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A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"
A round or ellipsoidal object.
(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
Synonyms
To form or wind into a ball.
"to ball cotton"
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
"The horse balls; the snow balls."
Synonyms
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.
How to use "BALL" in a sentence
"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.…
"to ball cotton"
To form or wind into a ball.…
"The horse balls; the snow balls."
To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into…
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