hardball meaning

UK US /ˈhɑrdbɔl/ 2 syllables

hardball (noun): a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics.

hardball has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

hardball as a noun

  1. a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
    • they play hardball in the Senate

    Type of: attitude

  2. baseball as distinguished from softball

    Opposite: softball

    Type of: baseball

How to pronounce hardball

hardball is pronounced /ˈhɑrdbɔl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in LL · 8-letter words

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