Definitions for Ball

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Ball ball

Spelling: [bawl]

IPA: /bɔl/

Ball is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in Ball (abll).

Definitions for Ball

noun

1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
2. a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf.
3. a game played with a ball, especially baseball:
4. Baseball. a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees.
5. Military. a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell. projectiles, especially bullets, collectively.
6. any part of a thing, especially of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant:
7. a round mass of food, as of chopped meat, dough, or candy.
8. Slang: Vulgar. a testis.
9. balls, Slang: Vulgar. boldness; courage; brashness. nonsense (often used as an interjection).
10. bolus (def 1).
11. Horticulture. a compact mass of soil covering the roots of an uprooted tree or other plant.
12. Literary. a planetary or celestial body, especially the earth.
13. Mathematics. (in a metric space) the set of points whose distance from the zero element is less than, or less than or equal to, a specified number.
14. a large, usually lavish, formal party featuring social dancing and sometimes given for a particular purpose, as to introduce debutantes or benefit a charitable organization.
15. Informal. a thoroughly good time:
16. George W(ildman) [wahyld-muh n] /ˈwaɪld mən/ (Show IPA), 1909–1994, U.S. lawyer, investment banker, and government official.
17. John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381.
18. Lucille, 1911–89, U.S. actress.

Idioms

1. ball the jack, Slang. to act with speed. to stake everything on one attempt.
2. carry the ball, to assume the responsibility; bear the burden:
3. drop the ball, to make a mistake or miss an opportunity at a critical moment.
4. keep the ball rolling, to continue or give renewed vigor to an activity already under way:
5. on the ball, alert and efficient or effective: indicating intelligence or ability:
6. play ball, to begin or continue playing a game. to start or continue any action. to work together; cooperate:
7. run with the ball, to assume responsibility or work enthusiastically:
8. start the ball rolling, to put into operation; begin:

Verb phrases

1. ball up, Slang. to make or become utterly confused; muddle:

verb (used with object)

1. to make into a ball (sometimes followed by up):
2. to wind into balls:
3. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse with.

verb (used without object)

1. to form or gather into a ball:
2. Slang: Vulgar. to have sexual intercourse.

Origin of Ball

1175-1225; Middle English bal, balle Old French Germanic *ballaz; compare Old Norse bǫllr, Old High German bal, ballo, balla, German Ball, Dutch bal; perhaps akin to Latin follis leather bag;

Examples for Ball

The pressing of this ball actuates a detonator inside the flask I carry in my pocket.

It is a great game of ball; the bats are broad and light, and the ball is small and soft.

An arrow appears indicating the direction you will launch your ball.

The ball of red fire in the west was half below the rim of the distant peak.

One of the kids had a ball in his hand, and Cuomo took it and tossed it back and forth to an eight year old.

You see, we left the shop in such a hurry we never thought about powder and ball.

Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.

Come to the ball at Harrowgate, I win my bet, and I'm your sworn friend.

If the ball gets in the hole, the screen shifts to reveal the next hole.

If the ball goes off the screen, it teleports back to the starting position.