Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ball_hawking

1 sense of ball hawking

Sense 1
ball hawking -- (a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team)
       => maneuver, manoeuvre, play -- (a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop")

Antonyms of adj ball_hawking

1 sense of ball-hawking

Sense 1
ball-hawking -- (used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder")

INDIRECT (VIA skilled) -> unskilled -- (not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship")

Similarity of adj ball_hawking

1 sense of ball-hawking

Sense 1
ball-hawking -- (used of a player skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; "a ball-hawking center fielder")
       => skilled (vs. unskilled) -- (having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade")