noun. A game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court divided by a net. The players must hit the ball over the net and into a marked area on the other side for play to continue.

noun. Court tennis.

noun. A very old and elaborate ball-game played by two, three, or four persons in a building specially constructed for the purpose.

noun. Same as lawn-tennis.

To drive, as a ball in playing tennis.

noun. A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.

noun. the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis.

noun. See under Lawn, n.

noun. a place or court for playing the game of tennis.

transitive verb. To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis.

noun. A sport played by either two or four players with strung racquets, a 2½" (6.4 cm) ball, and a net approximately 3 feet high on a clay, grass, or cement court.

noun. A match in this sport.

verb. To play tennis.

verb. To drive backward and forward like a tennis ball.

noun. a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court