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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The company kickball team plays at the beach every week, and a handful of staff frequently run Tough Mudders. 
Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 For the athletically inclined, there’s a wide variety of sports teams to choose from, including kickball, basketball, and soccer. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 After being impressed by his kickball skills, a couple of suits pull him off the schoolyard and recruit him. Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2022 Jay Winter, a Hollywood rider with the Der Krieger motorcycle club, brought a kickball, trucks and dolls to donate to the toy pile. Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2021 Suns up one with 3:47 left: Crowder forced Murray into a kickball turnover. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021 Durny was setting up for a kickball tournament at the football stadium and picked up a few pieces of litter. cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021 In addition to the Flamingos, Baltimore City has a Stonewall kickball team offered through Stonewall Sports Baltimore, which is part of a national network, said Nikhil Gupta, founder and commissioner of the Baltimore chapter. Billy Jean Louis, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2021 From playing kickball and jumping rope to juggling and dancing, these students seem to constantly be moving at school. Sabrina Kerns, ajc, 3 Oct. 2021 See More
Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 For the athletically inclined, there’s a wide variety of sports teams to choose from, including kickball, basketball, and soccer. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 After being impressed by his kickball skills, a couple of suits pull him off the schoolyard and recruit him. Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2022 Jay Winter, a Hollywood rider with the Der Krieger motorcycle club, brought a kickball, trucks and dolls to donate to the toy pile. Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2021 Suns up one with 3:47 left: Crowder forced Murray into a kickball turnover. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2021 Durny was setting up for a kickball tournament at the football stadium and picked up a few pieces of litter. cleveland, 4 Nov. 2021 In addition to the Flamingos, Baltimore City has a Stonewall kickball team offered through Stonewall Sports Baltimore, which is part of a national network, said Nikhil Gupta, founder and commissioner of the Baltimore chapter. Billy Jean Louis, baltimoresun.com, 19 Oct. 2021 From playing kickball and jumping rope to juggling and dancing, these students seem to constantly be moving at school. Sabrina Kerns, ajc, 3 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
kickball
noun
kick·ball
ˈkik-ˌbȯl
: a game similar to baseball played with a large rubber ball that is kicked instead of hit with a bat