dodgeball
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈdɑdʒbɔl/
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pelota de balón prisionero
- To prepare for the tournament, the team practiced by throwing the dodgeball back and forth, honing their aim and reflexes.
Examples
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During gym class, the teacher brought out a dodgeball for the students to have some fun and practice their throwing skills.
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They have come up with many interesting activities to write about, including milking a cow, visiting a shaman in the woods, practicing with a professional dodgeball team, trying Brazilian jujitsu, going to a shooting range, running an obstacle course at a mountain resort, and practicing Bikram yoga.
Academic text (2009) -
wow. I felt like a bunch of dodgeballs just hit me. I know,
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Her nuclear power plant's team won the championship five years running, which makes her the deadliest woman on earth with a dodgeball.
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The children excitedly gathered in the gym, ready to start a game with the bright red dodgeball their coach provided.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round object used in games like football or tennis
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9.9
A heavy ball in Quidditch hit to knock players off their brooms
A large rubber ball used for playground games like four square or kickball
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dodgeball can also mean the soft ball used in the game, made from dodge ('to avoid by a quick move') and ball, meaning a ball you use to make others dodge.