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Dad played with me a great deal, as dads should do, and our chief sport was baseball. He bought me a hardball when I was three years old, and he used to sit in a rocker on the front porch while I sat on the grass in the yard, and we'd play catch by the hour.
Mordecai Brown

Meaning of "hardball" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HARDBALL

hardball  [ˈhɑːdbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARDBALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hardball is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HARDBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hardball in the English dictionary

The definition of hardball in the dictionary is baseball as distinct from softball.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HARDBALL


ball
bɔːl
baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
eyeball-to-eyeball
ˌaɪbɔːltəˈaɪbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
gumball
ˈɡʌmbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HARDBALL

hard-shell crab
hard-spun
hard-up
hard-wearing
hard-wired
hard-won
hard-working
hardback
hardbag
hardbake
hardboard
hardboot
hardbound
hardcase
hardcore
hardcourt
hardcover
Hardecanute
harden
harden off

WORDS THAT END LIKE HARDBALL

American football
association football
crystal ball
cue ball
eyeball to eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
golf ball
league football
masked ball
no-ball
on the ball
play hardball
play-the-ball
roundball
speedball
Swiss ball
tennis ball
touch football
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of hardball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hardball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HARDBALL

Find out the translation of hardball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hardball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hardball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

强硬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hardball
570 millions of speakers

English

hardball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हार्डबॉल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нешуточным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

duro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ডবল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Hardball
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bola keranjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hardball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硬球
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hardball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứng rắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வன்பந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हार्डबॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hardball
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hardball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Krótka piłka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нежартівливим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hardball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hard
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hard
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hardball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hardball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDBALL»

The term «hardball» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HARDBALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hardball

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3 QUOTES WITH «HARDBALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hardball.
1
Mordecai Brown
Dad played with me a great deal, as dads should do, and our chief sport was baseball. He bought me a hardball when I was three years old, and he used to sit in a rocker on the front porch while I sat on the grass in the yard, and we'd play catch by the hour.
2
Joe Morgan
I don't see myself as a Larry King or somebody. When you do interviews, sometimes it turns to interrogations. I'm more of a conversationalist, not throwing hardball questions.
3
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARDBALL»

Discover the use of hardball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hardball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hardball: The Education of a Baseball Commissioner
In a new afterword to this Bison Books edition, Bowie Kuhn, who now resides both in Jacksonville, Florida, and on Long Island, gives his take on the state of baseball since his retirement as commissioner in 1984.
Martin Appel, 1987
2
Hardball: How Politics Is Played Told By One Who Knows The Game
Chris Matthews has spent a quarter century on the playing field of American politics—from right-hand man of Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill to host of NBC's highest rated cable talk show Hardball.
Chris Matthews, 1999
3
Hardball: Are You Playing to Play or Playing to Win?
Hardball takes leaders deep inside the world of hardball competition - a world where the players are zealously committed to winning and relentlessly driven to strengthen their competitive positions, creating a virtuous cycle that puts them ...
George Stalk, Rob Lachenauer, John Butman, 2013
4
Hardball: A Season in the Projects
A journalist describes the struggle of a group of youngsters from a Chicago housing project and their white-collar coaches to triumph in Little League baseball, chronicling their journey from the first practice to the championship game.
Daniel Coyle, 1995
5
Hardball
When V.I. Warshawski is asked to find a man who's been missing for four decades, a search that she thought would be futile turns lethal.
Sara Paretsky, 2010
6
Hardball Selling: How to Turn the Pressure On, Without ...
The methods spelled out in this book describe what it takes to be in the elite 5 percent. In Hardball Selling, Shook inspires all salespeople to dare to be different and master hard selling without browbeating or offending customers.
Robert Shook, 2003
7
Hardball: An Erotic Novel
Tom Bruno, the star centre fielder for the Seaside Top Sox, returns for spring training smarting from an ugly divorce and furious to find he has been paired with young hot-dog rookie Tim Weare.
T. Hitman, 1999
8
Hatchet Jobs and Hardball: The Oxford Dictionary of American ...
A collection of more than six hundred slang terms of American political speech encompasses informative entries on words such as "boondoggle," "juice bill," and "Joe Citizen," including both the definition of the word and its historical ...
Grant Barrett, 2004
9
The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2008
This comprehensive book covers the entire 2007 season from the first pitch to the last out, and it is also the first book of its kind to include a review of the postseason and World Series.It also includes: Detailed reviews of how 2007 ...
Bryan Tsao, Carolina Bolado, Joe Distelheim, 2007
10
Hardball for women: winning at the game of business
Thoroughly updated and revised, a guide to professional success for women explains how to be assertive and display confidence, how to use verbal and non-verbal cues, how to engage in smart self-promotion, and other tips on getting ahead.
Pat Heim, Susan K. Golant, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARDBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hardball is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Aston Villa play hardball with Liverpool over Christian Benteke …
Aston Villa play hardball with Liverpool over Christian Benteke buyout. • Villa insist Liverpool should pay £32.5m buyout clause in contract «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Sen. Sanders joins Maryland rep for game of pricing hardball with …
Elijah Cummings of Maryland asked his state governor to play hardball with the company to negotiate a deal. Now, presidential hopeful Sen. «FiercePharma, Jul 15»
3
Ridge Royals win second hardball tourney - Maple Ridge News
The Ridge Meadows Royals pee wee all-star team won its second tournament of the summer hardball season, going undefeated through their ... «Maple Ridge News, Jul 15»
4
Demaryius Thomas Contract: Broncos Playing Hardball?
The Denver Broncos and Demaryius Thomas are literally running out of time to agree on a new contract, if indeed that's the end game for both ... «Predominantly Orange, Jul 15»
5
NFL notes: Cowboys' Dez Bryant ready to play hardball - Football …
NFL notes: Cowboys' Dez Bryant ready to play hardball. July 14, 2015 Last updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015, 1:21 AM. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |. The Record. «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
6
Greece deal the harshest form of hardball - FXstreet.com
The Europeans played the harshest form of hardball with Greece. The German proposal of a 5-year suspension from the EMU is a shocker. «FXStreet, Jul 15»
7
Ferrell Takes the Field Teaser: Will Ferrell Plays Hardball - Film
Funnyman Will Ferrell has had plenty of fun blending sports and comedy with feature films like Semi-Pro, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky ... «/FILM, Jul 15»
8
North Devon Tarka reach Lady Taverners U15 Hardball national finals
NORTH Devon Tarka beat Charlbury to reach the national finals of the Lady Taverners U15 Hardball Competition. Carmen Clements scored a ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 15»
9
The hardball business of rock and roll - Wigan Today
THE tug of war between the Rolling Stones and The Verve has been revealed in a new book. In a new book, Allen Klein: The Man Who Bailed ... «Wigan Today, Jul 15»
10
Time to play hardball: Jerry Sullivan's 25th anniversary baseball quiz
Welcome to the party, trivia fans. It's the 25th anniversary of my annual baseball quiz. Who knew it would last this long? What sort of sick person ... «Buffalo News, Jul 15»

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