handball

noun

hand·​ball ˈhan(d)-ˌbȯl 

1

: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall or board by two or four players who use their hands to strike the ball

2

: a small rubber ball used in handball

Examples of handball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The last time the United States had a women’s handball team at the Games was in 1996. —ABC News, 15 May 2026

One of those was a goal-line handball by Neco Williams of Nottingham Forest to deny Jefferson Lerma’s header in February. —Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026

His mother, Fayza, herself raised in Bondy by Algerian immigrant parents, was a top-level handball player. —Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026

The park also features plenty of sporty options like a 27-hole public golf course along with public tennis, basketball, handball, and racquetball courts. —Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing handball

• team handball

Rhymes for handball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

handball

noun

hand·​ball -ˌbȯl 

1

: a game played in a walled court or against a single wall or board by two or four players who use their hands to strike a ball

2

: the ball used in handball