hardball

English

noun

Definitions

(sports) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.

Etymology

Compound from English hard + English ball (testicle, round object).

Origin

English

ball

Gloss

testicle, round object

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Calvinball English
Moneyball English
Polandball English
Q-ball English
airball English
backball English
ball English
ball player English
ball-breaker English
ball-buster English
ball-goer English
ball-like English
ballache English
ballbag English
ballbusting English
ballcap English
ballclub English
ballcock English
ballcourt English
baller English
ballfield English
ballgag English
ballgoer English
ballgown English
ballhair English
ballhandler English
ballhandling English
ballhawk English
ballhead English
balljoint English
balljuice English
ballkicker English
ballless English
balllike English
ballmaker English
ballpark English
ballplaying English
ballpoint English
ballproof English
ballrace English
ballroom English
ballsac English
ballsack English
ballstock English
ballsucker English
ballyard English
bandyball English
baseball English
basketball English
beachball English
beanball English
blackball English
bladderball English
blowball English
blowhard English
bollock English
bow ball English
boxball English
brainball English
broomball English
bucketball English
bunnyball English
butterball English
buttonball English
cabbageball English
caneball English
cannonball English
carpetball English
catchball English
cheeseball English
corkball English
cornball English
crudball English
cumball English
curveball English
deball English
dirtball English
disco ball English
dodgeball English
doughball English
dungball English
dustball English
earball English
eggball English
eight-ball English
eyeball English
fieldball English
fireball English
fishball English
fistball English
flagball English
flash-ball English
floorball English
fluffball English
flutterball English
flyball English
football English
forhard English
forkball English
fourball English
freeball English
fuckball English
furball English
fuzzball English
ghostball English
glitterball English
glueball English
goalball English
goofball English
greaseball English
gumball English
gyroball English
hairball English
half-ball English
handball English
hard English
hard Brexit English
hard-ass English
hard-earned English
hard-nose English
hard-wearing English
hardback English
hardbacked English
hardbake English
hardballer English
hardbeam English
hardboard English
hardbody English
hardbottom English
hardbound English
hardcoat English
hardcore English
hardcourt English
hardcover English
hardcovered English
hardel English
harden English
harder English
hardfern English
hardflip English
hardgoods English
hardgrass English
hardground English
hardhanded English
hardhead English
hardheaded English
hardhearted English
hardish English
hardline English
hardly English
hardman English
hardness English
hardpack English
hardpacked English
hardpad English
hardpan English
hardpoint English
hardpressed English
hardscape English
hardscrabble English
hardshell English
hardship English
hardsome English
hardsport English
hardspun English
hardstand English
hardstep English
hardstone English
hardstyle English
hardtail English
hardtop English
hardware English
hardwired English
hardwood English
hardworking English
heelball English
highball English
hipball English
hornball English
horseball English
hyperball English
iceball English
inkball English
junkball English
kickball English
kittenball English
knuckleball English
korfball English
lardball English
laundry ball English
lawyerball English
matball English
meatball English
metaball English
microhard English
moonball English
moorball English
mothball English
motoball English
mudball English
multiball English
murderball English
mushball English
muskball English
myoball English
nanoball English
nerf ball English
netball English
niggerball English
nonball English
nutball English
oddball English
onballer English
overhard English
paddleball English
paintball English
patball English
physioball English
pickleball English
pinball English
pithball English
playball English
preball English
prehard English
puffball English
pukeball English
punchball English
pushball English
racketball English
racquetball English
rollerball English
roofball English
rootball English
roundball English
rubber ball blast grenade English
sandball English
screwball English
scruffball English
scuffball English
scumball English
semihard English
shitball English
sinkerball English
skittleball English
slamball English
sleazeball English
slimeball English
sloshball English
slowball English
slushball English
smallball English
smokeball English
smut-ball English
snotball English
snowball English
softball English
sootball English
sourball English
speedball English
spit-ball English
spitball English
sportsball English
stage ball English
stickball English
stinkball English
stone-hard English
stonehard English
stoopball English
streetball English
superball English
superhard English
swingball English
tape ball English
tarball English
tetherball English
throwball English
towball English
townball English
trackball English
trackerball English
trapball English
tryhard English
tunnelball English
turdball English
typeball English
ultrahard English
unball English
uniball English
uniballer English
volleyball English
wallball English
wash-ball English
washing ball English
wireball English
wogball English
woodball English
woodsball English
haarti Finnish
härten German
hard French
bola gato Portuguese
ボール Japanese
bal Middle English
hard Middle English
hardi Esperanto
บอล Thai
ลูกบอล Thai
harda Ido
ဘော Burmese
波霸 Chinese
ibhola Zulu
*r/m-ba Proto-Sino-Tibetan
ibhola Xhosa
wokhat Tok Pisin
ibhola Swati
bal Hausa
波霸 Cantonese
bol Bislama
bɔɔlɔ Akan
bool Bwatoo