handball
/ˈhændbɔl/
noun
- A team sport in which players use their hands to throw, catch, and hit a ball into the opponent's goal.
- The children learned the basic rules of handball in gym class.
- Handball is a fast-paced sport popular in Europe and parts of Asia.
- She scored the winning goal in the handball championship match.
- A game played by hitting a small rubber ball against a wall with the hand, often played in a court with one or two players.
- The old handball court behind the gym is still used by neighborhood kids.
- He won the local handball tournament by hitting the ball with incredible speed.
- They played handball against the school wall during recess.
- In soccer, an illegal act of touching the ball with a hand or arm.
- He argued that the handball was accidental, but the referee gave a free kick anyway.
- The player was cautioned for a deliberate handball near the goal.
- The referee called a handball when the defender's arm touched the ball in the penalty area.