athlete vs clod

athlete

noun
  • A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. 

  • An exceptionally physically fit person. 

  • A person who actively participates in physical sports, especially with great skill; a sportsperson. 

  • She's the first athlete in her sport to obtain a corporate sponsor. 

clod

noun
  • The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. 

  • A lump of something, especially of earth or clay. 

  • Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. 

  • A stupid person; a dolt. 

verb
  • To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot. 

  • To pelt with clods. 

  • To throw violently; to hurl. 

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