hardballn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌbɔl/,

/ˈhɑrdˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., ball n.¹

Etymology: < hard adj. + ball n.¹ Compare softball n. 1a.

A. n.

1. U.S. Baseball, esp. as contrasted with softball (softball n. 1a).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun]

roundball1834

hardball1857

ball1868

inside baseball1897

1857 Graham's Illustr. Mag. Oct. 364/1 We observed them subsequently liberally distributing apples, pears, peanuts and peaches around them at half price, and still later playing ‘hard-ball’ with the residue.

a1883 G. W. Bagby Sel. Misc. Writings (1885) II. 19 He must now learn to cut jackets, play hard-ball, choose partners for cat and chermany, be kept in.

1941 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Apr. 15/2 He played softball in junior high, and hardball for an American Legion team.

1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 19 Oct. 5- d/1 He had expressed an interest in athletics and we knew that he backed a AAA hardball team.

2012 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 13 Oct. b1 They stopped playing hardball as they reached adulthood but found softball and other sports poor substitutes.

2. slang (originally and chiefly North American). Ruthless, uncompromising methods or dealings, esp. in politics. Frequently in to play hardball.The origins of this sense are shown in quots. 1889, 1894, which exemplify ball n.¹ 2b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] > rigid or relentless

implacability1531

steeliness1571

inexorability1606

rigidity1620

rigidness1620

inexorableness1622

implacableness1631

hardball1949

1889 Cleveland (Ohio) Leader 8 June 3/4 Cleveland has the pitchers, too, and if they keep up as they are now they will make Boston, New York, and Philadelphia play hard ball to win.

1894 Los Angeles Times 25 Dec. 2/3 Chicago must play hard ball to win.]

1949 Greensboro (N. Carolina) Rec. 3 Mar. 6- a3 No matter what the President said about keeping the peace, the lads are still playing hard ball.

1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Feb. 7/1 The House could be a dangerous place... No more days of gentle badinage... From now on it's going to be hardball.

1992 Time 10 Feb. 15 The Democrats may be trading blows in New Hampshire, but if you're looking for real hardball, keep an eye on the Republican presidential primary.

2012 B. Goldacre Bad Pharma ii. 119 The pharmaceutical industry plays hardball with developing countries over the price of medicines.

B. adj.

slang (originally and chiefly North American). Characterized by ruthless, uncompromising methods or dealings; tough, direct.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1974 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 28 June 4/4 Flanigan was not tapped for the climax of Mr. Nixon's hardball politics.

1987 ABA Jrnl. July 48/2 A really hardball lawyer..will make you prove the obvious or travel across country to take a deposition.

2006 W. Alexander $64 Tomato (2007) 30 In the end, of course, her hardball strategy won her the husband she wanted.

2012 Independent 22 June 13/1 Bankers at HBOS should be held at least partly to blame..because of their ‘hardball approach’ in refusing to extend loans, according to a High Court Judge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

hardballv.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːdbɔːl/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrdˌbɔl/,

/ˈhɑrdˌbɑl/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: hardball n.

Etymology: < hardball n. Compare earlier hardballer n.

slang (originally U.S.).

1. intransitive, and transitive with it. To act or deal in a ruthless, uncompromising manner.

ΚΠ

1976 Raleigh (W. Va.) Reg. 24 Aug. 4/3 (heading) Reagan hardballs it.

1988 G. Petievich Shakedown xi. 77 It's her lawyer... She's hardballing.

2003 G. Adams Hope & Hist. 334 It was tactically too early to even consider changing the Sinn Féin position on a Northern Assembly. We continued hardballing.

2012 M. Mink Real Wifeys get Money 198 Oh, so it was her turn to hardball it? Bitch, whatever.

2. transitive. To (attempt to) coerce (a person) into something; to act in a ruthless or uncompromising manner towards (a person), esp. in business or political dealings.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > be harsh or severe upon [verb (transitive)]

to be sharp upon1561

to come down1611

to be severe on (or upon)1672

spitchcock1674

to sit hard on1715

to handle without gloves1827

to handle with gloves off1828

to catch or get Jesse1839

to jump upon1868

to give (one) snuff1890

to give (a person) the works1901

hardball1984

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > be harsh or severe upon [verb (transitive)] > rigidly or relentlessly

hardball1984

1984 Observer 15 July 7/5 She rebelled occasionally, hard-balling O'Neill into attaching to a Bill an Amendment that would help her District, by threatening to kill a million dollar pork-barrel destined for his.

