onball

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adjective

In the midfield positions.

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Meanings

adjectiveonball (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAustralian rules footballIn the midfield positions.

    Hawthorn fought hard right to the final siren, but had no answer for the onball skills of Lion Ally Anderson, with a career-high 30 possessions, and Emily Bates, with 22.

    2022 October 22, “Brisbane Lions thrash Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Fremantle and Western Bulldogs all record wins”, in ABC News, retrieved 27 Jul 2025
adverbonball (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAustralian rules footballIn the midfield positions.

    "We had a little bit of a different look onball, guys that we wanted to give an opportunity to, which is a great position to be and you don't often get that," Nicks said.

    2025 July 27, Sarah Black, “'Gulf' between Power, Crows evident, Nicks lauds 'dream' performance”, in Australian Football League, retrieved 27 Jul 2025

Origin

From on- + ball.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

onball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onball

MLA

“onball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “onball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/onball.

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