Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A variation of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger, softer ball that is pitched underhand.
- noun The ball used in this game.
- noun A question, especially one posed during an interview or public forum, that is easy to answer and does not cause embarrassment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A game similar to
baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand. - noun by analogy A
question designed to beeasy toanswer . - noun The
ball used to play the sport.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun ball used in playing softball
- noun a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
Etymologies
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Examples
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The rule in softball is the players can't lead off the base, however they can run and potentially steal bases as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand.
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The rule in softball is the players can't lead off the base, however they can run and potentially steal bases as soon as the ball leaves the pitcher's hand.
Archive 2006-08-01 2006
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No current Dem leader would threaten such a thing because under Washington rules, only manly Republicans are allowed to play hardball — for Democrats to play anything but softball is unseemly.
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Regardless, this is really a case about nothing more than ringers in softball leagues, hardly a new phenomenon even if this case adds an additional wrinkle.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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At a July 2005 meeting, IOC members voted 52-52, with one abstention, to cut softball from the Olympic program after the 2008 Games.
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Mike Candrea, the U.S. Olympic coach and University of Arizona head coach, expects such growth to be affected when softball is no longer in the Olympics.
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Each summer, the "Bleacher Creatures" organize a round-robin softball tournament of four teams playing for the Ali Ramirez trophy.
No. 7: Bleacher Creatures inhabit their own little borough 2008
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One daughter is going to Band Camp, the other is playing in softball tournaments, and the son is going to summer camp.
Youth Sports 2008
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The International Olympic Committee voted in 2005 to drop baseball and softball from the Summer Games after this year's Beijing Games.
Baseball gets strong pitch, hopes to remain in Olympics 2008
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Also, anent the dropping of baseball/softball from the Olympics, the ECONOMIST published this list of other sports that were dropped.
August 26th, 2008 m_francis 2008
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