ball
To form or wind into a ballTo form or wind into a ball.
» Throw the ball back to me.
Wirf mir den Ball zurück! — Tamy
Брось мяч мне назад. — sharptoothed
Кинь мені м'яч назад. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
12 senses(transitive)To form or wind into a ball.
to ball cotton
She balled her fists.
form into a ball by winding or rolling
To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
(US, intransitive, transitive, vulgar)To have sexual intercourse (with).
ядри́тьjadrítʹ
(ambitransitive)To gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
the horse balls
the snow balls
(participle, present, regional, slang)To be hip or cool.
To reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
(slang)To play basketball.
fuck it, we ball
(Internet)(slang) Used to indicate general perseverance.
To spend money extravagantly.
(transitive)To punish by affixing a ball and chain.
(transitive)Of bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
(intransitive)To operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route).
Near-synonym: haul ass
Hang back for a bit — that Peterbilt in the left lane is really ballin’ and I'd rather not be real close to him.
Examples
1338 sentencesThrow the ball back to me.
Кинь мені м'яч назад. — deniko
ruБрось мяч мне назад. — sharptoothed
deWirf mir den Ball zurück! — Tamy
Hold the ball in both hands.
Тримай м'яч обома руками. — deniko
ruДержи мяч обеими руками. — soweli_Elepanto
Hold the ball with both hands.
Тримай м'яч обома руками. — deniko
ruДержи мяч обеими руками. — soweli_Elepanto
deHalt den Ball mit beiden Händen fest. — al_ex_an_der
The ball is in your court.
Ініціатива на вашому боці. — deniko
ruТвоя очередь. — nadya
deDu bist an der Reihe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Do you have a soccer ball?
У тебе є футбольний м'яч? — miketheknight
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English bal, ball, balle, from an unattested Old English *beall, *bealla (“rouFrom Middle English bal, ball, balle, from an unattested Old English *beall, *bealla (“round object, ball”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz, *ballô (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰol-n- (“ball, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).
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Forms
balls, balling, balled, balledPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- throw the ball
- catch the ball
- hit the ball
- kicked the ball
- the ball with
- the ball rolling
- the ball to
- soccer ball
- a golf ball
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.