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Kickball vs Softball - What's the difference?

kickball | softball |

As nouns the difference between kickball and softball

is that kickball is (uncountable) a sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit while softball is a game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.

kickball

English

(wikipedia kickball)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A sport similar to baseball, where a ball is kicked rather than hit.
  • (countable) The ball used in the above sport.

    • softball

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia softball) (en noun)
  • A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
  • (by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
  • The ball used to play the sport.

    • Synonyms

    * diamond ball * indoor baseball * kitten ball * mush ball * pumpkin ball * town ball

    See also

    * baseball * rounders