Stickball
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A street game similar to baseball, played with a stick, a ball and various ad hoc materials; found primarily in large cities in the northeastern United States. countable, uncountable
"Boys were playing stickball in the damp, cold streets; dressed in heavy woollen sweaters and heavy trousers, they danced and shouted, and the ball went crack as the stick struck it and sent it speeding through the air."
- 2 a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle wordnet
- 3 The ball used in this game. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Boys were playing stickball in the damp, cold streets; dressed in heavy woollen sweaters and heavy trousers, they danced and shouted, and the ball went crack as the stick struck it and sent it speeding through the air."
Etymology
From stick + ball.
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