HyperDic: hardball

English > 2 senses of the word hardball:
NOUNcognitionhardballa no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
acthardballbaseball as distinguished from softball
hardball > pronunciation
Soundshhaa'rdbao.l
Rhymesalbuterol ... windfall: 100 rhymes with aol...
English > hardball: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA no-nonsense attitude in business or politics.
Example"they play hardball in the Senate"
Broaderattitude, mental attitudeA complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways / ways
English > hardball: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaningbaseball as distinguished from softball.
Broaderbaseball, baseball game, ballA ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
Oppositesoftball, softball gameA game / game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond / diamond and with a ball that is larger / larger and softer
Spanishhardball

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