in NCAA tourneyKosta Koufos likes to keep things simple.
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Then there's the matter of college basketball and the NCAA tourney.
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Sweep in sight: Valhalla senior Cameron Sisk can complete a sweep of four regional tourney appearances over his prep career this season.
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The Jackrabbits are in the tournament for the third straight year and have won 11 straight games this season but never have won an NCAA tourney game.
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And that wouldn't be an easy start to the tourney for the Buckeyes.
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Before her arrival, the women of West Point had only been to the NCAA tourney once (2005), while the men’s team has never crashed that party.
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Video shows Bryce Drew's buzzer-beater that lifted the Crusaders past Ole Miss in the opening round of the 1998 NCAA tourney.
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First Known Use of tourney
14th century
tourney Synonyms
Synonyms
bout, competition, contest, event, game, match, matchup, meet, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament;
Related Words
battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle;
derby, field day, open, outing;
biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon;
marathon, race, ultramarathon;
round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death;
Definition of tourney
Origin and Etymology of tourney
Middle English, from Anglo-French torneier, to twist, whirl around, fight, tourney, from tur, tourn turning, circuit
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