PINBALL

pinball, pinball game

(noun) a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pinball (countable and uncountable, plural pinballs)

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.

The ball used in pinball.

(figuratively, soccer) A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.

Verb

pinball (third-person singular simple present pinballs, present participle pinballing, simple past and past participle pinballed)

(intransitive) To dart about rapidly.

Source: Wiktionary



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