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   ball

   /bɔːl/

   noun

   • 1. a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game: "a cricket ball"
   • ▪ a spherical object or mass of material: "a ball of wool"
   • ▪ a solid non-explosive missile for a firearm. historical
   • ▪ a game played with a ball: "he comes across a group of kids playing ball"
   • ▪ baseball: North American "kids have been playing ball in that lot for almost a hundred years"
   • 2. (in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batter: "his half century came off only forty balls"
   • ▪ (in soccer) a pass of the ball in a specified direction or manner: "Whelan sent a long ball to Goddard"
   • ▪ (in baseball) a pitch delivered outside the strike zone which the batter does not attempt to hit: "he ignored it completely, and the umpire called it a ball"
   • 3. the rounded protuberant part of the foot at the base of the big toe.
   • ▪ the rounded protuberant part of the hand at the base of the thumb.

   verb

   • 1. squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape: "Robert balled up his napkin and threw it on to his plate"
   • ▪ clench (one's fist) tightly: "she balled her fist so that the nails dug into her palms"
   • ▪ form a round shape: "the fishing nets eventually ball up and sink"
   • ▪ wrap the root ball of (a tree or shrub) to protect it during transportation.
   • 2. have sex with. vulgar slang North American
   • 3. (of a flower) fail to open properly, decaying in the half-open bud. British

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse bǫllr, of Germanic origin.

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   What does ball mean?

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   What is a ball adverb?

   • A ball is something or an amount of something that has a round shape. Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball. When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round. He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] His hands balled into fists. [VERB adverb/preposition]

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   What is a round ball used for?

   • a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf. The boys are out playing ball. Baseball. a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees. Military.

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   What is a spherical ball?

   • 2. a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, or golf. 3. a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball. 4. a pitched ball in baseball that is not swung at by the batter and does not pass through the strike zone. 5. a. a solid, spherical projectile for a weapon.

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    Always round, often bouncy, a ball is a vital part of many games and sports, from soccer to four square to ping pong. The most common ball is the kind you hit, kick, bat, or duck and avoid on a playground, court, or field.