ball

a round body, as a baseball, tennis ball, etc.; a game played with a ball; a dance: after the ball was over
Not to be confused with:bawl – to cry or wail; a loud shout, outcry; scold: Your mom will bawl you out for being late.

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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.]

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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 g^welə- in Indo-European roots.]

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(bɔːl) n1. a spherical or nearly spherical body or mass: a ball of wool. 2. (Ball Games, other than specified) a round or roundish body, either solid or hollow, of a size and composition suitable for any of various games: football, golf, billiards, etc3. (Ball Games, other than specified) a ball propelled in a particular way in a sport: a high ball. 4. (Ball Games, other than specified) any of various rudimentary games with a ball: to play ball. 5. (Cricket) cricket a single delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman6. (Baseball) baseball a single delivery of the ball by a pitcher outside certain limits and not swung at by the batter7. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a. a solid nonexplosive projectile for a firearm. Compare shell⁶b. such projectiles collectively8. any more or less rounded part or protuberance: the ball of the foot. 9. (Anatomy) slang a testicle. See balls10. vet science another word for bolus11. (Dyeing) vet science another word for bolus12. (Pharmacology) vet science another word for bolus13. (Horticulture) horticulture the hard mass of roots and earth removed with the rest of the plant during transplanting14. ball of muscle Austral a very strong, fit, or forceful person15. have the ball at one's feet to have the chance of doing something16. keep the ball rolling to maintain the progress of a project, plan, etc17. on the ball informal alert; informed18. play ball informal to cooperate19. set the ball rolling start the ball rolling to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)20. the ball is in your court you are obliged to make the next movevb21. (tr) to make, form, wind, etc, into a ball or balls: to ball wool. 22. (intr) to gather into a ball or balls23. taboo slang chiefly US to copulate (with)[C13: from Old Norse böllr; related to Old High German balla, Italian palla French balle]Usage: Sense 9 of this word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in older editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use

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(bɔːl) n1. a social function for dancing, esp one that is lavish or formal2. informal a very enjoyable time (esp in the phrase have a ball)[C17: from French bal (n), from Old French baller (vb), from Late Latin ballāre to dance, from Greek ballizein]

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(bɔːl) n (Biography) John. died 1381, English priest: executed as one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt (1381)

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(bɔl)
n. 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. 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. b. projectiles collectively. 6. a part, esp. of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant: the ball of the thumb. 7. Vulgar Slang. a testicle. 8. balls, Slang: Usu. Vulgar. a. boldness; courage. b. nonsense (often used as an interjection). 9. a planetary or celestial body, esp. the earth. v.t. 10. to make into a ball or balls. 11. Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse with. v.i. 12. to form or gather into a ball. 13. Vulgar Slang. to have sexual intercourse. 14. ball up, to make into a mess; confuse. Idioms: 1. carry the ball, to assume the responsibility; bear the burden. 2. get or start (or keep) the ball rolling, to initiate (or continue) an activity. 3. on the ball, a. alert or vital: to be on the ball. b. into a state of alertness and efficiency: to get on the ball. c. indicating intelligence and ability: to have a lot on the ball. 4. play ball, to work together; cooperate. [1175–1225; < Old French < Germanic *ballaz; compare Old High German bal, Old Norse bǫllr] ball′er, n.

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n. 1. a large, usu. lavish, formal party featuring social dancing, sometimes given to introduce debutantes or benefit a charitable organization. 2. Informal. a thoroughly good time. [1625–35; < French bal, n. derivative of bal(l)er to dance < Late Latin ballāre < Greek ballízein]

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n. 1. John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381. 2. Lucille, 1911–89, U.S. actress.

ball

, socket - On a clothing snap, there is a ball and a socket.See also related terms for socket.

Ball

a round or roundish body or mass. See also clew, globe, orb.Examples: balls [‘rings’] of cowslips, daisies, 1648; of fire; of nutmegs, 1583; of rosemary [750 Ibs], 1796; of twine, 1841; of wool, 1884; of yarn, 1572; of live crabs, 1875.

