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balls
ball 1 B0042100 (bôl)n.1. a. A spherical object or entity: a steel ball.b. A spherical or almost spherical body: a ball of flame.2. Sports a. Any of various movable and round or oblong objects used in various athletic activities and games.b. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner: a low ball; a fair ball.c. A game, especially baseball or basketball, played with such an object.d. A pitched baseball that does not pass through the strike zone and is not swung at by the batter.3. a. A solid spherical or pointed projectile, such as one shot from a cannon.b. Projectiles of this kind considered as a group.4. A rounded part or protuberance, especially of the body: the ball of the foot.5. Vulgar Slang a. A testicle.b. balls Courage, especially when reckless.c. balls Great presumptuousness.v. balled, ball·ing, balls v.tr.1. To form into a ball.2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.v.intr.1. To become formed into a ball.2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.Phrasal Verb: ball up To confuse; bungle.Idioms: have(someone) by the balls Vulgar Slang To have control over someone; have someone at one's mercy. on the ball Informal 1. Alert, competent, or efficient: a teacher who is really on the ball.2. Relating to qualities, such as competence, skill, or knowledge, that are necessary for success: a manager who has a lot on the ball; a student who has nothing on the ball.
[Middle English bal, probably from Old English *beall; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
ball 2 B0042100 (bôl)n.1. A formal gathering for social dancing.2. Informal An extremely enjoyable time or experience: We had a ball during our vacation.
[French bal, from Old French, from baller, to dance, from Late Latin ballāre, from Greek ballizein; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]balls (bɔːlz) pl n1. (Anatomy) the testicles2. by the balls so as to be rendered powerless3. nonsense; rubbish4. courage; forcefulnessinterjan exclamation of strong disagreement, contempt, annoyance, etcUsage: Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. Interestingly, its use in the sense of courage is exactly paralleled in the Spanish term 'cojones'Thesaurusballs (Taboo slang)plural noun1. bravery, face (informal), spirit, bottle (slang), resolution, nerve, daring, courage, guts (informal), pluck, grit, backbone, fortitude, toughness, mettle, boldness, firmness, valour, spunk (informal), fearlessness, intrepidity, cojones (Spanish), hardihood, ballsiness (taboo slang), dauntlessness, lion-heartedness I never had the balls to do anything like this.2. nonsense, stuff, bull, rubbish, shit (taboo slang), pants (slang), rot, crap (slang), garbage (informal), folly, trash, bunk (informal), bullshit (taboo slang), hot air (informal), tosh (slang, chiefly Brit.), absurdity, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), bollocks (Brit. taboo slang), pap, cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), bilge (informal), drivel, twaddle, tripe (informal), gibberish, guff (slang), bombast, moonshine, claptrap (informal), hogwash, hokum (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), codswallop (Brit. slang), piffle (informal), poppycock (informal), balderdash (slang), bosh (informal), senselessness, eyewash (informal), kak (S. African taboo slang), ludicrousness, fatuity, tommyrot, horsefeathers (U.S. slang), bunkum or buncombe (chiefly U.S.) What complete and utter balls!3. (Taboo slang) testicles, bollocks or ballocks (taboo slang), testes, rocks (U.S. taboo slang), nuts (taboo slang), cobblers (Brit. taboo slang), gonads, goolies (taboo slang), family jewels (slang), cojones (Spanish), nads (U.S. taboo slang) I kneed him in the balls.balls something up (Brit. informal) mess up, bungle, botch, cock up (Brit. slang), fuck up (offensive taboo slang), make a hash of (informal), muck up (Brit. slang), make a pig's ear of (informal) I have no intention of letting you balls it up.Translationsballs
balls1. rude slang The testicles. Yeah, he's not feeling so great after taking that kick to the balls!2. rude slang Gumption; nerve. You've got a lot of balls asking me about my love life in front of everyone like that.3. rude slang An exclamation of frustration or disappointment. Balls, I left the tickets at home!See also: ballballs1. n. the testicles. (Usually objectionable.) He got hit in the balls in the football game. 2. exclam. of disbelief. (Usually an exclamation: Balls! Usually objectionable.) Out of gas! Balls! I just filled it up! 3. n. courage; bravado. (Usually refers to a male, but occasionally refers to female. Usually objectionable.) He doesn’t have enough balls to do that! See also: ballEncyclopediaSeeBallMedicalSeeballballs
Synonyms for ballsnoun braverySynonyms- bravery
- face
- spirit
- bottle
- resolution
- nerve
- daring
- courage
- guts
- pluck
- grit
- backbone
- fortitude
- toughness
- mettle
- boldness
- firmness
- valour
- spunk
- fearlessness
- intrepidity
- cojones
- hardihood
- ballsiness
- dauntlessness
- lion-heartedness
noun nonsenseSynonyms- nonsense
- stuff
- bull
- rubbish
- shit
- pants
- rot
- crap
- garbage
- folly
- trash
- bunk
- bullshit
- hot air
- tosh
- absurdity
- waffle
- bollocks
- pap
- cobblers
- bilge
- drivel
- twaddle
- tripe
- gibberish
- guff
- bombast
- moonshine
- claptrap
- hogwash
- hokum
- codswallop
- piffle
- poppycock
- balderdash
- bosh
- senselessness
- eyewash
- kak
- ludicrousness
- fatuity
- tommyrot
- horsefeathers
- bunkum or buncombe
noun testiclesSynonyms- testicles
- bollocks or ballocks
- testes
- rocks
- nuts
- cobblers
- gonads
- goolies
- family jewels
- cojones
- nads
phrase balls something upSynonyms- mess up
- bungle
- botch
- cock up
- fuck up
- make a hash of
- muck up
- make a pig's ear of
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