pinball
noun/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/
Etymology
Definitions
A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player…
A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
The ball used in pinball.
A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
- The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.
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To dart about rapidly.
- Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...
- They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.
The neighborhood
- synonymsilver ball
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for pinball. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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