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handball

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hand·ball  (hndbôl)
n.
1.
a. A game similar in scoring to volleyball that is played by two or more players who hit a ball against a wall with their hands usually while wearing a special glove.
b. The small rubber ball used in this game.
2. Team handball.
3. A violation of the rules in soccer in which a player other than the goalie inside the penalty area carries, strikes, or propels the ball with the hand or arm.

handball [ˈhændˌbɔːl]
n
1. (Team Sports, other than specified) a game in which two teams of seven players try to throw a ball into their opponent's goal
2. (Team Sports, other than specified) a game in which two or four people strike a ball against a wall or walls with the hand, usually gloved
3. (Team Sports, other than specified) the small hard rubber ball used in this game
4. (Team Sports / Soccer) Soccer the offence committed when a player other than a goalkeeper in his own penalty area touches the ball with a hand
vb
(Team Sports / Australian Rules Football) Australian Rules football to pass (the ball) with a blow of the fist
handballer  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.handballhandball - a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
2.handball - 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
court game - an athletic game played on a court
Translations
handball [ˈhændbɔːl] N
1. (= game) → balonmano m
2. (Ftbl) (= offence) → mano f

handball [ˈhændbɔːl] n
(= game) → handball m
to play handball → jouer au handball
(FOOTBALL) (= offence) → faute f de main

handball [ˈhændˌbɔːl] npallamano f
handball [ˈhændˌbɔːl] npallamano f

handball كرة اليد házená håndbold Handball χάντμπολ balonmano käsipallo handball rukomet pallamano ハンドボール 핸드볼 handbal håndball piłka ręczna handebol гандбол handboll กีฬาเล่นโดยใช้ลูกบอลโยนกับกำแพง hentbol môn bóng ném 手球


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Benepe said that the "unfriendly" asphalt yards would be removed for a synthetic turf field and rebuilt basketball courts, handball courts and exercise equipment.
When fully completed in 2012, the park will offer rolling hills, civic plazas, a bicycle path, restored marshland, 2 large playing fields for soccer, field hockey, softball, cricket and football, six basketball courts, 10 handball courts, two volleyball courts, an in-line hockey rink, three tennis courts, three playgrounds and open lawns for lounging.
The resulting hybridized duet, an intense aural patchwork of heartrending love and loss, was sung by a tenor and soprano in two disused outdoor handball alleys divided by a wall that blocked each singer from the other's view.
 
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