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countable and uncountable, plural pinballs
(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base, in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points. examples
The ball used in pinball. examples
(figuratively, soccer) A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players. quotations examples
The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.
2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 - 3 Wolves”, in BBC
third-person singular simple present pinballs, present participle pinballing, simple past and past participle pinballed
(intransitive) To dart about rapidly. quotations examples
Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...
1996, Peter Applebome, Dixie Rising: How the South is Shaping American Values, Politics and Culture
They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.
2004, David Baldacci, Hour Game