1990 Texas Monthly June 180/2 Transco hardballed producers into renegotiating their agreements.

1998 G. Lynds Mosaic (1999) lviii. 486 Sure I bent a few rules, hardballed my competitors, and sold land I shouldn't.

2009 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Aug. 34 He was hardballing the Massachusetts Democratic machine to ensure a speedy senatorial replacement after his death.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hardball
释义	hardballn.adj. Brit. /ˈhɑːdbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌbɔl/, /ˈhɑrdˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hard adj., ball n.¹ Etymology: < hard adj. + ball n.¹ Compare softball n. 1a. A. n. 1. U.S. Baseball, esp. as contrasted with softball (softball n. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] roundball1834 hardball1857 ball1868 inside baseball1897 1857 Graham's Illustr. Mag. Oct. 364/1 We observed them subsequently liberally distributing apples, pears, peanuts and peaches around them at half price, and still later playing ‘hard-ball’ with the residue. a1883 G. W. Bagby Sel. Misc. Writings (1885) II. 19 He must now learn to cut jackets, play hard-ball, choose partners for cat and chermany, be kept in. 1941 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Apr. 15/2 He played softball in junior high, and hardball for an American Legion team. 1974 Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 19 Oct. 5- d/1 He had expressed an interest in athletics and we knew that he backed a AAA hardball team. 2012 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 13 Oct. b1 They stopped playing hardball as they reached adulthood but found softball and other sports poor substitutes. 2. slang (originally and chiefly North American). Ruthless, uncompromising methods or dealings, esp. in politics. Frequently in to play hardball.The origins of this sense are shown in quots. 1889, 1894, which exemplify ball n.¹ 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [noun] > rigid or relentless implacability1531 steeliness1571 inexorability1606 rigidity1620 rigidness1620 inexorableness1622 implacableness1631 hardball1949 1889 Cleveland (Ohio) Leader 8 June 3/4 Cleveland has the pitchers, too, and if they keep up as they are now they will make Boston, New York, and Philadelphia play hard ball to win. 1894 Los Angeles Times 25 Dec. 2/3 Chicago must play hard ball to win.] 1949 Greensboro (N. Carolina) Rec. 3 Mar. 6- a3 No matter what the President said about keeping the peace, the lads are still playing hard ball. 1978 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 21 Feb. 7/1 The House could be a dangerous place... No more days of gentle badinage... From now on it's going to be hardball. 1992 Time 10 Feb. 15 The Democrats may be trading blows in New Hampshire, but if you're looking for real hardball, keep an eye on the Republican presidential primary. 2012 B. Goldacre Bad Pharma ii. 119 The pharmaceutical industry plays hardball with developing countries over the price of medicines. B. adj. slang (originally and chiefly North American). Characterized by ruthless, uncompromising methods or dealings; tough, direct. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1974 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 28 June 4/4 Flanigan was not tapped for the climax of Mr. Nixon's hardball politics. 1987 ABA Jrnl. July 48/2 A really hardball lawyer..will make you prove the obvious or travel across country to take a deposition. 2006 W. Alexander $64 Tomato (2007) 30 In the end, of course, her hardball strategy won her the husband she wanted. 2012 Independent 22 June 13/1 Bankers at HBOS should be held at least partly to blame..because of their ‘hardball approach’ in refusing to extend loans, according to a High Court Judge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). hardballv. Brit. /ˈhɑːdbɔːl/, U.S. /ˈhɑrdˌbɔl/, /ˈhɑrdˌbɑl/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: hardball n. Etymology: < hardball n. Compare earlier hardballer n. slang (originally U.S.). 1. intransitive, and transitive with it. To act or deal in a ruthless, uncompromising manner. ΚΠ 1976 Raleigh (W. Va.) Reg. 24 Aug. 4/3 (heading) Reagan hardballs it. 1988 G. Petievich Shakedown xi. 77 It's her lawyer... She's hardballing. 2003 G. Adams Hope & Hist. 334 It was tactically too early to even consider changing the Sinn Féin position on a Northern Assembly. We continued hardballing. 2012 M. Mink Real Wifeys get Money 198 Oh, so it was her turn to hardball it? Bitch, whatever. 2. transitive. To (attempt to) coerce (a person) into something; to act in a ruthless or uncompromising manner towards (a person), esp. in business or political dealings. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > be harsh or severe upon [verb (transitive)] to be sharp upon1561 to come down1611 to be severe on (or upon)1672 spitchcock1674 to sit hard on1715 to handle without gloves1827 to handle with gloves off1828 to catch or get Jesse1839 to jump upon1868 to give (one) snuff1890 to give (a person) the works1901 hardball1984 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > be harsh or severe upon [verb (transitive)] > rigidly or relentlessly hardball1984 1984 Observer 15 July 7/5 She rebelled occasionally, hard-balling O'Neill into attaching to a Bill an Amendment that would help her District, by threatening to kill a million dollar pork-barrel destined for his. 1990 Texas Monthly June 180/2 Transco hardballed producers into renegotiating their agreements. 1998 G. Lynds Mosaic (1999) lviii. 486 Sure I bent a few rules, hardballed my competitors, and sold land I shouldn't. 2009 Guardian (Nexis) 27 Aug. 34 He was hardballing the Massachusetts Democratic machine to ensure a speedy senatorial replacement after his death. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1857v.1976
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