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  • noun soccer A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.

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Examples

  • Charging over from 50 yards away to accuse Van Der Vaart of diving, then diving a couple of times himself, gaining an advantage from a drop-ball situation by booting the ball back to Spurs for a throw-in by the corner flag and instructing his team to pen them in, constantly in the ref's ear.

    Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Newcastle United | Premier League match report 2010

  • Simple soil tests may be performed to judge quality such as the agitating jar, ribbon extrusion, or drop-ball.

    Chapter 10 1985

  • Seconds after the game resumed with a drop-ball, Jordan's Hasan Abdel Fattah shaved the post with a clever volley as the tempo accelerated.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.

    Evening Mail news round-up 2010

  • The referee for that match, Stephane Lannoy awarded a drop-ball instead.

    The Age News Headlines 2010

  • The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.

    Evening Mail news round-up 2010

  • The corner came about following a drop-ball in the Barrow box.

    Evening Mail news round-up 2010

  • Agbonlahor should have put the game beyond reach in the 83rd minute after breaking from a drop-ball, only to steer a low effort wide as Jaaskelainen raced off his line.

    Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie BreakingNews.ie / TCM 2010

  • Gammel goes right at the opposition with her drop-ball approach.

    GatorCountry.com - Latest Headlines ray@gatorcountry.com 2010

  • The referee for that match, Stephane Lannoy awarded a drop-ball instead.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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