"square ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: square balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} square ball (plural square balls)
  1. (soccer) A pass played square (not forward or backward, i.e. sideways) Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-square_ball-en-noun-WLIf8jMs Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports
  2. (Gaelic football, hurling) A foul where a player on the attacking team enters the opposing team's small square inside the penalty area before the ball does. Categories (topical): Gaelic football, Hurling
    Sense id: en-square_ball-en-noun-FCrrufQ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Gaelic football, hurling): imreoir sa chearnóg [masculine] (Irish)
Disambiguation of 'Gaelic football, hurling': 46 54

Inflected forms

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