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Meaning of "pushball" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUSHBALL

pushball  [ˈpʊʃˌbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUSHBALL

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Pushball 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 PUSHBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pushball

Pushball

Pushball is a game played by two sides on a field usually 140 yards long and 50 yd wide, with a ball 6 feet in diameter and 50 lb in weight. The sides usually number eleven each, there being five forwards, two left-wings, two right-wings and two goal-keepers. The goals consist of two upright posts 18 ft high and 20 ft apart with a crossbar 7 feet from the ground. The game lasts for two periods with an intermission. Pushing the ball under the bar counts 5 points; lifting or throwing it over the bar counts 8. A touchdown behind goal for safety counts 2 to the attacking side. A pushball game in Volendam, Netherlands in 1927 The game was invented by M. G. Crane of Newton, Massachusetts, in 1891, and was taken up at Harvard University the next year, but never attained any considerable vogue. Emory University students played pushball from 1923 to 1955 before the game was retired due to its increasingly rough nature. In the United Kingdom the first regular game was played at the Crystal Palace in 1902 by teams of eight. The English rules are somewhat different from those obtaining in the United States.

Definition of pushball in the English dictionary

The definition of pushball in the dictionary is a game in which two teams try to push a heavy ball towards opposite goals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUSHBALL


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
punchball
ˈpʌntʃˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl
washball
ˈwɒʃˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUSHBALL

push the envelope
push through
push up daisies
push-bike
push-button
push-pull
push-pull circuit
push-start
push-up
pushback
pushcart
pushchair
pushdown
pushed
pusher
pushful
pushfully
pushfulness
pushier
pushiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUSHBALL

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 pushball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pushball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUSHBALL

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

Translator English - Chinese

该球
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pushball
570 millions of speakers

English

pushball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pushball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pushball
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пушбол
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pushball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pushball
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pushball
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pushball
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pushball
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pushball
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pushball
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pushball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cú thục bida
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pushball
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुशबाला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bir tür top oyunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pushball
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pushball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пушбол
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pushball
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pushball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pushball
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pushball
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pushball
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pushball

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSHBALL»

The term «pushball» is used very little and occupies the 160.041 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUSHBALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pushball» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pushball» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUSHBALL»

Discover the use of pushball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pushball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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LIFE
Under this extreme pressure, the push- is pushed under bar, eight points when thrown over. Pushball is sometimes played on horseback. ball sometimes springs a leak and collapses. A leather pushball costs $600, a canvas one $75. n '"$. . r ...
2
Sports & Recreation Fads
The first pushball was made in Newton, Massachusetts in 1894, thus making the game an American inspiration. The ball was large, at least the height of an average man, and because of its round shape it looked as if it could bowl over a set of ...
Frank Hoffmann, Beulah B Ramirez, 2013
3
Campus Traditions: Folklore from the Old-Time College to the ...
Fig. 4.7. Pushball scrap at Penn State, 19205. (Unlversity Archives, Pennsylvania State University) Rules in the pushball scrap tended to be simpler than Crane's game, with all participants trying to push the ball over the opponents' end line.
Simon J. Bronner, 2012
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The Unforgettable Season
27 — All the training paraphernalia, such as medicine balls, a new home plate, bases, balls, uniforms and the big pushball came yesterday from New York, and a variety was added to the regular routine. The pushball, a new institution to the ...
Gordon H. Fleming, 2006
5
Nippon Modern: Japanese Cinema of the 1920s And 1930s
Shigeru's father clears himself of the charges by the end of the film, and his whole family is reconciled at its lakeside summer house.3 The film starts with a long sequence of a pushball game between two high schools. The sequence, which ...
Mitsuyo Wada-Marciano, 2008
6
Soccer Robotics
4.4.3 Defender Class: Push The actions in this class are defined for a defending robot, and they bring about the robot behaviours of ball pushing. Pushable area Action trajectory Fig. 4.10. PushBall action PushBall Action. The PushBall action  ...
Jong-Hwan Kim, 2004
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Shit-Servicemen Have It Tough
The halftime show wasa pushball game between two Filipino teams. Pushball is a game played with a gigantic ball about 10 feetin diameter andeleven men teams. Theobject of the gameisto push this big balltogoals on eachend ofthe field .
James E. Wimes, 2012
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Popular Mechanics
CARNIVAL CROWD ENTERTAINED LAUNDRY ASSOCIATION TO HAVE An Exciting Moment in the Game of Firemen's Pushball: With Spray Flying in All Directions, the Players are Taking the Ball down the Field for a Try at Their Opponents' ...
9
A History of Wayne State University in Photographs
In this photograph, students are seen playing pushball. ITie object of the game is tor the members of two teams to attempt to roll (or throw or carry) the ball over the other ream's goal line. Pushball, like other class rush games, was used by ...
Evelyn Aschenbrenner, 2009
10
Sports Illustrated
For the past three years down in Arizona, the good deputies of the Maricopa County sheriff's posse and their hard-hitting Quarter horses have been taking on all challengers in a rough-and-tumble game with the innocuous name of pushball .
‎1955

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUSHBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pushball is used in the context of the following news items.
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Croxley Revels described as 'one of the best ever'
The "world famous Pushball Tournament", a procession featuring floats entered by churches and schools and around 90 stalls all formed part of the Croxley ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
2
Croxley Revels to return tomorrow
The event will finish with the "world famous schools' Pushball Tournament" where school pupils attempt to push a beach-ball "nearly six feet tall" through goals ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
3
The excitement is building as Croxley Revels moves ever closer
The event will finish with the "world famous schools' Pushball Tournament" where school pupils attempt to push a beach-ball "nearly six feet tall" through goals ... «Watford Observer, Jun 15»
4
Rides and riffs abound at Weedsport Fireman's Field Days this …
... Dixie Dirt, Keith Ford and the Prison City Rockers, a cake booth by the ladies' auxiliary, parades, horseshoe and pushball tournaments and plenty of food. «Auburn Citizen, Jun 15»
5
Who should win Wedmore's Henry Butt Trophy?
"He presented a trophy to Wedmore in the 1930s for a 'Pushball' competition which was held each year in a field in The Lerburne. "The trophy was awarded in ... «Cheddar Valley Gazette, Jan 15»
6
Jugando al «pushball» con caballos
Grupo de alumnos preparándose para el torneo anual de la medalla de equitación, que se otorga a los vencedores en un partido de «push-ball», deporte ... «ABC.es, Jan 15»
7
Field Days a Skaneateles Fire Department tradition
And for the past few years, the Skaneateles Fire Department has been offering the Field Days visitors a little something extra — a game of pushball is organized ... «Auburn Citizen, Aug 14»
8
Skaneateles Fire Department's biggest annual event is soon
Backed by popular demand, the 4th Annual Children and Community Pushball tournament will be held Saturday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m. The 6th Annual ... «Auburn Citizen, Aug 14»
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Skaneateles Fire Department prepares for Labor Day weekend
If your child or you have ever been interested in participating in pushball, you will once again have your chance! Get four of your closest friends, enter a team ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 14»
10
Talk Back: Responses to Our January|Feburary 2014 Issue
“In the spring of 1986, pushball was revived by one of the campus fraternities,” Smith recalls. “I can assure you that the description of the 1920s game in the ... «The Alcalde, Mar 14»

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