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ball up
ball 1 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.]
ball 2 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 gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  ball up - make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, spoil, muff, screw up, fumble, blowgo wrong, miscarry, fail - be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" |
ball upverb1. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.Informal: bollix up, muck up.Slang: blow, goof up, louse up, screw up, snafu.Idiom: make a muck of.2. To put into total disorder:confuse, disorder, jumble, mess up, muddle, scramble, snarl.Slang: snafu.Idiom: play havoc with.Translationsapelotonarabbatuffolareingarbugliarepasticciareball up
ball up1. To muddle, confuse, or ruin something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "ball" and "up." Boy, I really balled up the directions—where are we? Here are the items I need from the grocery store—don't ball it up!2. To roll or form into a ball. I balled up my clothes and threw them in the hamper.3. To cause someone to become confused or flummoxed. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "ball" and "up." Missing the last page of the directions really balled me up—that's why I'm late.See also: ball, upballs up1. adjective, rude slang Horribly awry to the point of complete ruin or disaster. Mary's Monday morning routine went balls up when she spilled coffee on herself, missed the train, and arrived to work late.2. noun, rude slang A blunder that causes disastrous results; a mess-up. Usually hyphenated. The balls-up with the code has put the entire software platform in jeopardy.See also: ball, upball someone or something upto interfere with someone or something; to mess someone or something up. Who balled this television up? Someone balled up the television.See also: ball, upball something upto roll something up into a ball. (Alluding to something, such as rope, being tangled up and so useless.) She balled the clay up and stuck it to the clown's face as a nose. Why are you balling up the paper?See also: ball, up*(all) balled uptroubled; confused; in a mess. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) John is all balled up because his car was stolen.See also: ball, upball up1. Roll something into a ball, as in She loved to knit and was always balling up her yarn. [Early 1800s] 2. Confuse or bungle, as in Jane got all balled up at the beginning of her speech, or Henry really balled up that exam. This term may come from the fact that when a horse is driven over soft or partly thawed snow, the snow becomes packed into icy balls on its hoofs, making it stumble. Another theory is that it alludes to the vulgar term balls for testicles. [First half of 1900s] See also: ball, upball upv.1. To roll something into a ball: I balled up the lump of clay. I balled the rest of the yarn up when I finished knitting.2. To make a mess of something: I think you balled your assignment up. I'm afraid someone will ball up the arrangement.See also: ball, upball someone/something up tv. to mess someone or something up; to put someone or something into a state of confusion. When you interrupted, you balled me up and I lost my place. See also: ball, someone, something, upball up in. to mess up; to make a mess of things. Take your time at this. Go slow and you won’t ball up. See also: ball, upballed up mod. confused; mixed up. (This is hyphenated before a nominal.) That dame is so balled up she doesn’t know anything. See also: ball, upEncyclopediaSeeBallMedicalSeeballball up
Synonyms for ball upverb to harm irreparably through inept handling; make a messSynonyms- blunder
- boggle
- botch
- bungle
- foul up
- fumble
- gum up
- mess up
- mishandle
- mismanage
- muddle
- muff
- spoil
- bollix up
- muck up
- blow
- goof up
- louse up
- screw up
- snafu
verb to put into total disorderSynonyms- confuse
- disorder
- jumble
- mess up
- muddle
- scramble
- snarl
- snafu
Synonyms for ball upverb make a mess of, destroy or ruinSynonyms- bobble
- bodge
- bollix
- bollix up
- bollocks
- bollocks up
- botch
- botch up
- bumble
- bungle
- flub
- fluff
- foul up
- fuck up
- louse up
- mess up
- mishandle
- muck up
- spoil
- muff
- screw up
- fumble
- blow
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