Handball Definition

hăndbôl
noun
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.
Webster's New World
The small rubber ball used in this game.
Webster's New World
Team handball.
American Heritage
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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Other Word Forms of Handball

Noun

Singular:
handball
Plural:
handballs

Handball Sentence Examples

  • And don't handball either, as that is against the laws of the game.

  • There was a clear handball by a Preston player in that final onslaught which was missed by a below par Howard Webb.

  • This will be for basketball, indoor volleyball, handball, fencing and the modern pentathlon.

  • Everton took the lead on just seven minutes from the penalty spot following a handball in the area.

  • I played handball pretty good, and tried tennis, but didn't enjoy it.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAN

Words Ending With

LLLALL

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