handballed
Struck with palm
Handballed is the past tense of handball, meaning to pass or strike a ball with the hand.
In Australian rules football, handballing is a distinctive passing technique where the ball is punched from one hand with the fist of the other.
Figuratively, especially in Australian and British usage, to handball something is to pass off a task or responsibility to someone else: The manager handballed the complaint to her assistant.
Avoided by quick movement
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
- shirkedAvoided obligated tasks
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
- duckedBent down suddenly
deflected · avoided · bypassed · circumvented · eluded · escaped · shunned · neglected
Went beyond or succeeded
- offloadedTransferred elsewhere, relieved oneself of
- transferredMoved to new location
- assignedGiven as duty
- shiftedChanged place or position
deputized · referred · forwarded · palmed off · shunted · redistributed · devolved · entrusted
dodged
Avoided by quick movement
- sidesteppedAvoided by moving aside
- shirkedAvoided obligated tasks
- evadedSuccessfully avoided capture
ducked · deflected · avoided · bypassed · circumvented · eluded · escaped · shunned · neglected · deferred
passed
Went beyond or succeeded
- offloadedTransferred elsewhere, relieved oneself of
- transferredMoved to new location
- assignedGiven as duty
shifted · deputized · referred · forwarded · palmed off · shunted · redistributed · devolved · entrusted · allocated
punched
Struck with closed fist
deflected · fouled · penalized · cleared · blocked · saved · goaltending · referee · infringement · free kick
- team handballIndoor goal-scoring ball sport
- handball playersCourt sport competitors
- handball courtWalled playing surface