26984 words

cannonball

6 definitions • 11 examples
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a hit of the ball that is very strong and fast, in tennis and some other sports:

Examples:

His forehand is very fast and his second or third shot is generally a cannonball.
He spent some time developing his cannonball serve.
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a jump into water with the arms and legs close to the body, forming a round shape:

Examples:

We used to do cannonballs into the pool.
His first dive was a cannonball.
She executed a pool-emptying cannonball dive.
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to enter water using a cannonball (= a jump into water with the arms and legs close to the body, forming a round shape):

Examples:

cannonball into The video shows her cannonballing into a pool, knocking a child over with the splash.
The big-splash contest features people cannonballing from a high diving platform.
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to move in a fast, forceful way that is difficult to stop, sometimes hitting other things:

Examples:

He comes cannonballing onto the stage, fists flying, ready to yell and fight.
His tyre blew as he was cannonballing down the motorway.
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to enter a new state or condition in a sudden, forceful way:

Examples:

cannonball into They cannonballed into public consciousness with their loud debut single.
The region is cannonballing into an unprecedented construction boom.

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