Meaning of 'ball'

noun

a pitch that is not in the strike zone

Example: "The pitcher threw nine straight balls before being yanked from the game."

noun

the game of baseball

noun

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

Example: "The ball travelled 90 mph on their serve."

noun

a spherical object used as a plaything

Example: "The toddler played with their rubber ball in the bathtub."

noun

a solid projectile that is shot by a musket

Example: "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

Synonyms: musket ball

noun

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Example: "I was kicked in the balls and the culprit got away."

Synonyms: egg bollock nut testis testicle orchis ballock

noun

a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

Example: "the ball at the base of the thumb"

noun

a lavish dance requiring formal attire

Synonyms: formal

noun

a compact mass

Example: "A ball of mud caught them on the shoulder."

Synonyms: clump clod glob lump chunk

noun

the people assembled at a lavish formal dance

Example: "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"

noun

an object with a spherical shape

Example: "a ball of fire"

Synonyms: globe orb

verb

to form into a ball by winding or rolling

Example: "I ball wool in the fall."