match ballnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmætʃ ˈbɔːl//ˌmætʃ ˈbɑːl/UK US game ball the ball that is being used during a game of football, rugby, volleyball, etc.:
Match balls are higher quality than those we use on the training ground.
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General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- attack
- back pass
- bobble
- center circle
- chip
- goalless
- holding
- layoff
- long ball
- man on! idiom
- man-to-man defense
- man-to-man marking
- onside
- set piece
- shoot
- sidespin
- unplayable
- wrong-foot
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