to volley
1
4.2
- verb
- /ˈvɑːli/
- Specialized
:
volear
- We volleyed for a while.
- volley the ball
- serve and volley
- volley it back
And Seb, you know, the golf YouTube runs in and at the last second volleys, it like smashes it into the roof of the net.
- And Seb, you know, the golf YouTube runs in and at the last second volleys, it like smashes it into the roof of the net.
Examples
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The finalists volleyed briefly, mesmerizing the squirrelly crowd before the momentous 147th.
Fiction book (2000) -
As students entered the gym, they immediately started practicing volleying a ball up and down on the racket.
Academic text (1990) -
They serve and volley for a while longer.
Fiction book (1995) -
You serve, I volley.
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The ball is volleyed back and forth between two five-man teams.
Academic text (2003) -
One student volleys the balloon to another student and then scoots under the net to the other side.
Academic text (1997) -
During the match, she expertly volleyed the ball over the net, scoring a point for her team.
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He loves to volley the tennis ball back and forth with his friends on weekends.
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The coach instructed the players to practice how to volley effectively during their drills.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Hit something with the foot, for example a ball in a sport
299
1.3
To try to score by sending a ball toward the goal
50
3.3
To hit something with great force, often in sport
36
3.5
To hit a ball hard to make it go far
34
1.0
To strike a ball with a bat or racket in a sport
9
3.5
To hit a ball with a smooth, controlled movement in sports
5
4.8
To hit or throw something high into the air
Compounds
How Difficult
- Jargon
- Specialized
1
4.6
10
4.4
- Specialized
1
4.2
4
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb volley also comes from French volée and Latin volare, 'to fly', so to volley a ball is to make it 'fly' from your racket or foot before it touches the ground.