pinball

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points.
2. (countable, uncountable)The ball used in pinball.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A situation where a ball is frantically kicked between many players.

   “The opener came from a Jarvis ball which struck Aleksandar Kolarov en route to a lively round of pinball between City players before it was poked in by Milijas.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To dart about rapidly.

   “Like most immigrants, Gibbs came South for economic reasons and soon found himself pinballing around a world circumscribed by the hot growth markets...”

   “They went off the road and pinballed alongside a stretch of guardrail as the Bambis scattered.”