society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > real tennis > play real tennis [verb (intransitive)] > action of ball (2)
intransitive. Real Tennis. Of a ball: to bounce on the floor for a second time, so that it is no longer in play.
intransitive. Real Tennis and Squash. Of a ball: to strike the floor and wall simultaneously, and so lose momentum. Of a player: to strike (a wall)…