• Handball

    Pronunciation

    Origin

    From hand + ball.

    Full definition of handball

    Noun

    handball

    (countable and uncountable; plural handballs)
    1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) The small rubber ball used in the sport of handball.
    3. (countable, soccer) The offence of touching the ball with the hands.
      • 2011, October 29, Neil Johnston, Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn, It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing, fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh.
    4. (uncountable, US) An American sport in which players must, in turn, bounce a ball off of a wall, taking care not to miss their turn.
    5. (countable, US) The small rubber ball used in this sport.
    6. (countable, Australian Rules Football) An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
    7. (Irish, uncountable) An Irish sport, very similar to the American sport, in which players must bounce a ball off a wall.

    Synonyms

    Verb

    1. To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacleto another.
    2. (soccer) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.
    3. (Australian Rules Football) To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
    4. (sexuality, slang) To insert a hand into someone's anus.
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