handball

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Pronunciation
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

2 Definition

The medium-sized inflated ball used in this sport.

3 Definition

The offence of a player other than the goalkeeper touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play.

4 Definition

A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.

5 Definition

The small rubber ball used in this sport.

6 Definition

(Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

7 Definition

A schoolyard game in which a tennis ball is struck with the hand, played on a improvised court on the asphalt or pavement.

Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacle to another.

2 Definition

To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.

Synonyms
handle
Example Sentences
  • If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.
3 Definition

To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

4 Definition

(sexuality) To insert a hand into someone's anus.