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Meaning of "murderball" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MURDERBALL

murderball  [ˈmɜːdəˌbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MURDERBALL

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determiner
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Murderball 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 MURDERBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Murderball

Murderball may refer to: ▪ Murderball, the original name for wheelchair rugby ▪ Murderball, a 2005 documentary about wheelchair rugby co-directed by Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro ▪ Murderball, a character in the film The Violent Kind...

Definition of murderball in the English dictionary

The definition of murderball in the dictionary is a form of rugby played in wheelchairs by people afflicted with quadriplegia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MURDERBALL


airball
ˈɛəˌbɔːl
baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
butterball
ˈbʌtəˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
hairball
ˈhɛəˌbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
rollerball
ˈrəʊləˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
sourball
ˈsaʊəˌbɔːl
trackerball
ˈtrækəˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MURDERBALL

murdabad
murder
murder case
murder hunt
murder mystery
Murder Squad
murder trial
murder weapon
murderabilia
murderee
murderer
murderess
murderous
murderously
murderousness
Murdoch
mure
murein
murex
murgeon

WORDS THAT END LIKE MURDERBALL

American football
ball
crystal ball
earball
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
fourball
golf ball
gumball
hardball
league football
on the ball
play-the-ball
puffball
racquetball
tennis ball
tetherball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of murderball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «murderball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MURDERBALL

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

Translator English - Chinese

murderball
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

murderball
570 millions of speakers

English

murderball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Murderball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

murderball
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Murderball
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Murderball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

murderball
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

murderball
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Murderball
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Murder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

murderball
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

murderball
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Murderball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

murderball
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

murderball
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हत्याकांड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

murderball
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

murderball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Murderball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Murderball
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Murderball
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Murderball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

murderball
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

murder
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Murder
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of murderball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MURDERBALL»

The term «murderball» is normally little used and occupies the 119.626 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MURDERBALL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MURDERBALL»

Discover the use of murderball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to murderball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Murderball: Head to Head with Australia's Toughest Team
They call it Murderball.
Will Swanton, 2009
2
Ethics, Disability and Sports
The on-screen participants in Murderball all offer answers to these questions and , at least for this reason, the film deserves thoughtful consideration. At the same time, the on-screen narrative of Murderball appears to be highly contrived (even ...
Ejgil Jespersen, Mike J. McNamee, 2013
3
Gender and Genre in Sports Documentaries: Critical Essays
Chapter Three Murderball Hyper—capitalism and the Ethics of Narrative Forms in Life Writing Soumitra Ghosh When MTV/Paramount released Murderball (2005), a sports documentary on quad rugby, the film instantly received immense ...
Zachary Ingle, David M. Sutera, 2013
4
GIMP
Gimp, the no-holds-barred memoir of a Paralympic athlete and the star of the Academy Award–nominated documentary Murderball, is an inspiring, defiant, and revealing celebration of spirit and will that confounds readers' prejudices by ...
Mark Zupan, Tim Swanson, 2009
5
Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic ...
Winner of the Documentary Audience Award anda Special Jury Prize for Editingat the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, Murderball is aterrific example of a modern documentary. Underneath anenergetic soundtrackand some athleticcompetition is ...
Sheila Curran Bernard, 2013
6
The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies: Featuring the 100 ...
You really can't market something called 'murderball' to corporate sponsors.” Unfortunately, it's equally difficult to market something titled Murderball to filmgoers. The movie grossed less than $2 million in theaters after its 2005 release.
Ray Didinger, Glen Macnow, 2009
7
The Disability Studies Reader
“GETTIN' OUT WHILE I STILL CAN WALK” In some ways, the only thing that Murderball (2005) and Brokeback Mountain (2005) have in common is their release date. Murderball is about traveling the world to represent one's country; ...
Lennard J. Davis, 2013
8
Learning Culture through Sports: Perspectives on Society and ...
Wounded White Males Finally, in the documentary Murderball, which tells the remarkable story of a group of quadriplegic men training tO make the U.S. Paralympic quad rugby team, we can see how this story Of a group of mostly white male, ...
Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Brian Lampman, 2010
9
Just Ask: Integrating Accessibility Throughout Design
(http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0508/03/ lkl.01.html). Murderball is a movie about quadriplegic rugby players. The Larry King interview is at the end of the Murderball DVD. Murderball. Dir. Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro.
Shawn Lawton Henry, 2007
10
Teaching with Movies: Recreation, Sports, Tourism, and ...
Murderball. DIRECTORS: Henry Rubin, Dana Shapiro DOCUMENTARY YEAR: 2005 RATING: R (language and sexual content) RUNNING TIME: 88 min. CORE CONCEPTS: Coaching, recreation therapy, physical and mental challenge, ...
Teresa O'Bannon, Marni Goldenberg, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MURDERBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term murderball is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'March of the Penguins': 10 Years Later
It won best documentary feature at the 78th Academy Awards, beating “Murderball” and “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.” “Looking out ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Teen Wolf "A Novel Approach" Review: Feeding the Hand That Bites …
And now Donovan's dad was in a wheel chair and didn't have a wheel chair buddy to hang out with or play murderball against or whatever. «TV.com, Jul 15»
3
Vic West athlete sets sights on Paralympic Games
In wheelchair rugby, also known as “murderball,” the objective is to score the most goals by carrying, dribbling or passing the ball towards the ... «Victoria News, Jul 15»
4
13 Pan Am Sports We Can't Wait To Watch This Year
From murderball to roller figure skating, wakeboarding to boccia, there's plenty of sports to pique your interests. In the slideshow below we list ... «Huffington Post Canada, Jul 15»
5
Canada name TO2015 wheelchair rugby squad
Because of its full-contact nature, wheelchair rugby was originally called "murderball" when it was invented in Winnipeg in 1976. «International Paralymic Committee, Jul 15»
6
DNMM plans celebrations for 25th anniversary of ADA
... Mount Pleasant; and “Murderball,” a 2005 documentary about the U.S. men's wheelchair rugby team which competed at the 2004 Paralympic ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»
7
BBDO Toronto Gets Tough for the Paralympics
... media using #PARATOUGH.” So far, the tag has primarily been used by the CDN Paralympic team itself. Here's the “murderball” squad: ... «AgencySpy, Jul 15»
8
Wheelchair Rugby comes to Liverpool
Wheelchair rugby is a fast-paced, lively sport – originally christened 'murderball' after its creation in 1976 by a group of athletes who wanted an ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
9
Andy Murray blows 6ft 11in ace king Ivo Karlovic away in four sets …
But Murray finds a way to handle them, and Monday's game of Murderball that masqueraded as a tennis match ended with him making the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
ITV to broadcast the inaugural BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge
Taking place from 12th – 16th October 2015, the BT WWRC15 brings together the World's best “Murderball” teams. London 2012 Paralympic ... «ITV News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Murderball [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/murderball>. Apr 2024 ».
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