softball
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Definition
- Noun:
- A sport similar to baseball: A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller field (diamond) and with a ball that is larger and softer than a standard baseball.
- The ball used in that sport: The specific, larger, and softer ball used in playing the game of softball.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Sport):
- Our company has a co-ed softball league every summer.
- She joined a recreational softball team to meet new people and get some exercise.
- Noun (Ball):
- The pitcher threw the yellow softball over the plate for a strike.
- We need to buy a new softball; this one is getting worn out.
Advanced Usage
- "Softball question": An idiom describing an easy question, especially one asked in an interview or debate that is intended to be simple to answer.
- The journalist started the press conference with a few softball questions before addressing the more controversial topics.
Variants and Related Words
- Fast-pitch softball: A competitive variant of the game characterized by windmill-style pitching.
- Slow-pitch softball: A recreational variant of the game where the ball is pitched in a high arc.
- Softballer (n): A player of softball.
Synonyms
- Diamond sport (informal, referring to the field shape).
- Pigskin (This is incorrect; "pigskin" refers to a football. A correct synonym for the ball is simply game ball in context).
Related Phrases
- To play softball: To participate in the sport.
- He plays softball every Wednesday night.
- Softball game/match: An instance of playing the sport.
- We have a crucial softball game this weekend for the championship.
Related Idioms
- "Softball interview": An interview where the questions are not challenging or critical.
- The candidate was relieved it was a softball interview and not a rigorous interrogation.
Noun
- a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
- ball used in playing softball