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Meaning of "punchball" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCHBALL

punchball  [ˈpʌntʃˌbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCHBALL

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conjunction
determiner
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Punchball is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PUNCHBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Punchball

Punchball is a sport spawned by and similar to baseball, but without a pitcher, catcher, or bat. The "batter" essentially plays "fungo" without a bat, bouncing or tossing up the ball and then using a volleyball-type approach to put the ball in play, punching the ball with his closed fist. Stealing and bunting are not allowed. Historian and baseball enthusiast Stephen Jay Gould referred to it as "the canonical recess game", and in The Boys of Summer baseball writer Roger Kahn described how when he grew up it was a boys game, as the girls played "slapball". Baseball Hall of Famers Jackie Robinson, Sandy Koufax, and Yogi Berra played it growing up, as did sports team owner Jerry Reinsdorf, educator Frank Marascio, and former US Secretary of State and general Colin Powell. Major league outfielder Rocky Colavito, when asked if he played punchball, answered "Play it? Man, that was my game. I liked to play that more than anything else... anything. We used to play for money, too." It was also a pastime of football announcer Al Michaels, who often played with former Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman.

Definition of punchball in the English dictionary

The definition of punchball in the dictionary is a stuffed or inflated ball, supported by a flexible rod, that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training. Other definition of punchball is a game resembling baseball in which a light ball is struck with the fist.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNCHBALL


baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
fishball
ˈfɪʃˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
pushball
ˈpʊʃˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl
washball
ˈwɒʃˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCHBALL

punch
punch above one´s weight
Punch and Judy show
punch card
punch line
punch operator
punch tape
punch the bundy
punch-drunk
punch-up
punchbag
punchboard
punchbowl
punched card
punched tape
puncheon
puncher
punchier
punchiest
punchily

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCHBALL

American football
ball
crystal ball
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
golf ball
gumball
hardball
highball
league football
mothball
no-ball
on the ball
pithball
play-the-ball
Swiss ball
tennis ball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of punchball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punchball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCHBALL

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

Translator English - Chinese

punchball
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punchball
570 millions of speakers

English

punchball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punchball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punchball
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

punchball
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punchball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঞ্চবল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punchball
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punchball
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Punchingball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

punchball
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punchball
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punchball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punchball
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பஞ்ச்பால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पंचबॉइल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumruk topu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punchball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punchball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

punchball
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punchball
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

punchball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boksbal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punchball
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punchball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punchball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCHBALL»

The term «punchball» is normally little used and occupies the 136.832 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCHBALL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCHBALL»

Discover the use of punchball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punchball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Physical Activities for Improving Children's Learning and ...
Punchball Soccer Drills Individual or group Appropriate Ages 4 years and older. Preparation Be sure to have an area about 5 feet by 5 feet for each child. You will also need one punchball without the rubber band attached. A child can do this ...
Billye Ann Cheatum, Allison A. Hammond, 2000
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Contagious Optimism: Uplifting Stories and Motivational ...
PUNCHBALL. J. C. MONROE. Children are genius inventors of admirable persistence. We all began as children so we can all lay fair claim to that as part of our personal history. With little coaching wetaughtourselves to walk despite falling ...
David Mezzapelle, 2013
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As Told By Monk:
Stickball, basketball, boxball, and punchball. My favorite is punchball. You play it just like it sounds. You toss the ball in the air and you punch it. After you punch it you run the bases just like in baseball and hopefully you're safe. I love standing ...
Joe Colicchio, 2013
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A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations That ...
19.9 Punchball. Bill Mazer described punch— ball as having “amounted to 'The Official Sport of Brooklyn'” during the 19305. The game had several advantages that made it well suited to the city streets. Most important, it could be played with ...
Peter Morris, 2006
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Portrait Inside My Head: Essays
I had made the mistake one day of taking him outside for a game of punchball after he had done particularly well with his lessons. After that it was always: “Aw, why can't we just skip Hebrew this time and play punchball? I won't tell, I promise.
Phillip Lopate, 2014
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Physical Activities in the Wheelchair and Out: An ...
pUNCHBaLL. VOLLeyBaLL. Objective. Score more points than the other team in a limited time. ... Most players, including those with extremely limited mobility, can make a punchball or balloon move. • If the ball is not hit hard enough to clear ...
Davis, Ann
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Koufax
As they grew older, Koufax and friends graduated from stoopball to stickball and punchball. The former was sometimes played in the street, sometimes in the playground. Street games were bordered by cars parked along the curb, and home ...
Edward Gruver, 2000
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Stanford Short Stories
Of stickball, and punchball, and stoopball. Of heat. But for me, this summer, all of this is diluted. The games, the rides, the stolen ice, all have lost their urgency under the pressure of a new force which has come swelling in with the season—  ...
Wallace Stegner, Stegned & Scowcroft, 1962
9
The End of the Twins
“You honor, dis is abot punchball?” “Mr. Abramowitz, where are you from?” “ Poland.” “Did you play much punchball in Poland?” Mr. Abramowitz, his hard, large hands clumsy in repose, looked toward the ceiling and breathed deeply, audibly.
Saul Diskin, 2012
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Stanford Short Stories 1962
Of stickball, and punchball, and stoopball. Of heat. But for me, this summer, all of this is diluted. The games, the rides, the stolen ice, all have lost their urgency under the pressure of a new force which has come swelling in with the season—  ...
Stanford Short Stories 1962, Stanford University

