derby

5 definitions • 8 examples

a sports event between teams in the same area or town, especially football teams:

Arsenal have the upper hand in this North London derby.

Sunday night's derby match in Madrid was thrilling.

a type of horse race that is held every year, usually for 3-year-old horses:

The race was the first so-called derby, an event for 3-year-olds, run in the West.

the Epsom/Kentucky Derby

a sports event in which any competitor can take part:

the annual New Hampshire fishing derby

The Cubs held a pinewood derby - a race between little wooden cars they made themselves.

The Home Run Derby has become an annual event held before the All-Star Game.

a hat, usually black, with a round, hard top and a small, curved brim (= a part that sticks out around the bottom):

Before the invention of the Stetson, cowboys wore impractical headgear such as fur caps, straw hats, and wool derbies while doing their work.

a man’s hat that has a round, hard top and is usually black