eight-ball
eight-ball · eight-balls · eight-balled · eight-balling
To outplay by potting all one's color balls and then the black without the opponent…To outplay (an opponent) by potting all one's color balls and then the black (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one.
Meaning
1 sensesTo outplay (an opponent) by potting all one's color balls and then the black (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one.
Origin
From eight + ball.From eight + ball.
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Forms
eight-balls, eight-balling, eight-balled, eight-balled| Base form | eight-ball · to eight-ball |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | eight-balls |
| Present participle | eight-balling |
| Past simple | eight-balled |
| Past participle | eight-balled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
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.