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Meaning of handball

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

handball

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

  2. The medium-sized inflated ball used in this sport.

  3. The offence of a player other than the goalkeeper touching the ball with the hand or arm on the field during play.

  4. A sport in which players alternately strike the ball against a wall with their hand. Irish and American variants have slightly different rules.

verb

Definitions

  1. To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacle to another.

  2. To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.

    Example: If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.

    Synonyms:handle
  3. To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.

  4. (sexuality) To insert a hand into someone's anus.