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Past participle: balled
Gerund: balling

Imperative
ball
ball

Present
I ball
you ball
he/she/it balls
we ball
you ball
they ball

Preterite
I balled
you balled
he/she/it balled
we balled
you balled
they balled

Present Continuous
I am balling
you are balling
he/she/it is balling
we are balling
you are balling
they are balling

Present Perfect
I have balled
you have balled
he/she/it has balled
we have balled
you have balled
they have balled

Past Continuous
I was balling
you were balling
he/she/it was balling
we were balling
you were balling
they were balling

Past Perfect
I had balled
you had balled
he/she/it had balled
we had balled
you had balled
they had balled

Future
I will ball
you will ball
he/she/it will ball
we will ball
you will ball
they will ball

Future Perfect
I will have balled
you will have balled
he/she/it will have balled
we will have balled
you will have balled
they will have balled

Future Continuous
I will be balling
you will be balling
he/she/it will be balling
we will be balling
you will be balling
they will be balling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been balling
you have been balling
he/she/it has been balling
we have been balling
you have been balling
they have been balling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been balling
you will have been balling
he/she/it will have been balling
we will have been balling
you will have been balling
they will have been balling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been balling
you had been balling
he/she/it had been balling
we had been balling
you had been balling
they had been balling

Conditional
I would ball
you would ball
he/she/it would ball
we would ball
you would ball
they would ball

Past Conditional
I would have balled
you would have balled
he/she/it would have balled
we would have balled
you would have balled
they would have balled

ball

A pitch outside the strike zone that is not struck at by the batter.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ball - round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"baseball - a ball used in playing baseballbasketball - an inflated ball used in playing basketballbilliard ball - ball used in playing billiardsbocce ball, bocci ball, boccie ball - wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of boccebowl - a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowlingbowling ball, bowl - a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowlingcricket ball - the ball used in playing cricketcroquet ball - a wooden ball used in playing croquetfield hockey ball - ball used in playing field hockeyfootball - the inflated oblong ball used in playing American footballgame equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a gamegolf ball - a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistancehandball - a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handballjack - a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowlinglacrosse ball - ball used in playing lacrossemarble - a small ball of glass that is used in various gamesmedicine ball - heavy ball used in physical trainingninepin ball, skittle ball - ball used to knock down ninepinsping-pong ball - light hollow ball used in playing table tennispolo ball - wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polopool ball - ball used in playing poolpunch bag, punchball, punching ball, punching bag - an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxingracquetball - the ball used in playing the game of racquetballroulette ball - the ball used to play rouletterugby ball - inflated oval ball used in playing rugbysoccer ball - an inflated ball used in playing soccerplayground ball, softball - ball used in playing softballsquash ball - rubber ball used in playing squashtennis ball - ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennisvolleyball - an inflated ball used in playing volleyballWiffle, Wiffle Ball - (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
	2.	ball - a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"musket ballpellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
	3.	ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"globe, orbcrystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellerscamphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothingtime-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatoryfireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosionfireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)globule - a small globe or ballsphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)spherule - a small spherepellet - a small spherebolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
	4.	ball - the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"promenade - a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dancedance - a party of people assembled for dancing
	5.	ball - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, nutarteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testiclestesticular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testiclesmale reproductive system - the reproductive system of malesfamily jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organsseminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa maturegonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are producedcobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball)male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a manundescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer"epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferensrete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentiaductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ductspermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
	6.	ball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"beach ball, beachball - large and light ball; for play at the seasideplaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played withsnowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
	7.	Ball - United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)Lucille Ball
	8.	ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"chunk, clod, glob, lump, clumpclot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquidagglomeration - a jumbled collection or massgob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread
	9.	ball - a lavish dance requiring formal attireformaldance - a party for social dancingcotilion, cotillion - a ball at which young ladies are presented to societyfancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masksprom, promenade - a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
	10.	ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"sole - the underside of the foot
	11.	ball - the game of baseball daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the groundbaseball, 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!"
	12.	ball - a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Verb	1.	ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

ball

¹noun1. sphere, drop, globe, pellet, orb, globule, spheroid a golf ball He screwed the letter up into a ball.2. projectile, shot, missile, bullet, ammunition, slug, pellet, grapeshot A cannon ball struck the ship

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²noun dance, social, hop (informal), disco, knees-up (Brit. informal), discotheque, dancing party You're going to a ball dressed like that?

ball

nounA party or gathering for dancing:dance.Informal: hop.

Translations

球球状物睾丸舞会跳舞会

ball¹

(boːl) noun1. anything roughly round in shape. a ball of wool.球状物2. a round object used in games. a tennis ball.球3. balls (plural) (slang) testicles. 睾丸ˌball-ˈbearings noun plural in machinery etc, small steel balls that help the revolving of one part over another. 滚珠轴承ˈballcock noun a valve in a cistern. 浮球阀ˈballpoint noun a pen having a tiny ball as the writing point. 圆珠笔 adjectivea ballpoint pen.圆珠笔形的on the ball quick, alert and up-to-date. The new manager is really on the ball. 警惕，机警 start/set, keep the ball rolling to start or keep something going, especially a conversation. He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties. 开始活动（指谈话），不使活动（谈话）中断

