handball

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 References 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

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From hand + ball

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handball (countable and uncountable; plural handballs)

1. (sports) (uncountable) 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. (countable) The small rubber ball used in this sport
3. (soccer) (countable) The offence of touching the ball with the hands in the game of football.

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to handball (third-person singular simple present handballs, present participle handballing, simple past and past participle handballed)

1. To manually load or unload a container, trailer, or to otherwise manually move bulk goods (often on pallets) from one type of transport receptacle to another.

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• Handball collections

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handball m. (plural handballs)

1. handball (sport)

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• hand

[edit] Derived terms

• handballeur
• handballeuse