pinball

UK /ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/ US /ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/
noun 3verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

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

2

The ball used in pinball.

3

A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.

The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.

verb

1

To dart about rapidly.

Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...

They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.

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