ball
/bɔːl//bɑl//bɔːl/noun
Definitions
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
Example: a ball of spittle; a fecal ball
A round or ellipsoidal object.
(mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
verb
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To form or wind into a ball.
Example: to ball cotton
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
To have sexual intercourse with.
To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
Example: The horse balls; the snow balls.
interjection
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An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.