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noun
A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ball used to play the sport.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A question designed to be easy to answer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: by analogy; also attibutive; by analogy; also attibutive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: softball game
Antonyms: hardball
Broader terms: baseball, baseball game
noun
ball used in playing softball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: playground ball
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ball
History
1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.
Across languages
34 source translations are retained for this English entry.
