| English noun: hardball | |||
| 1. | hardball (cognition) a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics | ||
| Samples | They play hardball in the Senate. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attitude, mental attitude | ||
| 2. | hardball (act) baseball as distinguished from softball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | baseball, baseball game | ||
| Antonyms | softball game, softball | ||