tennis

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.

Court tennis.

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

Same as lawn-tennis.

To drive, as a ball in playing tennis.

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.

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

See under Lawn, n.

a place or court for playing the game of tennis.

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