Definition of Handball in English :

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Handball meaning in English

Meaning of Handball in English

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Handball pronunciation in English

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Handball

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Noun

1. handball

a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball

2. handball

a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Handball

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noun
1. 
a game in which two teams of seven players try to throw a ball into their opponent's goal
2. 
a game in which two or four people strike a ball against a wall or walls with the hand, usually gloved
3. 
the small hard rubber ball used in this game
4. soccer
the offence committed when a player other than a goalkeeper in his or her own penalty area touches the ball with a hand
verb
5. Australian Rules football
to pass (the ball) with a blow of the fist

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Handball

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noun
1. 
a game in which a small ball is batted against a wall or walls with the hand, alternately by opposing teams of one or two players
2. 
the small rubber ball used in this game

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Handball

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n.
1.
a. A game that is played, often on a four-walled court, by two or more players who alternately hit a small rubber ball against the front wall with the hand, with play stopping if the ball bounces twice on the floor or does not reach the front wall.
b. The ball used in this game.
2. Team handball.
3. often hand ball A violation of the rules in soccer in which a player other than the goalie inside the penalty area carries, strikes, or propels the ball with the hand or arm. A hand ball is usually called when the hand or arm is away from the body and touches the ball.

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