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(boːl) noun a formal dance. a ball at the palace.跳舞会ˈballroom noun a large room for a formal dance. 舞厅 adjectiveballroom dancing.舞厅的

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1. a round or roundish body, either solid or hollow, of a size and composition suitable for any of various games, such as football, golf, billiards, etc 2. Cricket a single delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batsman 3. Baseball a single delivery of the ball by a pitcher outside certain limits and not swung at by the batter 4. Vet science another word for bolus5. Horticulture the hard mass of roots and earth removed with the rest of the plant during transplanting

Ball

John. died 1381, English priest: executed as one of the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt (1381)

Ball

(from French baile). (1) Conventional unit (in English, number) for measuring stages or intensity of certain phenomena (for example, in meteorology for measuring wind and cloud velocities; in seismology, the force of the vacillating crust of the earth).

(2) A numerical notation (in English, mark or grade) of evaluation of the academic progress and behavior of students. In the general-education schools of prerevolutionary Russia, both five-ball and 12-ball systems were used. In the USSR, a five-ball system was introduced into the primary, eight-year, secondary, and specialized secondary schools in 1944 and remains in effect to the present day. According to this system, 5 means excellent, 4 is good, 3 is satisfactory, 2 is poor, and 1 is very poor. In the schools of certain other countries, the highest ball may be 1 (for example, in the German Democratic Republic, which uses a five-ball system), or a different number of balls, may be used (for example, a 10 is used in the Netherlands and an 11 in Italy).

(3) Numerical measurement (in English, point) of the results of a contest in some types of sport (such as gymnastics, swimming, and figure skating).

(4) Evaluation of the quality of agricultural livestock in exhibitions.

(5) As used in balloting [to refer to the small object dropped into the box or urn in some forms of secret voting].

Ball

an item of sports equipment, usually spherical, having the property of elastic deformation. It is used primarily in team sports.

Most balls, for example, those used in soccer, volleyball, basketball, and rugby, are hollow (with a casing and a rubber bladder).

Table 1
Sport¹	Circumference at diameter cross section (mm)	Weight (g)
¹ Children’s balls for these sports are lighter in weight and smaller in circumference.
² Handballs for women are lighter in weight and smaller in circumference
Basketball ..............	750–800	600–650
Water polo ..............	680–710	400–450
Volleyball ..............	640–660	260–280
Rugby ..............	760–790
	(long axis)
	600–650	375–425
	(short axis)
Handball² ..............	580–600	425–475
Soccer ..............	680–700	400–450
Tennis ..............	200–208	56.7–58.5
Table tennis ..............	37.2–38.2	2.40–2.53

Some balls consist of a dense, compact core, made by molding various materials, and are covered with a casing of synthetic materials or leather (for example, those used in bandy and field hockey). A special group consists of hollow balls (without bladder chambers) with a constant pressure (for example, tennis balls, table-tennis balls, and balls used in artistic gymnastics).

The color of balls used in different games is strictly regulated: white for table tennis, badminton, and field hockey, and orange for bandy. Balls used in soccer, volleyball, handball, and water polo are traditionally made of 18 or 32 sections according to specified configurations. For the sizes and weights of sports balls see Table 1.

The ball used for playing badminton is a shuttlecock, which consists of a plastic or cork head, usually covered with rubber, and a cone-shaped plastic or feather stabilizer. The diameter of the head is 25–28 mm, and the greatest diameter of the stabilizer is 65 mm. The overall length of the shuttlecock measures 65–70 mm, and the weight ranges from 4.5 to 4.8 g.

In addition to sports balls, there are stuffed balls, which are used for training purposes, for example, medicine balls that weigh from 1 to 5 kg. Balls fastened to springs or pulleys and balls suspended from ropes are used in various sports training devices.

V. V. PAKHOMOV

What does it mean when you dream about a ball?

Balls can indicate everything from a game or some other form of relaxation to memories from our childhood. Balls can also have metaphorical connotations, such as being “tossed around,” “the ball’s in your court,” “having a ball” (having a good time) and “having balls” (courage). Any of these may be helpful in determining the meaning of this dream. A deeper, more universal symbolism is that circles and balls represent completeness and wholeness.

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[bȯl] (geology) A low sand ridge, underwater by high tide, which extends generally parallel with the shoreline; usually separated by an intervening trough from the beach. A spheroidal mass of sedimentary material. Common name for a nodule, especially of ironstone. (mechanical engineering) In fine grinding, one of the crushing bodies used in a ball mill. (ordnance) A bullet for general use, as distinguished from bullets for special uses such as armor-piercing, incendiary, or high explosive. A small-arms solid propellant which is oblate spheroidal in shape, generally a double-base propellant.

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noun a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

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noun one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

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noun United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)

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