pinball
English
Etymology
Noun
pinball (countable and uncountable, plural pinballs)
- (games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
- The ball used in pinball.
- (figuratively, soccer) A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.
- 2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC[1]:
- The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.
Derived terms
Translations
game
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ball
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Verb
pinball (third-person singular simple present pinballs, present participle pinballing, simple past and past participle pinballed)
- (intransitive) To dart about rapidly.
- 1996, Peter Applebome, Dixie Rising: How the South is Shaping American Values, Politics and Culture:
- Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...
- 2004, David Baldacci, Hour Game:
- They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.
Translations
to dart about rapidly
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See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English pinball.
Pronunciation
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Noun
pinball m (plural s)
Spanish
Noun
pinball m (plural pinballs)
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