netball

«netball» in Mova's school dictionary: a team game, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (netball — uncountable; a netball — the ball)

meaning for a pupil

1) Netball is a team game, popular in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and other Commonwealth countries, in which two teams of seven try to throw a ball through a high ring with a net to score. tree →

2) A netball is the ball used in this game. tree →

sense in the lessons

In PE lessons netball teaches passing, catching, footwork and teamwork. Players cannot run with the ball or dribble; they must pass within three seconds. Each player has a position shown on their bib (GS, GA, WA, C, WD, GD, GK) and can go only in certain areas. Only the goal shooter and goal attack can score. Phrases: «play netball», «netball team», «netball court», «netball bib».

examples

• We play netball in PE on Fridays. tree →
• You can't run while holding the ball in netball. tree →
• She plays goal shooter in the netball team. tree →
• Netball is very popular in New Zealand and Australia. tree →
• Pass the netball within three seconds. tree →
• Our netball team won the tournament. tree →
• Put on your netball bib before the game. tree →
• A netball goal is worth one point. tree →

note

Uncountable as a game («play netball», not «a netball» game). Netball ≠ basketball: netball has no backboard, no dribbling, and fixed positions. Maths: each goal scores 1 point, so 18 goals = 18 points.

In the corpora

• But by month three Maddie misses two Saturdays because of netball, and Lily feels forgotten.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «netball» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.