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(sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk..
Use ball-hawking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ball-hawking means (sports) An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skillful manner; the action of a ball hawk..
Common synonyms include skilled.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use ball-hawking where its definition matches the intended context.
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