2syllables
redshirt
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Definitions ofredshirt
1noun
- An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years
1verb
- To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
Example: "The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk."
- To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
- To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
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