snowball

snow·ball

S0514900 (snō′bôl′)n.1. A mass of soft, wet snow packed into a ball that can be thrown, as in play.2. Any of several plants having rounded clusters of white flowers, especially certain cultivated viburnums.3. Chiefly Southern US A snow cone.v. snow·balled, snow·ball·ing, snow·balls v.intr.1. To grow rapidly in significance, importance, or size: problems that snowballed by the hour.2. To throw snowballs.v.tr.1. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.2. To throw snowballs at.

snowball

(ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl) n1. snow pressed into a ball for throwing, as in play2. (Brewing) a drink made of advocaat and lemonade3. (Recreational Drugs) slang a mixture of heroin and cocaine4. (Dancing) a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners. The process continues until all present are dancingvb5. (intr) to increase rapidly in size, importance, etc: their woes have snowballed since last year. 6. (tr) to throw snowballs at

snow•ball

(ˈsnoʊˌbɔl)

n. 1. a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing. 2. any of several shrubs of the honeysuckle family that bear large clusters of white flowers, esp. the guelder rose. v.i. 3. to grow or become larger, greater, more intense, etc., at an accelerating rate. v.t. 4. to throw snowballs at. 5. to cause to grow or increase at an accelerating rate. [1350–1400]

snowball

Past participle: snowballed
Gerund: snowballing

Imperative
snowball
snowball

Present
I snowball
you snowball
he/she/it snowballs
we snowball
you snowball
they snowball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snowball - plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regionsAbronia elliptica, sweet sand verbenasand verbena - any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
	2.	snowball - ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate saucefrozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
	3.	snowball - ball of crushed ice with fruit syrupfrozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
	4.	snowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)ball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
Verb	1.	snowball - increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rateincrease - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
	2.	snowball - throw snowballs atbombard, pelt - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"

snowball

verb1. To increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control:explode, mushroom.2. To make or become greater or larger:aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.Informal: beef up.

Translations

雪球

snow

(snəu) noun frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes. We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.雪 verb to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow. It's snowing heavily.下雪ˈsnowy adjective1. full of, or producing a lot of, snow. The weather has been very snowy recently.多雪的2. white like snow. the old man's snowy (white) hair.雪白的ˈsnowball noun a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game. 雪球ˈsnowboard noun a board on which a person can stand and glide over snow for sport. 滑雪板ˈsnow-capped adjective (of mountains etc) having tops which are covered with snow. snow-capped peaks.积雪盖顶的ˈsnowdrift noun a bank of snow blown together by the wind. There were deep snowdrifts at the side of the road. （被风吹成的）雪堆 ˈsnowfall noun1. a fall or shower of snow that settles on the ground. There was a heavy snowfall last night.下雪2. the amount of snow that falls in a certain place. The snowfall last year was much higher than average.降雪量ˈsnowflake noun one of the soft, light flakes composed of groups of crystals, in which snow falls. A few large snowflakes began to fall from the sky.雪花ˈsnowstorm noun a heavy fall of snow especially accompanied by a strong wind. 暴风雪ˌsnow-ˈwhite adjective white like snow. 雪白的snowed under overwhelmed eg with a great deal of work. Last week I was absolutely snowed under with work. （被大量工作等）忙得不可开交的，压倒的

snowball

→ 雪球zhCN

snowball

snowball effect

A situation in which the results or consequences of an action grow at an increasingly faster rate over time. Once the video game hit the market, word of mouth caused a snowball effect that made it the most popular and top grossing game of all time. She ignored her debt for so long that now, she's experiencing a snowball effect that threatens to crush her financially.See also: effect, snowball

not have a (snowball's) chance in hell

To be completely impossible or incredibly unlikely; to have no chance whatsoever. Usually followed by "of." That party doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We don't have a chance in hell of catching up to their score.See also: chance, have, hell, not

not a cat in hell's chance

Absolutely no chance or possibility (of succeeding, coming to pass, or achieving something). There's not a cat in hell's chance of them getting into the playoffs this year. There isn't a cat in hell's chance that they'll convict him—he's too rich and powerful!See also: cat, chance, not

a snowball's chance in hell

An infinitely small possibility, chance, or likelihood, to the point of being impossible. Usually used in the phrase "not have a snowball's chance in hell." That candidate doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning an election in this part of the state. We haven't got a snowball's chance in hell if we have to compete against some mega corporation like that!See also: chance, hell

snow

slang Cocaine. Hey man, can you score me some snow for this weekend? I dabbled a bit with snow when I was in college, but I mostly just stick to pot.

