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Softball

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Noun

1. playground ball, softball

ball used in playing softball

2. softball, softball game

a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Softball

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noun
1. 
a variation of baseball using a larger softer ball, pitched underhand
2. 
the ball used
3. cookery
the stage in the boiling of a sugar syrup at which it may be rubbed into balls after dipping in cold water

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Softball

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noun
1. 
a kind of baseball played with underhand pitching, a small infield, and usually four outfielders
2. 
the ball used in playing softball: it is larger than a hardball and usually hard and white

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Softball

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n.
1.
a. A variation of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger, softer ball that is pitched underhand.
b. The ball used in this game.
2. A question, especially one posed during an interview or public forum, that is easy to answer and does not cause embarrassment: "Softballs aside, there have been a number of times when audience members asked substantive questions" (Elisabeth Bumiller).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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