Ball-playing
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Taking part in ball games; being a ball player. not-comparable
- 2 Focused on attacking and progressing down the field. not-comparable
"Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box."
Example
More examples"Irish debutant Conor Henderson - another ball-playing midfielder - probed for a gap through the back-line and the 19-year-old's deflected pass was pounced on by Tomas Rosicky, who sped to the byeline to clip a square ball through the legs of Charlie Daniels across the box."
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