Definitions for eight-ball
eight-ball

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1. eight-ballnoun

   A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets.

2. eight-ballnoun

   The billards ball, almost always black, bearing the number eight.

3. eight-ballverb

   To pot all one's colour balls and then the black ball (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one.

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1. Eight-ball

   Eight-ball (also spelled 8-ball or eightball, and sometimes called solids and stripes, spots and stripes or rarely highs and lows) is a discipline of pool played on a billiard table with six pockets, cue sticks, and sixteen billiard balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls). The object balls include seven solid-colored balls numbered 1 through 7, seven striped balls numbered 9 through 15, and the black 8 ball. After the balls are scattered with a break shot, a player is assigned either the group of solid or striped balls once they have legally pocketed a ball from that group. The object of the game is to legally pocket the 8-ball in a "called" pocket, which can only be done after all of the balls from a player's assigned group have been cleared from the table. The game is the most frequently played discipline of pool, and is often thought of as synonymous with "pool". The game has numerous variations, mostly regional. It is the second most played professional pool game, after nine-ball, and for the last several decades ahead of straight pool.

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1. Eight-ball

   Eight-ball is a pool game popular in much of the world, and the subject of international professional and amateur competition. Played on a pool table with six pockets, the game is so universally known in some countries that beginners are often unaware of other pool games and believe the word "pool" itself refers to eight-ball. The game has numerous variations, including Alabama eight-ball, crazy eight, last pocket, misery, Missouri, 1 and 15 in the sides, rotation eight ball, soft eight, and others. Standard eight-ball is the second most competitive professional pool game, after nine-ball and for the last several decades ahead of straight pool. Eight-ball is played with sixteen balls: a cue ball, and fifteen object balls consisting of seven striped balls, seven solid-colored balls and the black 8 ball. After the balls are scattered with a break shot, the players are assigned either the group of solid balls or the stripes once a ball from a particular group is legally pocketed. The ultimate object of the game is to legally pocket the eight ball in a called pocket, which can only be done after all of the balls from a player's assigned group have been cleared from the table.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eight-ball in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eight-ball in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of eight-ball in a Sentence

1. Chris Kubas:

   It's a perfect storm, and we just didn't have enough time to react, now we're just behind the eight ball, and I have no idea when we'll get out from behind it. We're doing the best we can to accommodate all our customers.

2. The Oilers captain:

   The whole team was n’t very good to start, top to bottom, they were obviously ready to go and got the jump on us. And we could n’t stop the bleeding until it was a little too late and put ourselves a little too far behind the eight ball.

3. David Brock:

   It's only been in the last week or so where a real panic has set in that Sanders could be the nominee, the donor class is, as usual, way behind the eight ball.

4. Tom Kloza:

   Russian oil is not crucial to The US. The US's crucial to Europe, i don't know what Europe is going to do without Russian crude. If you take it away, Europe is really behind the eight ball.

5. The President:

   I guess I shouldn't apologize, but I do apologize for the fact that the United States -- the last administration pulled out of the Paris accord. It put us sort of behind the eight ball a little bit.

References

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2. ^ Wikipedia
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3. ^ Wikidata
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