handball

(hăndˈbôlˌ)

1. a. A game similar in scoring to volleyball that is played by two or more players who hit a ball against a wall with their hands usually while wearing a special glove.
   b. The small rubber ball used in this game.
2. Team handball.
3. 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.