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCHBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punchball is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pescara, punchball tra le auto sul lungofiume: giostrai troppo in …
Pescara. Un punchball parcheggiato tra le automobili in sosta sul lungofiume nord: la festa di Sant'Andrea è ormai alle porte ma i giostrai si piazzano sull'area a ... «CityRumors.it, Jul 15»
2
Punchball to Pier 40, making a play for parks
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | When Tobi Bergman was a young boy growing up Downtown, he and his friends used to play punchball in Washington Square Park ... «The Villager, Apr 15»
3
Frank Warren: Tyson Fury will be closely watching Wladimir …
... at 39, he is still the most formidable heavyweight on the planet and hasn't taken his eye off the punchball because of helping to fight Ukraine's political battles. «The Independent, Apr 15»
4
Julio Le Parc, Serpentine Gallery, London — interview
You can whack an orange punchball, make ping-pong balls vibrate, bounce springs and pluck strings with balls on. There are swinging reflective strips of foil ... «Financial Times, Jan 15»
5
Video - Bämm: Der ultimative Punchball-Ninja-Kick
Kurzer Anlauf, Sprung, Drehung und Tritt: So sieht ein meisterhafter Punchball-Kick aus. In bester Ninja-Manier zeigt dieser Könner wie filigran sein kann, was ... «STERN, Dec 14»
6
Mine: The 'Spaldeen'
With it, you could play stickball, punchball, stoopball, box baseball, “A, My Name Is Alice,” games of your own invention; without it, well, I wouldn't know, since ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
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John Feinstein Blog: Baseball More Than A Sport, It's A Companion
We also played punchball in the schoolyard. One of my great thrills was reading Sandy Koufax's autobiography and learning that he and his buddies also called ... «CBSSports.com, Aug 14»
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Glasgow 2014: Boxer Charlie Flynn's proud parents open family …
That punchball had quite a height advantage, but it still didn't stand a chance. By the time he started school, Charlie had the same cheeky grin he flashed to the ... «Scottish Daily Record, Aug 14»
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Professione punchball umano. L'uomo che si fa prendere a pugni …
Professione punchball umano. L'uomo che si fa prendere a pugni nello stomaco per -Redazione- Xie Shuiping, 48 anni, cinese, professione: "sacco da pugile" ... «Articolotre, May 14»
10
Yeovil teen out at Club Neo in Yeovil for first time got carried away …
OUT for the first time at a Yeovil nightclub, a teenager got carried away and damaged a punchball machine bringing it crashing to the ground. Josh Lake was ... «Western Gazette, May 14»

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