"drop-ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drop-balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drop-ball (plural drop-balls)
  1. (soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams. Wikipedia link: drop-ball Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Synonyms: dropped-ball Translations (method of restarting play): servei neutral [masculine] (Catalan), tuomaripallo (Finnish), erotuomaripallo (Finnish), entre-deux [masculine] (French), Schiedsrichterball [masculine] (German), bote neutral [masculine] (Spanish), nedsläpp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-drop-ball-en-noun-S8a4~gJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Inflected forms

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