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Meaning
Noun
●
A
solid
or
hollow
sphere
, or
roughly
spherical
mass.
A
quantity
of
string
,
thread
, etc;
wound
into a
spherical
shape.
●
In Mathematics:
Homologue or
analogue
of a
disk
in the Euclidean plane.
In 3-dimensional Euclidean
space
, the
volume
bounded
by a sphere.
The set of
points
in a
metric space
of any number of
dimensions
lying
within a given
distance
(the
radius
) of a given point.
The set of
points
in a
topological space
lying
within some
open set
containing
a given point.
●
In Firearms:
A
solid
,
spherical
nonexplosive
missile
for a
cannon
,
rifle
,
gun
, etc.
A
jacketed
non-expanding
bullet
,
typically
of
military
origin.
Such
bullets
collectively.
●
A
roundish
,
protuberant
portion
of some part of the body.
●
In Anatomy:
A
roundish
,
protuberant
portion
of some part of the body.
The front of
the bottom
of the
foot
, just behind the toes.
●
The
globe
; the
earthly
sphere.
●
In Sports:
An
object
that is the focus of many
sports
and
games
, in which it may be
thrown
,
caught
,
kicked
,
bounced
,
rolled
,
chased
,
retrieved
,
hit with
an
instrument
,
spun
, etc; usually
roughly
spherical
but whose
size
,
weight
,
bounciness
,
colour
, etc.
differ
according to
the game
Any
sport
or
game
involving
a
ball
; its
play
,
literally
or figuratively.
●
In Baseball & Sports:
An
object
that is the focus of many
sports
and
games
, in which it may be
thrown
,
caught
,
kicked
,
bounced
,
rolled
,
chased
,
retrieved
,
hit with
an
instrument
,
spun
, etc; usually
roughly
spherical
but whose
size
,
weight
,
bounciness
,
colour
, etc.
differ
according to
the game
A
pitch
that
falls
outside of
the
strike
zone.
●
In Pinball & Sports:
An
object
that is the focus of many
sports
and
games
, in which it may be
thrown
,
caught
,
kicked
,
bounced
,
rolled
,
chased
,
retrieved
,
hit with
an
instrument
,
spun
, etc; usually
roughly
spherical
but whose
size
,
weight
,
bounciness
,
colour
, etc.
differ
according to
the game
An
opportunity
to
launch
the
pinball
into play.
●
In Cricket, Sports & Toys:
An
object
that is the focus of many
sports
and
games
, in which it may be
thrown
,
caught
,
kicked
,
bounced
,
rolled
,
chased
,
retrieved
,
hit with
an
instrument
,
spun
, etc; usually
roughly
spherical
but whose
size
,
weight
,
bounciness
,
colour
, etc.
differ
according to
the game
A
single
delivery
by the
bowler
,
six
of which
make up
an over.
●
In Football (soccer) & Sports:
An
object
that is the focus of many
sports
and
games
, in which it may be
thrown
,
caught
,
kicked
,
bounced
,
rolled
,
chased
,
retrieved
,
hit with
an
instrument
,
spun
, etc; usually
roughly
spherical
but whose
size
,
weight
,
bounciness
,
colour
, etc.
differ
according to
the game
A
pass
; a
kick
of the
football
towards a teammate.
⚠️
A testicle.
Nonsense.
Courage.
●
In Printing:
A leather-covered
cushion
,
fastened
to a
handle
called a
ballstock
; formerly used by
printers
for
inking
the form, then
superseded
by the roller.
●
In Farriery:
A large
pill
, a form in which
medicine
was
given to
horses
; a bolus.
●
One
thousand
US dollars.
●
A
formal
dance.
●
A very
enjoyable
time.
●
In Toys:
A
competitive
event
among
young
African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which
prizes
are
awarded
for
drag
and
similar
performances
. See
ball
culture.
Verb
●
To form or
wind
into a ball.
●
To
heat
in a
furnace
and form into
balls
for rolling.
⚠️
In Sex:
To have
sexual intercourse
with.
●
To
gather
balls
which
cling to
the
feet
,
as of
damp
snow
or
clay
; to
gather
into
balls
.
●
To be
hip
or cool.
●
In Universities:
To
reject
from a
fraternity
or
sorority
. (Short for blackball.)
●
To
play
basketball.
*
●
To
punish
by
affixing
a
ball
and chain.
Intj
●
In Australian rules football:
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.
Name
●
An English surname.
●
A
town
in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.
●
A
hamlet
in Egloshayle
parish
, on the
eastern
outskirts
of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England (OS
grid
ref
SX0073).
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ball
English
bal
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Nonsense
Chutzpah
Guts
Nerve
Sphere
Globe
Testicle
Blast
Wad
Orb
Football
Agglomerate
Roll Up
Copulate With
Related
Puck
Game
Wicket
Glove
Hoop
Bullet
Racquet
Shot
Racket
Projectile
Stick
Player
Ring
Shuttlecock
Thrower
Roller
Fielder
Disc
Rod
Defender
Throw
Wheel
Batsman
Keeper
Bowler
Leg
Blade
Rope
Cup
Backhand
Foot
Needle
Volley
Hammer
Pendulum
Backboard
Toy
Cone
Goalkeeper
Foul
Plate
Object
Shaft
Forehand
Gun
Club
Scrum
Shuttle
Paddle
Javelin
Opponent
Dribble
Shoe
Hole
Jumper
Headpin
Free Kick
Goal Line
Roller Bearings
Chip Shots
More
Rhymes
All
Awl
Maul
Mall
Paul
Pall
Tall
Call
Yawl
Ball
Bawl
Gall
Pawl
Wall
Haul
Paul
Caul
Hall
Fall
Crawl
Appal
Drawl
Y'All
Trawl
Brawl
Yo'Ll
Small
Shawl
Stall
Spawl
Sprawl
Withal
Recall
Squall
Instal
Thrall
Befall
Acrawl
Emball
Senegal
Overall
Asprawl
Donegal
Install
Becrawl
Besmall
Overhaul
Bescrawl
Overcall
Montreal
Withcall
Waterfall
Forestall
At All
Tell All
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