ball
noun
- 1
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
“a ball of spittle; a fecal ball”
- 2
A round or ellipsoidal object.
- 3
(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- 4
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- 5
A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
verb
- 1
To form or wind into a ball.
“to ball cotton”
- 2
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- 3
To have sexual intercourse with.
- 4
To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
“The horse balls; the snow balls.”
- 5
(usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
- 6
To play basketball.
- 7
To punish by affixing a ball and chain
interjection
- 1
An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
noun
- 1
A formal dance.
- 2
A very enjoyable time.
“I had a ball at that concert.”
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