hardball
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hardball (countable and uncountable, plural hardballs)
- (ball games) In baseball, a type of ball and baseball game, as opposed to softball.
- Tough or ruthless behavior, especially in combat, politics or business.
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hardball (comparative more hardball, superlative most hardball)
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hardball (third-person singular simple present hardballs, present participle hardballing, simple past and past participle hardballed)
- (informal, transitive) To exhibit tough and ruthless behavior towards another individual.