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handball

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Definition of handball

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 /ˈhan(d)bɔːl/ a game similar to fives, in which the ball is hit with the hand in a walled court.
  • a team game similar to soccer in which the ball is thrown or hit with the hands rather than kicked.
  • the ball used in handball.
  • 2 /han(d)ˈbɔːl/ Soccer touching of the ball with the hand or arm, constituting a foul: a penalty for handball [count noun]:a blatant handball

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