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Definition of Softball

1. Noun. Ball used in playing softball.

2. Noun. A game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer.

Definition of Softball

1. Noun. A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. ¹

2. Noun. (context: by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer. ¹

3. Noun. The ball used to play the sport. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Softball

1. a type of ball [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Softball

soft tissue window soft top soft tops soft touch soft tree fern soft tubercle soft wart soft water soft wheat softa

softas softback softback book softbacks softball (current term) softball game softballer softballers softbill softbills

softboiled softbound softbounds softbox softboxes softcopies softcopy

Literary usage of Softball

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Review of Gender Equity in Interscholastic Athletic Opportunities in by Barry Leonard (1999)
"baseball and lacked softball in 1995-1996, nine added softball by the ... Seeking to determine whether the failure to offer softball was the result of the ..."

2. Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebookby Aimee Buckner by Aimee Buckner (2005)
"I LOVE softball it is my favorite sport. My dream is to play for the Georgia ... My [basketball] coach is my softball coach. I think we might make it to the ..."

3. Maggie's Too by Paul E. Furdon (2001)
""Can someone tell me why we insist on playing softball using baseball rules? ... Famed Attorney Willard Bailey agreed to play softball after becoming a ..."

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