Synonyms of handball
6 similar words
Another word for handball is handle. Other synonyms of handball are offload, European handball, Olympic handball, team handball and sport involving bouncing a ball off a wall.
Synonyms and similar words for handball
verbTo illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm.
- handleTo illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
verbTo pass responsibility for a task or problem to someone else, often to avoid dealing with an...
nounTeam sport involving throwing a ball into a goal.
- European handball
- Olympic handball
- team handballSynonym of fieldball.
nounMore synonyms
- sport involving bouncing a ball off a wall
Meaning of handball
- noun A ball held in, or thrown with, the hand, especially one used for one of the various games in later senses, below.
- noun The hollow rubber ball squeezed to produce spray from a perfume bottle or other atomizer.
- noun Any of various traditional ball games played outside between two goals often at a considerable distance from each other.
handball in other languages
Questions about synonyms of handball
- What is another word for handball?
- Handball has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as handle, offload, European handball, Olympic handball, team handball and sport involving bouncing a ball off a wall.
- What does handball mean?
- Handball means a ball held in, or thrown with, the hand, especially one used for one of the various games in later senses, below.
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