kickball

noun kick·ball \ ˈkik-ˌbȯl \

Updated on: 11 Apr 2018

Definition of kickball

: a game for children that resembles baseball but that is played with an inflated ball which is kicked instead of being hit with a bat

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In recent years, he’s given a toast at a stranger’s bachelor party in South Carolina, tended bar at the South by Southwest festival in Texas and crashed a New York City kickball game, to name a few instances.

— wesley case, baltimoresun.com, "Ahead of Baltimore show, Bill Murray talks American classics, singing and baseball," 4 Apr. 2018
Adams spoke before a charity kickball game put on by former LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu at the Shrine in Airline.

— christopher dabe, NOLA.com, "Jets' Jamal Adams also anxious to see what Ndamukong Suh decides," 24 Mar. 2018
Campers are kept busy with activities like basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, whiffle ball, kickball, indoor rock climbing, tag games and relay races.

— emily udell, Indianapolis Star, "25 best summer camps for curious kids in Central Indiana," 18 Feb. 2018
The activities are mostly lighthearted and breezy — kickball in the summertime, games of Uno or an ice cream social.

— Washington Post, "They used to be afraid of police. Now, students ask: ‘Are they coming?’," 23 Jan. 2018
Join in daily resort-wide games like kickball, or teach your kids a valuable lesson about defeat by beating them in an organized water balloon war.

— kristi valentini, Redbook, "15 Family Vacations You Need to Take Your Kids on Before They Grow Up," 14 Dec. 2017
CEDARBURG - Registration for the fourth annual Kickstart the Heart kickball tournament is underway.

— alec johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Help raise money for HeartSafe Wisconsin through kickball tournament in Cedarburg," 18 Sep. 2017
In another kickball game, the leg came off during a kick and went flying across the gym.

— marc lester, Alaska Dispatch News, "East High student dances past her differences," 18 Oct. 2017
Kickball Ages 3-5 can learn the game of kickball to develop basic skills of base-running, catching and throwing, as well as teamwork, sportsmanship and overall coordination.

— milwaukee, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Learn to line dance, play kickball and dance, all through the Oconomowoc Rec Department," 27 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of kickball

1922

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noun kick·ball \ ˈkik-ˌbȯl \

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: a game similar to baseball played with a large rubber ball that is kicked instead of hit with a bat

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