单词 | to kill a ball |
释义 | > as lemmasto kill a ball a. to kill a ball: (a) in tennis, to strike a ball so as to prevent it from being returned (see quot. 1883); (b) in football, to stop a ball dead. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > play football [verb (intransitive)] > actions to kill a ball1883 chip1889 miskick1901 to go in1914 to give (a ball) air1920 punt-kick1960 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > play tennis [verb (intransitive)] > types of stroke volley1819 cut1875 to kill a ball1883 press1897 undercut1926 dink1939 moonball1982 softball1982 1883 Daily News 26 June 6/6 Posting themselves close to the net, to intercept the ball as it came over, and by a severe downward stroke to hit it in such a manner that it could not possibly be returned—or, in other words, to ‘kill’ it. 1900 Daily News 23 Apr. 8/1 The ball had come in from the right, and McLuckie killed it, and shot a goal. < as lemmas |
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