1. handball(n = noun.artifact) - a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball;
is a kind of ball
2. handball(n = noun.act) - a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands;
is a kind of court game
1. A small ball, usually made of rubber, thrown or struck with the hand in various games. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it to and fro between them with the hands, or, when played in a walled court or against a single wall, striking it in turns against a wall, until one side or the other fails to return the ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
handball, n.
1 a game with a ball thrown by hand among players or against a wall.
2 Football intentional touching of the ball with the hand or arm by a player other than the goalkeeper in the goal area, constituting a foul.