Definitions for eight ball
eight ball

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1. eight ballnoun

   a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games

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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 refers to a few different things depending on the context. 1) In pool or billiards, the eight ball is the black ball marked with the number 8. A game of "eight ball" is also a common pool game where the goal is to sink all of your assigned balls (either stripes or solids) before finishing with the eight ball. 2) It can also refer to a quantity of drugs, specifically an eighth of an ounce. This term is often linked with cocaine, but can refer to any drug that is sold in this amount. 3) "Behind the eight ball" is a common phrase originating from pool meaning in a difficult or losing position. Please note that the context is crucial when understanding the meaning of "eight ball".

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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. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Darin Anderson:

   With prices as low as they are you need to maximize yields as much as you can, you already know you are going to be behind the eight ball from the get go. Everyone is behind.

5. Steve Gregg:

   I really don't feel like they have any interest in supporting drivers, lyft seems to be kind of behind the eight ball in comparison to Uber.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eight ball
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Ball
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