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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ball•up (bôl′up′),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsa state of confusion; mix-up.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] balls-up (bôlz′up′).USA pronunciation - noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase ball up 1935–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ball1 /bɔl/USA pronunciation n. - [countable] a round body;
sphere:a ball of yarn. - [countable] a round body for use in games, as baseball or golf.
- Games[uncountable] a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball.
- Military[countable] a bullet or a solid round object shot from a gun or cannon.
- [countable] a part of the human body that is rounded:the ball of the thumb.
v. - to form into a ball: [ ~ + obj]:balled her fists and glared at him.[no obj ]:Snow balled on the dog's paws.
- ball up, to make into a mess;
confuse: [ ~ + up + obj]:really balled up the assignment.[ ~ + obj + up]:balled it up badly.
Idioms- on the ball:
- [ be + ~] paying attention;
alert:really on the ball when you spotted that mistake. - [ have + a lot + ~]intelligence and ability:Your daughter has a lot on the ball.
- play ball, to work together;
cooperate:If I refuse to play ball, they'll get someone who will.
ball2 /bɔl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large, formal party featuring social dancing.
Idioms- have a ball, Informal. to have a good time.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ball1 (bôl),USA pronunciation n. - a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape;
sphere:He rolled the piece of paper into a ball. - a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf.
- a game played with a ball, esp. baseball:The boys are out playing ball.
- Sport[Baseball.]a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees.
- Military
- a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell.
- projectiles, esp. bullets, collectively.
- any part of a thing, esp. of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant:the ball of the thumb.
- a round mass of food, as of chopped meat, dough, or candy.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). a testis.
- Slang Terms balls, Slang (vulgar).
- boldness;
courage;
brashness. - nonsense (often used as an interjection).
- bolus (def. 1).
- Botany[Hort.]a compact mass of soil covering the roots of an uprooted tree or other plant.
- [Literary.]a planetary or celestial body, esp. the earth.
- Mathematics(in a metric space) the set of points whose distance from the zero element is less than, or less than or equal to, a specified number.
- Idioms carry the ball, to assume the responsibility;
bear the burden:You can always count on him to carry the ball in an emergency. - Idioms drop the ball, to make a mistake or miss an opportunity at a critical moment.
- Idioms keep the ball rolling, to continue or give renewed vigor to an activity already under way:When their interest lagged, he tried to keep the ball rolling.
- Idioms on the ball:
- alert and efficient or effective:If you don't get on the ball, you'll be fired.
- indicating intelligence or ability:The tests show your students don't have much on the ball. The new manager has a lot on the ball.
- Idioms play ball:
- to begin or continue playing a game.
- to start or continue any action.
- to work together;
cooperate:union leaders suspected of playing ball with racketeers.
- Idioms run with the ball, to assume responsibility or work enthusiastically:If management approves the concept, we'll run with the ball.
- Idioms start the ball rolling, to put into operation;
begin:The recreation director started the ball rolling by having all the participants introduce themselves.
v.t. - to make into a ball (sometimes fol. by up):The children were balling up snow to make a snowman.
- to wind into balls:to ball cotton.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with.
v.i. - to form or gather into a ball:When the spun sugar balls, the candy has cooked sufficiently.
- Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse.
- Slang Terms, Idioms ball the jack:
- to act with speed.
- to stake everything on one attempt.
- Slang Terms ball up, to make or become utterly confused;
muddle:The records had been all balled up by inefficient file clerks.
- Gmc *ballaz; compare Old Norse bǫllr, Old High German bal, ballo, balla, German Ball, Dutch bal; perh. akin to Latin follis leather bag; see ballock
- Old French
- Middle English bal, balle 1175–1225
- a large, usually lavish, formal party featuring social dancing and sometimes given for a particular purpose, as to introduce debutantes or benefit a charitable organization.
- Informal Termsa thoroughly good time:Have a ball on your vacation!
- Greek (Magna Graecia) ballízein to dance
- Late Latin ballāre
- French bal, noun, nominal derivative of baler (now baller) to dance
- 1625–35
George W(ild•man) (wīld′mən),USA pronunciation born 1909, U.S. lawyer, investment banker, and government official.- Biographical John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381.
- Biographical Lucille, 1911–89, U.S. actress.
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