kickball en · NOUN
Etymology
From kick + ball.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit.
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(countable) The ball used in the above sport.
They bounced their kickball against the wall, flinging it at one another’s heads. It ricocheted between their bodies. Their sneakers squeaked through the silence.
2020, Bryan Washington, Memorial, Atlantic Books (2021), page 166:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kickballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| kick-ball | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kick ball | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (9)
mh anidep (a ball used in a game) · sv sparkboll (a ball used in a game) · ko 킥볼 (kicking sport) · ja キックボール (kicking sport) · ja キックベースボール (kicking sport) · ko 발야구 (kicking sport) · sv sparkboll (kicking sport) · mh anidep (kicking sport) · ja フットベースボール (kicking sport)