softball game
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- noun
- /ˈsɔftˌbɔl ɡeɪm/
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partido de softbol
- During the summer, our neighborhood organizes a softball game every Saturday afternoon.
I'm emceeing this softball game that Kirsten's pitching next week.
- I'm emceeing this softball game that Kirsten's pitching next week.
- I do love a good softball game and then basketball and then play golf.
- But yeah, but dude, trips to the park, charity softball games.
Examples
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We are in the 9th inning of a friendly softball game between the local cops.
Fiction book (2000) -
Wow, the other day I went to their softball game.
Academic text (2017) -
"With an arm like yours," he said, "You should play in the softball game this afternoon."
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I do love a good softball game and then basketball and then play golf.
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The day was hot, and at the afternoon softball game, the mood was ugly.
Fiction book (1991) -
The biggest event is the softball game with the fire and police departments.
Fiction book (2001) -
She had just come back from a softball game...
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I've got a charity softball game with Dade County Sheriffs in the morning.
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Indeed, they repeatedly stated that most of their conflicts occur when officiating softball games, especially adult softball.
Academic text (1993) -
The greater Illinois chapter of the Right to Life foundation will be holding its bi-annual softball game against the Cook County Pro-Choice league next Sunday at two.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.1
A game like baseball played on a smaller field with a larger ball
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is fully compositional: 'softball' names the sport and 'game' denotes a match, so 'softball game' straightforwardly means a game of softball. This noun–noun (attributive) combination follows a common and cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Softball game gets its name from using a bigger, softer ball than in baseball, so the game could be played more safely on a smaller field. That's why softball game means 'a game similar to baseball played with a larger, softer ball'.