Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A children's game having rules similar to baseball but played with a large ball that is rolled toward homeplate instead of pitched and kicked instead of batted.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A sport similar to
baseball , where a ball iskicked rather than hit. - noun countable The ball used in the above sport.
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Examples
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They were always the penultimate pick for kickball, which is really no better than last, and this is their adult-life Who’s team captain now, sucka?
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They were always the penultimate pick for kickball, which is really no better than last, and this is their adult-life Who’s team captain now, sucka?
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Ouch: Be prepared to take a hit in childhood games such as kickball and dodgeball.
Kansan.com stories < 2010
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The event will pit local businesses against each other in competitions such as kickball, tug of war, and sack racing.
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Included on the schedule are a fishing derby, bowling lessons, kite-making and outdoor activities such as kickball, soccer and tennis.
unknown title 2009
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Included on the schedule are a fishing derby, bowling lessons, kite-making and outdoor activities such as kickball, soccer and tennis.
unknown title 2009
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The two-day rodeo also included a slew of ‘field day 'activities such as kickball, dodge ball, and tug-of-war.
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This idea has been reinforced by others, such as a homeless man who handed me back my kickball at age 10, and a friend's monk-soldier boyfriend who, when I was 16, claimed I was the incarnation of a divine warrior named Sina.
Tom Rielly: Meet TED Fellow Prumsodun Ok, Interdisciplinary Artist Tom Rielly 2011
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This idea has been reinforced by others, such as a homeless man who handed me back my kickball at age 10, and a friend's monk-soldier boyfriend who, when I was 16, claimed I was the incarnation of a divine warrior named Sina.
Tom Rielly: Meet TED Fellow Prumsodun Ok, Interdisciplinary Artist Tom Rielly 2011
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This idea has been reinforced by others, such as a homeless man who handed me back my kickball at age 10, and a friend's monk-soldier boyfriend who, when I was 16, claimed I was the incarnation of a divine warrior named Sina.
Tom Rielly: Meet TED Fellow Prumsodun Ok, Interdisciplinary Artist Tom Rielly 2011
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