SOFTBALL


Meaning of SOFTBALL in English

/sawft"bawl', soft"-/ , n.

1. a form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger and softer ball.

2. the ball itself.

3. something that can be easily dealt with: The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question.

[ 1925-30; SOFT + BALL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .