pelota

Definitions of pelota
  1. noun
    round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
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    béisbol
    a ball used in playing baseball
    balón
    the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
    balonmano
    a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball
    punching, punching-ball
    an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing
    balonvolea
    an inflated ball used in playing volleyball
  2. noun
    a person of unquestioning obedience
    synonyms: cobista, pelotillero
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    adherente, partidario, secuaz, seguidor
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
  3. noun
    someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
    synonyms: cobista, tipo zamalero
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    camandulero, comediante, fariseo, hipócrita, santurrón, tartufo
    a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
  4. noun
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    synonyms: adulador, adulón, candongo, cobista, lavacaras, pelotero, quitamotas, quitapelillos, sicofanta
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    lameculos
    someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
    gazmoño, meapilas, santurrón
    a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior
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    adulador, zalamero
    a person who uses flattery
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