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underground handball

underground handball noun: a handball which is deliberately bounced on the ground before reaching one's teammate, instead of being passed directly as is typical.

Noun

underground handball (plural underground handballs)

  1. (Australian rules football) A handball which is deliberately bounced on the ground before reaching one's teammate, instead of being passed directly as is typical.
    • He did this underground handball where the pack came at him and he slipped the handball underneath and I specifically remember going to him at quarter time and saying, 'That was really impressive'.2019 August 10, Sarah Olle, quoting Kinnear Beatson, “AFL 2019: The moment Kinnear Beatson knew James Bell had the skills to make it at AFL level”, in Fox Footy

Forms of underground handball

pluralunderground handballs

Questions about underground handball

What does underground handball mean?
Underground handball means a handball which is deliberately bounced on the ground before reaching one's teammate, instead of being passed directly as is typical.
What part of speech is underground handball?
Underground handball is a noun.
What is the plural of underground handball?
The plural of underground handball is underground handballs.

Words near underground handball in the dictionary

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  2. undergrooms
  3. underground
  4. underground car parks
  5. underground folk
  6. underground handball
  7. underground handballs
  8. underground handpass
  9. underground handpasses
  10. underground mutton
  11. underground people

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