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hardballed

hardballed is the simple past and past participle of hardball.

Meaning of hardball

Verb

hardball (third-person singular simple present hardballs, present participle hardballing, simple past and past participle hardballed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards another individual.

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Questions about hardballed

What is hardballed the simple past and past participle of?
Hardballed is the simple past and past participle of hardball.

Words near hardballed in the dictionary

  1. hardbacks
  2. hardbag
  3. hardbake
  4. hardbakes
  5. hardball
  6. hardballed
  7. hardballer
  8. hardballers
  9. hardballing
  10. hardballs
  11. hardbass

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