softball
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soft·ball
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Definition of softball
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: a sport similiar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand
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: the ball used in this game
2
: a question requiring only an easy or simple response
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Other Words from softball
softballer
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Examples of softball in a Sentence
Do you want to play softball?
All the questions in the interview were softballs.
Recent Examples on the Web
During his time out of the NFL—one year and five days, from January 11, 2018 to January, 16 2019—Bevell went to 55 BYU softball games, traveling the country to accompany his daughter Morgan, a reserve catcher on the team. — Robert Klemko, SI.com, "Darrell Bevell Bounces Back Again, This Time in Detroit," 29 Aug. 2019 Even an anodyne softball game between Sanders’s staff and members of the press became a source of (minor) controversy. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "Bernie Sanders Has a Plan to Save Journalism," 28 Aug. 2019 Six Olympic softball games and a baseball game will be held in Fukushima, the prefecture’s capital city. — Washington Post, "Radioactive sushi: Japan-South Korea spat extends to Olympic cuisine," 23 Aug. 2019 Admission is free to all fall Oregon softball games. — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Oregon softball announces fall schedule," 15 Aug. 2019 Laguna Beach The police and fire departments will take the field for the first Guns and Hoses softball game at 6:30 p.m. at Laguna Beach High School, 625 Park Ave. — Daily Pilot, "Local cities to celebrate National Night Out against crime," 6 Aug. 2019 Ex-Twin Charlie Manuel, 75, surfaced as a coach in a celebrity softball game in Cleveland in conjunction with baseball’s recent All-Star Game. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, "Charley Walters: Higher payroll with more wins is ‘part of the deal’ for Twins’ Pohlad," 27 July 2019 The event next month will feature a celebrity softball game and an exhibition by the Great Britain national team. — Jared Diamond, WSJ, "The First Recorded Game of Baseball Was Played…in England?," 24 June 2019 The story was posted the day after video surfaced of a massive brawl between parents at a youth softball game in Tennessee. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin wrestler used as example in article highlighting how technology has complicated the jobs of youth sports officials," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'softball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for softball
softball
noun
English Language Learners Definition of softball
: a sport that is similar to baseball but that is played on a smaller field and with a ball that is pitched underhand and that is larger and softer than a baseball
: the ball that is used in softball
US
: a question that is very easy to answer
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softball
noun
soft·ball
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Kids Definition of softball
1
: a game like baseball played with a larger ball thrown underhand
2
: the ball used in softball
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