- a variation of baseball using a larger softer ball, pitched underhand
- the ball used
- the stage in the boiling of a sugar syrup at which it may be rubbed into balls after dipping in cold water
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2016
soft•ball /ˈsɔftˌbɔl, ˈsɑft-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016- Sport a form of baseball played on a smaller playing field with a larger and softer ball[uncountable]two games of softball.
- Sport the ball itself[countable]They brought two softballs to the game.
soft•ball
(sôft′bôl′, soft′-),
n.
softball, +n.something that can be easily dealt with:The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question.
n.
- Sporta form of baseball played on a smaller diamond with a larger and softer ball.
- Sportthe ball itself.
- something that can be easily dealt with:The confirmation committee threw her a softball on that question.
Etymology:
- soft + ball1 1925–30
softball, +n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
softball /ˈsɒftˌbɔːl/ n
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