(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net

a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court