ball
/bɔl/ verb C2- To form or wind into a ball. · to ball cotton· She balled her fists.
- To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- To have sexual intercourse (with).
- To gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls. · the horse balls· the snow balls
- To be hip or cool.
- To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
- To play basketball. · fuck it, we ball
- (slang) Used to indicate general perseverance.
He/she/it balls · Past balled · Past participle balled · -ing form balling
Verb forms
- Base form
- ball
- He/she/it
- balls
- Past
- balled
- Past participle
- balled
- -ing form
- balling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- ball down To engage in sexual intercourse, especially intense and s...
- ball off To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at...
- ball out To play or perform extremely well.
- ball out To plug a hole using a ball sealer.
- ball out To spend extravagant amounts of money (especially at a ca...
- ball out To move a plant with its rootball attached.
- ball up To crush or form into a ball shape.
From the library
From within he produced a crumpled piece of paper, an old-fashioned brass key, a peg of wood with a ball of string attached to it, and three rusty old disks of metal.
“We are going to build the loveliest new house down by the brook; and we’ll be playing ball next week and you’ve never played ball, Anne.
But it’s nice to imagine the fairies lost it one night when they had a ball, so we call it the fairy glass.
The soldiers you believe to be dying with hunger, worn out with fatigue, ready to desert, gather like atoms of snow about the rolling ball as it hastens onward.
Other matches
- ball A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical ... A1
- ball A formal dance. C2
- ball An exclamation to inform players on an adjacent... C2
- ball down To engage in sexual intercourse, especially int...
- ball off To depart, especially quickly
- ball out To play or perform extremely well.
- ball out To plug a hole using a ball sealer.
- ball out To spend extravagant amounts of money
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