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squash ball

squash ball

1 2.7
A small rubber ball used in a fast game played in a court with four walls
  • noun
  • /skwɑʃ bɔl/
translation icon : pelota de squash
  • The coach instructed the players to practice their serves with a squash ball.

Examples

  • She picked up a bright yellow squash ball from the ground after the game.

  • I'd like to see you hit a squash ball after seventeen beers... #ARNIE#

    Fiction book (2000)

  • During the match, he expertly hit the squash ball against the front wall.

Synonyms

ball
vssquash ball
∞ 1.0

A round object used in games like football or tennis

is smaller, made of rubber, and meant for a particular racket sport

Surface Forms

squash ball singular
squash balls plural

Morphology

squash + ball

The meaning 'a small rubber ball used in the game of squash' is transparently derived from combining 'squash' (the sport) with 'ball' (a round play object); the compound directly specifies the type of ball. This noun–noun compound pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Squash ball: The name squash ball comes from the game squash and the fact the small rubber ball is soft enough to be 'squashed' a little when players hit it, so the phrase simply means 'a small rubber ball used in the game of squash'.