HANDBALL

Handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins.

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hand ball

Noun



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handball

Noun

  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 small rubber ball used in the sport of handball.
  3. The offence of touching the ball with the hands.
  4. An American sport in which players must, in turn, bounce a ball off of a wall, taking care not to miss their turn.
  5. The small rubber ball used in this sport.
  6. An act of passing a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
  7. An Irish sport, very similar to the American sport, in which players must bounce a ball off a wall.

Verb

  1. To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacleto another.
  2. To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
    If the defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is awarded.
  3. To (legally) pass a football by holding it with one hand and hitting it with the other.
  4. To insert a hand into someone's anus.


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