handball B1 Topic:Sports & Fitness US /ˈhændˌbɔl/ See IPA manual Freq #30143 Meanings 1 noun A team sport in which two teams throw a ball and try to score goals with their hands. Handball is very popular in many European countries. 2 noun In football (soccer), the foul of touching the ball with your hand or arm. The referee gave a penalty for handball in the box. 3 verb To touch the ball illegally with your hand or arm in football. If a defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is given. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a team sport in which two... team handball 3 verb · to touch the ball illegally... handle Word family Forms handballs Common collocations handball court Noun + noun Etymology AI details From hand + ball. Topics Sports & Fitness External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # handball **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈhændˌbɔl/ **Frequency rank:** 30143 ## Meanings 1. A team sport in which two teams throw a ball and try to score goals with their hands. 2. In football (soccer), the foul of touching the ball with your hand or arm. 3. To touch the ball illegally with your hand or arm in football. ## Examples - Handball is very popular in many European countries. - The referee gave a penalty for handball in the box. - If a defender handballs in the penalty area, a penalty is given. ## Etymology From hand + ball. ## AI Etymology Handball comes from hand + ball. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named elements. In current use, the main senses are “A team sport in which two teams throw a ball and try to score goals with their hands” and “In football (soccer), the foul of touching the ball with your hand or arm”. ## Topics - Sports & Fitness markdown