punchball

punch·ball

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhnch-bawl]
- /ˈpʌntʃˌbɔl/
- /ˈpʌntʃ.bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhnch-bawl]
- /ˈpʌntʃˌbɔl/

Definitions of punchball word

noun punchball a form of playground or street baseball in which a rubber ball is batted with the fist. 1
noun punchball a stuffed or inflated ball, supported by a flexible rod, that is punched for exercise, esp boxing training 0
noun punchball a game resembling baseball in which a light ball is struck with the fist 0

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Origin of punchball

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; punch1 + ball1

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Parts of speech for Punchball

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Punchball

punchball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

punchball usage trend in Literature

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