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dodgeball

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɒd͡ʒˌbɔl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: touch the body

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The ball thrown in this sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From dodge + ball.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: ortadaqaldı — a sport
  • Catalan: baló presoner — a sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 躲避球 (duǒbìqiú) — a sport
  • Danish: høvdingebold — a sport
  • Dutch: trefbal — a sport
  • Esperanto: evitpilkado — a sport
  • Esperanto: evitludo — a sport
  • Estonian: rahvastepall — a sport
  • Finnish: polttopallo — a sport
  • French: balle aux prisonniers — a sport
  • French: ballon-chasseur — a sport
  • German: Völkerball — a sport
  • Greek: μήλα (míla) — a sport
  • Hungarian: kidobós — a sport
  • Icelandic: brennibolti — a sport
  • Irish: seachain — a sport
  • Japanese: ドッジボール (dojjibōru) — a sport
  • Korean: 피구 (pigu) — a sport
  • Norwegian: kanonball — a sport
  • Polish: dwa ognie — a sport
  • Polish: zbijak — a sport
  • Polish: zbijany — a sport
  • Portuguese: queimada — a sport
  • Portuguese: mata — a sport
  • Russian: вышиба́лы (vyšibály) — a sport
  • Russian: доджбо́л (dodžból) — a sport
  • Spanish: balón prisionero — a sport
  • Swedish: spökboll — a sport
  • Turkish: yakartop — a sport
  • Turkish: yakantop — a sport
  • Welsh: osgoi'r bêl — a sport