handball

Universal Words noun 1 [U] (AmE also team handball) a team game for two teams of seven players, usually played indoors, in which players try to score goals by throwing a ball with their hand 2 [U] (AmE) a game in which players hit a small ball against a wall with their hand 3 [C,U] (in football) the offence of touching the ball with your hands: a penalty for handball