SOFTBALL Definition & Meaning

softball

[ sawft-bawl, soft- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a ball that is larger and softer than a baseball.
the ball itself.
something that can be easily dealt with:
The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question.

softball

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a variation of baseball using a larger softer ball, pitched underhand
the ball used
cookery the stage in the boiling of a sugar syrup at which it may be rubbed into balls after dipping in cold water

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First recorded in 1925–30; soft + ball ¹

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