ball game

ball game

also ball·game (bôl′gām′)n.1. a. Any of various games, such as baseball, played with a ball.b. A game with religious and political significance in some pre-Columbian societies of Mesoamerica, southwestern North America, and the Caribbean, played with a rubber ball in a walled court.2. Slang a. A competition: "But in the winner-take-all world of politics, the contest for the undecided 2 or 3 percent can be the whole ballgame" (Brad Edmondson).b. A particular condition, situation, or set of circumstances.

ball game

n1. any game played with a ball2. (Baseball) US and Canadian a game of baseball3. a situation; state of affairs (esp in the phrase a whole new ball game)

ball′ game`

n. 1. any game played with a ball. 2. a situation and all its attendant circumstances. [1840–50, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ball game - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)ballgamefield game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensionsbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"close - change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

Translations

Ballspiel