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- Dictionaryball/bɔːl/
noun
- 1. a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game: "a cricket ball"
- 2. (in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batter: "his half century came off only forty balls"
verb
- 1. squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape: "Robert balled up his napkin and threw it on to his plate"
- 2. have sex with. vulgar slang North American
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BALL definition: 1. any object in the shape of a sphere, especially one used as a toy by children or in various…. Learn more.
1. : a round or roundish body or mass: such as. a. : a spherical or ovoid body used in a game or sport. a tennis ball. used figuratively in phrases like the ball is in your court to indicate who has the responsibility or opportunity for further action. b.
Ball definition: a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere. See examples of BALL used in a sentence.
1. a spherical or approximately spherical body; sphere. 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.
a round or roundish body, either solid or hollow, of a size and composition suitable for any of various games: football, golf, billiards, etc. 3. a ball propelled in a particular way in a sport. a high ball. 4. any of various rudimentary games with a ball. to play ball. 5. cricket.
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.
Definition of ball noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin of Ball. From Middle English bal, ball, balle, from Old English *beall, *bealla (“round object, ball”) or Old Norse bǫllr (“a ball”) (whence the Icelandic böllur (“scrotum; penis; a ball”)), both from Proto-Germanic *balluz, *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European ...
a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf. a game played with a ball, esp. baseball: The boys are out playing ball. Sport [Baseball.]a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees.
ball meaning, definition, what is ball: a round object that is thrown, kicked, o...: Learn more.
