Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

    Softball

    софтбо́лsoftból

    a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger

  2. (countable, uncountable)The ball used to play the sport.

    ball used in playing softball

  3. (countable, uncountable)A question designed to be easy to answer.

    a softball interview

Examples

7 sentences
  1. In softball, the ball is pitched underhanded.

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  2. Which is heavier, a baseball or a softball?

    deWas ist schwerer: ein Baseball oder ein Softball?

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  3. How was softball?

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  4. The boys played softball.

    ruМальчики играли в софтбол.

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  5. In softball, the ball is pitched underhand.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.

1926: soft + ball. Compare hardball.

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Forms

plural: softballs
Singularsoftball
Pluralsoftballs

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger:softball game

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsoftballer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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