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HANDBALL

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• HANDBALL (noun)
The noun HANDBALL has 2 senses:

1. a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
2. a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands

Familiarity information: HANDBALL used as a noun is rare.

• HANDBALL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("handball" is a kind of...):

ball (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("handball" is a kind of...):

court game (an athletic game played on a court)

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