snowball into (something)

To develop quickly and progressively into something bigger, more complex, more difficult, more dangerous, etc. This whole situation could snowball into a national scandal if the press gets wind of it. It started out as an idea for a short story, but I just kept adding details and characters and plot twists to it until it snowballed into a full-blown novel.See also: snowball

not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell

Inf. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting it done on time. I know I don't have a hope in hell, but I'll try anyway.See also: and, chance, have, hell, hope, not

snowball into something

Fig. [for something] to become larger or more serious by growing like a snowball being rolled. This whole problem is snowballing into a crisis very rapidly. The argument soon snowballed into a full-blown riot.See also: snowball

snowball's chance in hell, a

No chance at all, as in He hasn't a snowball's chance in hell of getting there in two hours. This idiom, nearly always used negatively, alludes to the traditional view of hell as extremely hot, causing snow to melt at once. [Late 1800s] See also: chance

not a cat in hell's chance

not a snowball's chance in hell

BRITISH, SPOKENCOMMON If there is not a cat in hell's chance or not a snowball's chance in hell of someone doing something or of something happening, there is no chance at all that they will do it or it will happen. We haven't a cat in hell's chance of raising the money by the Friday deadline. Do you seriously think he has a snowball's chance in hell of winning this election? Note: You can also say that someone does not have a chance in hell of doing something. They don't have a chance in hell of privatising the economy. They have no idea how a free market works. Note: The original expression was `as much chance as a cat in hell without claws'. See also: cat, chance, not

not a cat in hell's chance

no chance at all. informal This expression is often shortened to not a cat's chance . 2001 James Hamilton-Paterson Loving Monsters There isn't, of course, a cat in hell's chance that I shall ever see 1999 as you, I and Dr Faruli know perfectly well. See also: cat, chance, not

not have a ˌsnowball’s chance in ˈhell (of doing something)

(informal) have no chance at all of doing something: Look at this traffic! I’m afraid we haven’t got a snowball’s chance in hell of getting to the airport in time. OPPOSITE: a sporting chanceThis idiom refers to the belief that hell is a place of fire.See also: chance, have, hell, not

snow

1. n. deceitful talk; deception. All I heard for an hour was snow. Now, what’s the truth? 2. tv. to attempt to deceive someone. (see also snowed.) You can try to snow me if you want, but I’m onto your tricks. 3. and snowball and snowflakes and snow stuff n. a powdered or crystalline narcotic: morphine, heroin, or cocaine. (Now almost always the latter.) The price of snow stuff has come down a lot as South America exports more of it.

snowball

verbSee snow

snowball

1. in. to grow at an increasing rate. (As a snowball rolling down a hill might increase in size.) Offers to help with money and prayers began to snowball, and we had to get volunteers to help answer the phones. 2. Go to snow.

snowball’s chance in hell

n. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting it done on time. See also: chance, hell

snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a

No chance at all. The hell in question, of course, is the fabulously hot place of tradition. This term appears to have replaced the earlier no more chance than a cat in hell without claws, an eighteenth-century locution that, according to Grose’s Dictionary, was applied to a person quarreling with or fighting against a much stronger opponent. The current cliché comes from late nineteenth-century America; in Britain and other English-speaking countries it is sometimes put as a snowflake’s chance in hell. See also Chinaman's chance.See also: chance, more, no, not

snowball

snow·ball

snowball

snow•ball

snowball

snowball

snow

snowball

snowball

snowball effect

not have a (snowball's) chance in hell

not a cat in hell's chance

a snowball's chance in hell

snow

snowball into (something)

not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell

snowball into something

snowball's chance in hell, a

not a cat in hell's chance

not a snowball's chance in hell

not a cat in hell's chance

not have a ˌsnowball’s chance in ˈhell (of doing something)

snow

snowball

snowball

snowball’s chance in hell

snowball's chance in hell, no more than/not a

snowball

snowball:

snowball

snowball

snowball

snowball

Synonyms for snowball

verb to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control

Synonyms

verb to make or become greater or larger

Synonyms

Synonyms for snowball

noun plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers

Synonyms

Related Words

noun ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

Related Words

noun ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup

Related Words

noun snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

Related Words

verb increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate

Related Words

verb throw snowballs at

Related Words