| 单词 | to knock the balls about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto knock the balls about 3. to knock the balls about: to strike a (billiard, croquet, etc.) ball idly; to play (such a ball game) in a casual fashion. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > billiards, pool, or snooker > [verb (intransitive)] > actions or types of play carambole1775 string1814 cannon1825 to make a baulk1839 star1839 push1851 to play for safety1857 run1857 carom1860 to knock the balls about1864 miscue1889 snooker1889 break1893 break1893 scratch1909 to call one's shot1953 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > croquet > play croquet [verb (intransitive)] > types of play or stroke to knock the balls about1864 to take off1872 cut1874 finesse1874 shoot1874 peel1960 1864 C. M. Yonge Trial II. vi. 123 Tom..had seen the Andersons knocking about the balls in the new gardens..and proposed to..try to get up a match. 1872 A. Trollope Golden Lion xviii. 305 He knocked the balls about with his cue. 1907 F. E. E. Bell At Wks. vi. 130 I have seen a club with two free tables, where men..have been happily knocking the balls about from 9 a.m. onwards. 1916 A. Bennett These Twain ii. xiv. 271 ‘Shall we knock the balls about a bit?’ They began a mild game of croquet. < as lemmas |
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