softball

5 definitions • 6 examples

a game similar to baseball but played with a larger, softer ball:

The kids are outside playing softball.

His free time is spent coaching his daughter's softball team.

the ball used in the game of softball:

He can reportedly throw a softball at 70 miles per hour.

a game similar to baseball but played with a larger, softer ball, or the ball used in this game

a method of doing something that is not forceful, determined, or unpleasant:

With its burgeoning trade deficit, the US is in no mood to play softball.

a question that is easy to answer:

I know this is probably like a softball question to you, but are you going to go ask Congress for more money and more staff?

News crews lobbed softball questions.