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ballgame
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.ballgame (ˈbɔːlˌɡeɪm) n1. any game played with a ball2. (Baseball) US and Canadian a game of baseball3. informal a situation; state of affairs (esp in the phrase a whole new ballgame)Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ballgame - a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation; "HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame"new ballgamesituation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt | | 2. |  ballgame - a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)ball gamefield 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 |
ballgamenounBallgames American football, Australian Rules, bagatelle, bar billiards, baseball, billiards, boules, bowling, bumble-puppy, Canadian football, crazy golf, croquet, fives, football or (U.S.) soccer, goalball, golf, handball, hockey, hurling, korfball, lacrosse, netball, paintball game, piggy in the middle, pinball, pocket billiards, punchball, pushball, pyramid, rounders, snooker, squash, Subbuteo (trademark), volleyballballgame
a (whole) new ballgameA situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting. Living away from home is a whole new ballgame for most young adults. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a new ballgame.See also: ballgame, newa totally different ballgameA situation that is completely different from what one is used to or expecting. Living away from home is a totally different ballgame for most young adults. I used to babysit, but having a child of my own is a totally different ballgame.See also: ballgame, different, totallywhole new ballgame, aA completely altered situation, as in It will take a year to reassign the staff, and by then some will have quit and we'll have a whole new ballgame . This expression comes from baseball, where it signifies a complete turn of events, as when the team that was ahead falls behind. [Colloquial; 1960s] See also: new, wholeEncyclopediaSeeball gameMedicalSeeballFinancialSeeBallballgame
Related to ballgame: gamesSynonyms for ballgamenoun a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situationSynonymsRelated Words- situation
- state of affairs
noun a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)SynonymsRelated Words- field game
- baseball
- baseball game
- close
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