SOFTBALL


Meaning of SOFTBALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbȯl ]

noun

Date: 1926

1. : a sport similiar to baseball played on a small diamond with a ball that is larger than a baseball and that is pitched underhand ; also : the ball used in this game

2. : a question requiring only an easy or simple response

• soft·ball·er -ˌbȯ-lər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.