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/ˈpɪnˌbɔːl/ · pin·ball
noun
- A game played on a sloping, inclined surface where a spring‑loaded plunger launches a ball among obstacles, and the player tries to hit targets and accumulate points. He spent the afternoon at the arcade mastering the new pinball machine.
- The metal ball used in a pinball machine. The pinball rolled down the ramp and bounced off the bumpers.
- A chaotic situation in which a ball is rapidly kicked or passed among many participants. During recess the playground turned into a pinball as kids tossed the soccer ball back and forth.
verb
- To move or dart about rapidly and erratically. The fireflies pinballed across the meadow on warm summer nights.
Did you know? The 1973 hit song "Pinball Wizard" by The Who helped revive public interest in pinball after many U.S. cities had banned the machines as gambling devices.