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False start

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, false start means: An attempt to begin a race before the permitted starting signal or in breach of its starting rules.

In Turkish: hatalı çıkış

How it is used

Officials announce a false start; consequences depend on the event's rules.

Example sentences

  1. The starter stopped the race after a false start.

    The race is interrupted because the start was invalid.

  2. We reviewed the false start footage during the officials' workshop.

    The footage is used to discuss the starting decision.

Common collocations

  • commit a false start
  • false start signal
  • track and fieldThe group of sports that includes running races, jumping and throwing events, held on a running track and the field inside it.
  • refereeThe official who controls a match, makes sure the rules are followed and makes decisions such as fouls, penalties and cards.

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