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Handball

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.

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📖 Definitions of "Handball"

noun

1
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
The medium-sized inflated ball used in this sport.
3
The offence of a player other than the goalkeeper touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play.
4
A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.

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 receptacle to another.
2
To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
"If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded."
3
To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
4
(sexuality) To insert a hand into someone's anus.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Handball"

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Word	Definition
volleyballnoun	(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
touchnoun	Primarily physical senses.
handnoun	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
hand ballnoun	Alternative spelling of handball. [(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.]
handballernoun	A handball player.
fieldballnoun	A version of handball played by a team of up to eleven players outdoors.
goalballnoun	(disability, sports) A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal.
netballnoun	(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.
handpassnoun	(Australian rules football, Gaelic football) A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.
field handballnoun	A soccer-like outdoor form of handball, played on a grass field.
hand gamenoun	A game played using only players' hands.
basketballnoun	(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
association footballnoun	A ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent.
ballnoun	A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
net ballnoun	Dated form of netball. [(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.]
captain ballnoun	(uncountable) A game in which teams of seven or more players compete to pass the ball to one team member who is stationed in a circle at their end of the playing area.
pushballnoun	(uncountable) A team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal.
net-ballnoun	Dated form of netball. [(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.]
throwballnoun	An Asian ball sport played over a net by two teams of seven players on a rectangular court.
horseballnoun	A sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.