kickball

noun

kick·​ball ˈkik-ˌbȯl 

US

: 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

Examples of kickball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If weather permits, consider getting everyone outside for a family activity such as a backyard kickball game — something that gets everyone moving together. —Dana Santas, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025

The couple briefly met at a kickball game in 2002 before reconnecting on the set of The Americans in 2012. —Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025

Today the club’s programming is an array of play — from softball to tennis and kickball games — to book club meet-ups, art workshops, group hikes and biking and beyond. —Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

Dyer is currently open to the public and its fields are permitted in the warmer months to various organizations, such as the Special Olympics, kickball leagues and ultimate frisbee teams — in addition to Pius teams. —Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for kickball

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

Kids Definition

kickball

noun

kick·​ball

-ˌbȯl

: a game resembling baseball played with a large rubber ball that is kicked instead of batted