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Etymology

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From hard +‎ ball.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hardball (countable and uncountable, plural hardballs)

  1. (ball games) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
  2. Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.

Adjective

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hardball (comparative more hardball, superlative most hardball)

  1. Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.

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Verb

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hardball (third-person singular simple present hardballs, present participle hardballing, simple past and past participle hardballed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards another individual.
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