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Definitions for Bandy

[1] to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
[2] to throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.
[3] to circulate freely: to bandy gossip.
[4] (of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed: a new method for correcting bandy legs.
[5] an early form of tennis.
[6] Chiefly British . (formerly) hockey or shinny.
[7] Obsolete . a hockey or shinny stick.
[8] Also: bandy-legged having legs curved outwards at the knees
[9] (of legs) curved outwards at the knees
[10] knock someone bandy Australian informal to amaze or astound
[11] to exchange (words) in a heated or hostile manner
[12] to give and receive (blows)
[13] (often foll by about) to circulate (a name, rumour, etc)
[14] to throw or strike to and fro; toss about
[15] an early form of hockey, often played on ice
[16] a stick, curved at one end, used in the game of bandy
[17] an old form of tennis

Words related to Bandy

barter, exchange, toss, banter, cart, trade, swap, spar, discuss, carriage

Words nearby Bandy

bandung, bandura, bandurria, bandwagon, bandwidth, bandy, bandy legs, bandy-bandy, bandy-legged, bandywallop, bane

Origin of Bandy

1570–80; perhaps < Spanish bandear to conduct, bandy, orig. help, serve as member of a band of men. See band1

Other words from Bandy

ban·di·ness , noun

Word origin for Bandy

C16: probably from Old French bander to hit the ball back and forth at tennis

Synonyms for Bandy

banter, barter, cart, discuss, exchange, spar, swap, toss, trade, carriage