stickball
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Definition of stickball
: baseball adapted for play in streets or small areas and using a broomstick and a lightweight ball
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While other kids gathered in the streets for pickup games of stickball and skelly, Doug, a big kid with thick glasses in dark plastic frames, preferred the company of books. — Jessica Pressler, Daily Intelligencer, "The Tragic End to a Longtime Black-Car Driver’s Campaign Against Uber," 15 May 2018 Gertrude grew up on a farm with five brothers and one sister, climbing walnut trees, playing stickball and fishing for trout. — Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, "Gertrude Jeannette, Actor, Director and Cabdriver, Dies at 103," 26 Apr. 2018 In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time. — Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian, "Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’," 1 Oct. 2017 In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time. — Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian, "Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’," 1 Oct. 2017 In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time. — Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian, "Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’," 1 Oct. 2017 In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time. — Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian, "Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’," 1 Oct. 2017 In My Happy Days in Hollywood, Marshall takes us on a journey from his stickball-playing days in the Bronx to his time at the helm of some of the most popular television series and movies of all time. — Jeff Macgregor, Smithsonian, "Why ‘Happy Days’ — and the Fonz — Never Truly ‘Jumped the Shark’," 1 Oct. 2017 And just women's sports in general: Soccer, volleyball, stickball. — Nina Mandell, USA TODAY, "Why KG wanted to give WNBA players a platform," 2 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stickball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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stickball
noun
English Language Learners Definition of stickball
: a game like baseball that is played on the street or in a small area with a stick (such as a broomstick) and ball
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