Meanings
plural kickballs · alternative kick-ball · alternative kick ball
- uncountablehobbiesA sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit.
Synonyms: soccer baseball
- countableThe ball used in the above sport.
They bounced their kickball against the wall, flinging it at one another’s heads. It ricocheted between their bodies. Their sneakers squeaked through the silence.
2020, Bryan Washington, Memorial, Atlantic Books (2021), page 166
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sport similar to baseball, where a ball similar to a soccer ball, is pitched at a kicker, and is kicked rather than hit.
Origin
Translations
Japanese キックベースボール, キックボール
- キックベースボール (kikku bēsubōru)kicking sport
- キックボール (kikkubōru)kicking sport
- フットベースボール (futto bēsubōru)kicking sport
Korean 킥볼, 발야구
- 킥볼 (kikbol)kicking sport
- 발야구 (baryagu)kicking sport
Swedish sparkboll, sparkboll
- sparkbolla ball used in a game
- sparkbollkicking sport
Cite this entry
kickball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickball
“kickball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickball. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kickball,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kickball.
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