volleyed

Meanings

• Verb

  A hit in volleyball where a player sends the ball back over the net without it touching the ground.

  - "During the volleyball match, John volleyed the ball back and forth with his teammate."
  - "The volleyed ball soared over the net, catching the opponent off guard."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with volleyed
belied , revealed , debated

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Variants

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volley , volleyed , volleyer , volleyers , volleying , volleys , half volley , half volleys , half-volley , half-volleyed , half-volleying , half-volleys

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'voler' meaning 'to fly'. In the context of volleyball, a volleyed hit is one that is hit in mid-air without touching the ground.

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Trivia

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1. Volleyball was originally called 'mintonette'.

2. Volleyball was invented in 1895 by a man named William G. Morgan.

3. The first official volleyball game was played on a beach in Santa Monica, California, in 1915.

4. Volleyball is played in over 150 countries around the world.

5. The highest jump in a volleyball game was recorded at 10 feet 6 inches (3.2 meters) by Sergio Carrillo in 1993.

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Related Concepts

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1. Volleyball: A team sport played with a ball and a net.

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Culture

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Volleyball is a popular team sport played around the world. The game involves two teams of six players each, who try to score points by hitting a ball over a high net and landing it in the opposing team's court.

How to Memorize "volleyed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a volleyball game in progress. Visualize a player hitting the ball in mid-air and sending it over the net.
   - Visualize the ball soaring over the net and landing in the opposing team's court.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'volleyed' with the image of a volleyball game and players hitting the ball back and forth.
   - Think of the sound of the ball hitting the ground and then being volleyed back over the net.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'volleyed' as 'volley' and 'balled'. Visualize a volleyball game in progress and remember the word as 'volleyballed'.
   - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'volleyed' with the sound of the ball hitting the net or the ground.

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