handball
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- noun
- /ˈhændbɔl/
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balonmano
- On Sunday, we got into the quarterfinal in handball, and we won two gold medals and a bronze.
- team handball
I remember you telling me about handball.
- I remember you telling me about handball.
- And the New York City team had, they were the national champions in club teams for team handball.
Examples
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When male students were asked to choose their favorite sports, they listed soccer, basketball, handball, fitness training, and Chinese kung-fu.
Academic text (2003) -
Do you play handball?
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- How was the handball game?
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Thought you were going to play me a little handball this afternoon.
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Mac and I used to play handball.
Fiction book (1990) -
I used to play handball with all the champs.
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If I don't manage to score... I'll be the shame of our Handball team!
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Hector watches a game of handball while keeping an eye on the office door.
Fiction book (1993) -
For one mother, this translated to playing physical sports with her children: "I go play handball with them, I play basketball with them, I play baseball with them."
Academic text (2007) -
During the summer, our school organized a fun handball tournament where teams competed for prizes.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Handball comes from the two simple words hand 'hand' and ball 'ball'. That helps remember the team sport where players pass and throw a ball with their hands to score goals.