Definitions for BALLbɔl

ballbɔl(n.)

a spherical or approximately spherical body; sphere.
a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, or golf.
a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball.
Category: Games
a pitched ball in baseball that is not swung at by the batter and does not pass through the strike zone.
Category: Sport
a solid, spherical projectile for a weapon. projectiles collectively.
Category: Military
a part, esp. of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant:
the ball of the thumb.
Vulgar Slang. a testicle.
Category: Status (usage)
balls, Slang: Usu. Vulgar. boldness; courage. nonsense (often used as an interjection).
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
a planetary or celestial body, esp. the earth.
(v.t.)to make into a ball or balls.
Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(v.i.)to form or gather into a ball.
Category: Cooking, Common Vocabulary
Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
ball up, to make into a mess; confuse.
Category: Verb Phrase, Status (usage)

carry the ball,to assume the responsibility; bear the burden.
Category: Idiom
get or start (or keep ) the ball rolling,to initiate (or continue) an activity.
Category: Idiom
on the ball, alert or vital: into a state of alertness and efficiency: indicating intelligence and ability:
to be on the ball.
to get on the ball.
to have a lot on the ball.
Category: Idiom
play ball, to work together; cooperate.
Category: Idiom

1175–1225; < OF < Gmc *ballaz; cf. OHG bal, ON bǫllr

ball′er(n.)

ballbɔl(n.)

a large, usu. lavish, formal party featuring social dancing, sometimes given to introduce debutantes or benefit a charitable organization.
Informal. a thoroughly good time.
Category: Informal

1625–35; < F bal, n. der. of bal(l)er to dance < LL ballāre < Gk ballízein

Ballbɔl(n.)

John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381.
Category: Biography
Lucille,1911–89, U.S. actress.
Category: Biography

ball(noun)
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
"the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"
musket ball, ball(noun)
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
ball, globe, orb(noun)
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"
ball(noun)
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
"the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg(noun)
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"
ball(noun)
a spherical object used as a plaything
"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
Ball, Lucille Ball(noun)
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk(noun)
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
ball, formal(noun)
a lavish dance requiring formal attire
ball(noun)
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
"the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"
ball(noun)
the game of baseball
ball(verb)
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
"he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
ball(verb)
form into a ball by winding or rolling
"ball wool"

ball(noun)ɔl
a round object played with in sports
a tennis ball; to throw/catch the ball
ballɔl
a ball-shaped object
a ball of string
ballɔl
a game played with a ball
Do you want to play ball?
ballɔl
the round part of a hand or foot
the ball of your foot
ballɔl
a formal event for dancing
a ball at the White House
ballɔl
to make a process start
Let's get the ball rolling with some introductions.
ballɔl
alert and ready
As a police officer, you need to be on the ball.

Ball(noun)
any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow
Ball(noun)
a spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc
Ball(noun)
a general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football
Ball(noun)
any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets
Ball(noun)
a flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball
Ball(noun)
a leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller
Ball(noun)
a roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot
Ball(noun)
a large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus
Ball(noun)
the globe or earth
Ball(verb)
to gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls
Ball(verb)
to heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling
Ball(verb)
to form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton
Ball(noun)
a social assembly for the purpose of dancing