handball
noun/ˈhændbɔːl/
/ˈhændbɔːl/
- [uncountable] (US English also team handball)a team game for two teams of seven players, usually played indoors, in which players try to score goals by throwing a ball with their handTopics Games and toysb2
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- [uncountable] (North American English) a game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with their hand
- /ˌhændˈbɔːl//ˌhændˈbɔːl/[countable, uncountable] (in football (soccer)) the offence of touching the ball with your hands
- a penalty for handball
- He was penalized for handball.
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