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hardball

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: hardball

1
 n
baseball as distinguished from softball
2
 n
a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: hardball
1

n baseball as distinguished from softball

Antonyms:
softball, softball game
a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
Type of:
baseball, baseball game
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
2

n a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics

“they play hardball in the Senate”
Type of:
attitude, mental attitude
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
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