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A Jam When Tennis Player Keeps Bouncing The Ball

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noun

• a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

• a reservation where animals are protected

• fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

verb

• keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last

• keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction

• to keep up and reserve for personal or special use

• prevent (food) from rotting

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing

43%12 This tennis player's mother was a professional tennis player as well
noun

• outstanding United States tennis player (born in 1952)

38%6A maneuver in croquet where a player's ball hits another player's ball
noun

• In croquet, the act of hitting another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.

verb

• In croquet, to hit another live ball with the striker's ball, from which croquet is then taken.

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