Ball-playing

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Taking part in ball games; being a ball player. not-comparable
  2. 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."

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"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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