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- soft|ball [ `sɔft,bɔl ] noununcount a game similar to BASEBALL but played on a smaller field and with a larger softer balla. count the ball used for playing this game
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Softball — Balle molle Fédération internationale International Softball Federation … Wikipédia en Français
Softball — Spielerin des Texas A M Aggie Teams Softball ist eine Variante von Baseball und eine der beliebtesten Breitensportarten in den USA. Im Gegensatz zum traditionell männerdominierten Baseball wird Softball häufig von Frauen gespielt. In Deutschland… … Deutsch Wikipedia
softball — UK US /ˈsɒftbɔːl/ noun [U] US ► INFORMAL a method of doing something that is not forceful, determined, or unpleasant: »With its burgeoning trade deficit, the US is in no mood to play softball. → Compare HARDBALL(Cf. ↑hardball) ● … Financial and business terms
softball — ● softball nom masculin (mot anglais) Sorte de base ball pratiqué sur un terrain de plus petites dimensions avec une balle plus molle et plus grosse. (Discipline olympique féminine.) softball [sɔftbol] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1980; mot angl., de soft «… … Encyclopédie Universelle
softball — baseball of larger than usual size, used in a scaled down version of the game, 1914, from SOFT (Cf. soft) + BALL (Cf. ball). The game itself so called from 1926, earlier known as playground baseball. The word earlier was a term in sugar candy… … Etymology dictionary
softball — ☆ softball [sôft′bôl΄, säft′bôl΄ ] n. 1. a kind of baseball played with underhand pitching, a small infield, and usually four outfielders 2. the ball used in playing softball: it is larger than a hardball and usually hard and white … English World dictionary
softball — /ˈsɔftbol, ingl. ˈsHftˌbɔːl/ [vc. ingl., letteralmente «soffice palla»] s. m. inv. baseball femminile … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
softball — (izg. sȍftbōl) m DEFINICIJA sport igra slična bejzbolu; igra se na manjem igralištu s nešto većom i mekanom loptom ETIMOLOGIJA engl … Hrvatski jezični portal
softball — ► NOUN ▪ a modified form of baseball played on a smaller field with a larger, softer ball … English terms dictionary
Softball — This article is about the sport. For other uses, see Soft ball (disambiguation). Softball Highest governing body International Softball Federation First played United States, 1887 Characteristics … Wikipedia
softball — /sawft bawl , soft /, n. 1. a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger and softer ball. 2. the ball itself. 3. something that can be easily dealt with: The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question. [1925 30;… … Universalium
