softball

noun

Etymology

1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.

  1. derived from *bʰel-
  2. derived from *bʰélō
  3. inherited from *balluz
  4. derived from bǫllr
  5. inherited from *beall
  6. inherited from bal
  7. compounded as softball — “soft + ball

Definitions

  1. A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown…

    A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

    • This will give you someone with whom you can trade softball complaints, which any veteran game-goer will tell you is the key to a good time.
  2. The ball used to play the sport.

  3. A question designed to be easy to answer.

    • a softball interview

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Derived

softballer

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