ball
IPA: bˈɔɫ
noun
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
- (mathematics) Homologue or analogue of a disk in the Euclidean plane.
- (mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
- (mathematics) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
- (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Such bullets collectively.
- A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.
- (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- The globe; the earthly sphere.
- (sports, countable) 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
- (uncountable) Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.
- (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- (pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- (cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- (soccer, countable) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
- (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- (in the plural) Nonsense.
- (in the plural) Courage.
- (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- (farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
- (slang, countable, uncountable, singular only) One thousand US dollars.
- A formal dance.
- (informal) A very enjoyable time.
- 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.
- 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).
verb
- (transitive) To form or wind into a ball.
- (metalworking) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive, intransitive) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
- (slang, usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
- (university slang) To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Short for blackball.)
- (nonstandard, slang) To play basketball.
- (transitive) To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
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Examples of "ball" in Sentences
- $query = "SELECT * FROM ball WHERE ball_id = '$ball'";
- The Dudesons in America - co-produced by Jackass star Johnny Knoxville - took the term ball-busting to a new visual level.
- To celebrate his recovery, his lordship determined to give a ball; and Miss Bateman persuaded him to make it a _fancy ball_.
- Using his line drive%, ground ball% and fly ball% to normalize things a bit, his batted-ball type should translate to about a .352 BABIP.
- Ball is moved on canvas using specified speed, Move () method in ball class will move ball to new X and Y location. sender, EventArgs e) {_ball.
- A young lady, whilst congratulating him on his elevation, and requesting him to give a ball during the vacation, happened to touch his wig with her fan, and caused the powder to fly about; upon which the doctor exclaimed, "My dear, you see you can get the powder out of the _cannon_, but not the _ball_."
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