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Definition of 'Ball'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) ball
a spherical or approximately spherical body; sphere.

2.  ball
a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, or golf.

3.  ball
a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball.

4.  ball
a pitched ball in baseball that is not swung at by the batter and does not pass through the strike zone.

5.  ball
a solid, spherical projectile for a weapon.

6.  ball
projectiles collectively.

7.  ball
a part, esp. of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant:
the ball of the thumb.

8.  ball
Vulgar Slang. a testicle.

9.  ball
Slang: Usu. Vulgar.

10.  ball
boldness; courage.

11.  ball
nonsense (often used as an interjection).

12.  ball
a planetary or celestial body, esp. the earth.

13. (v.t.) ball
to make into a ball or balls.

14.  ball
Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with.

15. (v.i.) ball
to form or gather into a ball.

16.  ball
Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse.

17.  ball
ball up, to make into a mess; confuse.

18.  ball
alert or vital:
to be on the ball.

19.  ball
into a state of alertness and efficiency:
to get on the ball.

20.  ball
indicating intelligence and ability:
to have a lot on the ball.

21.  ball
to work together; cooperate.

22. (n.) ball
a large, usu. lavish, formal party featuring social dancing, sometimes given to introduce debutantes or benefit a charitable organization.

23.  ball
Informal. a thoroughly good time.

24. (n.) Ball
John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381.

Definition of 'Ball'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) ball
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"

2. (noun) musket ball, ball
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
"they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

3. (noun) ball, globe, orb
an object with a spherical shape
"a ball of fire"

4. (noun) ball
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
"the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"

5. (noun) testis, testicle, orchis, ball, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
"she kicked him in the balls and got away"

6. (noun) ball
a spherical object used as a plaything
"he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

7. (noun) Ball, Lucille Ball
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

8. (noun) ball, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
a compact mass
"a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

9. (noun) ball, formal
a lavish dance requiring formal attire

10. (noun) ball
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"

11. (noun) ball
the game of baseball

12. (verb) ball
a pitch that is not in the strike zone
"he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

13. (verb) ball
form into a ball by winding or rolling
"ball wool"

Definition of 'Ball'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) ball
a round object played with in sports
a tennis ball; to throw/catch the ball

2.  ball
a ball-shaped object
a ball of string

3.  ball
a game played with a ball
Do you want to play ball?

4.  ball
the round part of a hand or foot
the ball of your foot

5.  ball
a formal event for dancing
a ball at the White House

6.  ball
get/set/start the ball rolling
to make a process start
Let's get the ball rolling with some introductions.

7.  ball
on the ball
alert and ready
As a police officer, you need to be on the ball.

Definition of 'Ball'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Ball
any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow

2. (noun) Ball
a spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc

3. (noun) Ball
a general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football

4. (noun) Ball
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

5. (noun) Ball
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

6. (noun) Ball
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

7. (noun) Ball
a roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot

8. (noun) Ball
a large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus

9. (noun) Ball
the globe or earth

10. (noun) Ball
a social assembly for the purpose of dancing

11. (verb) Ball
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

12. (verb) Ball
to heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling

13. (verb) Ball
to form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton

Translation of 'Ball'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: anything roughly round in shape a ball of wool.
Afrikaans: bal	Arabic: كُرَه	Bulgarian: кълбо
Brazilian: bola	Czech: koule, klubko	German: das Knäul, die Kugel
Danish: bold; kugle	Greek: κτ. που έχει σφαιρικό σχή	Spanish: bola; esfera; ovillo
Estonian: pall, kera	Farsi: هر چیز گرد	Finnish: pallo
French: boule, pelote	Hebrew: כָּדוּר	Hindi: गेंद, गोला
Croatian: bala	Hungarian: gombolyag	Indonesian: bulatan
Icelandic: bolti, kúla	Italian: palla	Japanese: 球
Korean: 구체	Lithuanian: kamuolys	Latvian: lode; kamols
Malay: bebola	Dutch: bal, bol	Norwegian: ball, kule
Polish: kula	Persian: هر چیز گرد	Pashto: توپ، ګين، پنډوسكى، ټوپكى،
Portuguese: bola	Romanian: ghem	Russian: клубок; шар
Slovak: klbko	Slovenian: krogla, klobčič	Serbian: klupko
Swedish: boll	Thai: สิ่งที่เป็นรูปทรงกลม	Turkish: top, yumak
Taiwanese: 球狀物	Ukrainian: куля	Urdu: گیند ،کُرہ
Vietnamese: cuộn	Chinese: 球状物
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