handball
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1.6
- noun
- /ˈhændˌbɔl/
:
pelota de balonmano
- Boys with beautiful, shirtless backs gleaming in the sunlight slammed handballs against a wall, while a group of girls stretched out on the hood of a souped-up car as if it were a beach blanket.
Examples
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Tennis ball or handball?
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Cooper bounces the handball on the floor, a reflex action.
Fiction book (1997) -
The kid holds out a palm grimed from hours of solo handball.
Fiction book (1999) -
Cooper and Justin sit on their bunks, tossing a handball across the cabin.
Fiction book (1997) -
None of the sporting goods stores carried handballs any longer; you couldn't find a proper pair of gloves anywhere in the whole city.
Fiction book (1995) -
Richard, who is sitting directly behind the driver's seat, is indeed about to step onto I-94 west to Madison; one foot is a few inches from bouncing off the pavement like a handball.
Fiction book (1990) -
The children played handball in the park after school.
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He bought a new handball to improve his skills in the game.
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During recess, the students enjoyed a lively game of handball in the gym.
Synonyms
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1.0
A round object used in games like football or tennis
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4.0
An indoor game played with short rackets and a rubber ball on a court with walls
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handball comes from the two simple words hand 'hand' and ball 'ball'. So a handball is literally the small ball you use in the game with your hands.