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单词 stickball
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Definition of stickball in English:

stickball

noun ˈstɪkbɔːlˈstɪkˌbɔl
mass nounNorth American
  • An informal game played with a stick and a ball, derived from the rules of baseball or lacrosse.

    〈北美〉棍球(用棍和球玩的一种通俗游戏,从棒球和长曲棍球的规则演变而来)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • You might as well try to get up a game of stickball on Beekman Place.
    • When you live in New York you meet very few true New Yorkers, so there's something rewarding about getting to see the consistency of New York experiences, from stickball to Central Park.
    • Some, especially those written for a pre-teen audience, recount happy memories, playing stickball in the vacant lot and bubblegum-blowing contests.
    • That meant I played ball in the lots, swung a broomstick in a stickball game, shot baskets in the school yard until dark and starred in hide and seek because I could run fast.
    • In the summer there were barbecues and endless games of hide-and-seek and stickball.
    • Alas - unlike Mort, he hadn't been weaned on stickball, and I was fairly sure he would be even more unnerved at the plate than in the field.
    • Even baseball has been translated into an urban street sport with stickball.
    • I always think of him playing stickball with the kids of New York after a major league game.
    • We played great games of stickball, punch ball and three man basketball on snowy playgrounds when I was a kid without an adult in sight.
    • Oscar's three children grew up knowing nothing of stickball in the streets or kerosene in the hair.
    • Fortunately my older brother pointed it out between innings of stickball and my academic career was saved.
    • There really has to be a serious effort in that inner city to get the kids to play today, because there's no more stickball, there's no more throwing it against the steps.
    • Old people roam the streets at night, even playing stickball on street corners with members of the constabulary.
    • Gone are the youth centers, city public parks, outdoor basketball courts, or empty lots where kids can play stickball.
    • One day Thomas went out to play stickball with some of the other boys.
    • You can't go down the street and play golf like you can go shoot hoops or play stickball or street hockey.

Definition of stickball in US English:

stickball

nounˈstɪkˌbɔlˈstikˌbôl
North American
  • An informal game resembling baseball, played with a stick and a (usually rubber) ball.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When you live in New York you meet very few true New Yorkers, so there's something rewarding about getting to see the consistency of New York experiences, from stickball to Central Park.
    • You might as well try to get up a game of stickball on Beekman Place.
    • Gone are the youth centers, city public parks, outdoor basketball courts, or empty lots where kids can play stickball.
    • That meant I played ball in the lots, swung a broomstick in a stickball game, shot baskets in the school yard until dark and starred in hide and seek because I could run fast.
    • Fortunately my older brother pointed it out between innings of stickball and my academic career was saved.
    • Even baseball has been translated into an urban street sport with stickball.
    • We played great games of stickball, punch ball and three man basketball on snowy playgrounds when I was a kid without an adult in sight.
    • There really has to be a serious effort in that inner city to get the kids to play today, because there's no more stickball, there's no more throwing it against the steps.
    • You can't go down the street and play golf like you can go shoot hoops or play stickball or street hockey.
    • I always think of him playing stickball with the kids of New York after a major league game.
    • Some, especially those written for a pre-teen audience, recount happy memories, playing stickball in the vacant lot and bubblegum-blowing contests.
    • In the summer there were barbecues and endless games of hide-and-seek and stickball.
    • Oscar's three children grew up knowing nothing of stickball in the streets or kerosene in the hair.
    • Old people roam the streets at night, even playing stickball on street corners with members of the constabulary.
    • One day Thomas went out to play stickball with some of the other boys.
    • Alas - unlike Mort, he hadn't been weaned on stickball, and I was fairly sure he would be even more unnerved at the plate than in the field.
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