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| favorite |
If your favorite fruit is watermelon, it means that watermelon is the fruit you like the most. If your favorite sport is volleyball, then volleyball is the sport you like the best. [1/3 definitions] |
| serve |
When you serve in a game of volleyball, tennis, or other game, you hit the ball to begin playing for a point. [2/10 definitions] |
| spike1 |
to hit sharply downward across the net in volleyball. [1/4 definitions] |
| volleyball |
Volleyball is a game that two teams play with a light, round ball and a high net. The net stands between the two teams. The players use their hands to hit the ball back and forth over the net. A team gets a point when the ball hits the ground on the other team's side. [2 definitions] |
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