hardball

About 0.10 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
2. noun Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
3. adjective Being or exhibiting tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
4. verb To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards another individual.

Similar words

softball baseball bidding risk hard hardballer ball game ballgame tape ball gameball

Often followed by

with tactics politics and in on to for is

Word family

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