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pinball
/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
addictive, lively, mechanical, round
VERB + PINBALL
game, like, played, playing
PINBALL + NOUN
city, days, machine, machines, players
PREP.
between
ADV.
ever, totally
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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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.
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Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...
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They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.
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The game of pinball involves directing a little steel ball onto ramps and into holes with a pair of flippers.
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It's hard to find a totally mechanical pinball machine. These days, they're all electronic.
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Tom played pinball.
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