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# softball

noun (softball, uncountable; a softball, softballs)

«softball» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Softball is a team game like baseball, played on a smaller field with a bigger ball that is pitched underarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#m1)
2. A softball is the ball used in this game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#m2)

### In the lessons

Very popular in the USA, Canada and Australia, in schools and parks; in PE lessons pupils learn to bat, catch, throw and run the bases. Phrases: «play softball», «softball team», «softball game», «fast-pitch softball».

### Examples

- We play softball in PE on Fridays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x1)
- My sister is the pitcher on her softball team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x2)
- The softball game was cancelled because of rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x3)
- A softball is bigger than a baseball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x4)
- He hit the softball over the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x5)
- Our team scored 7 runs in the softball match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x6)
- Wear a helmet when you bat in softball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable as a game («play softball»), countable as a ball («a softball»). Trap: a softball is not actually soft; it is hard and can hurt, so use gloves and helmets. In word problems, runs are the points: add runs from each inning for the total.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «softball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/softball/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«softball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/softball.html) on Mova free.