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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ball1 /bɔl/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [countable] a round body;
    sphere:a ball of yarn.
  2. [countable] a round body for use in games, as baseball or golf.
  3. Games[uncountable] a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball.
  4. Military[countable] a bullet or a solid round object shot from a gun or cannon.
  5. [countable] a part of the human body that is rounded:the ball of the thumb.

v. 
  1. to form into a ball: [ ~ + obj]:balled her fists and glared at him.[no obj ]:Snow balled on the dog's paws.
  2. ball up, to make into a mess;
    confuse: [ ~ + up + obj]:really balled up the assignment.[ ~ + obj + up]:balled it up badly.
Idioms
  1. 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.
  2. play ball, to work together;
    cooperate:If I refuse to play ball, they'll get someone who will.


ball2 /bɔl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a large, formal party featuring social dancing.
Idioms
  1. have a ball, Informal. to have a good time.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ball1  (bôl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape;
    sphere:He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
  2. a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf.
  3. a game played with a ball, esp. baseball:The boys are out playing ball.
  4. 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.
  5. Military
    • a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell.
    • projectiles, esp. bullets, collectively.
  6. any part of a thing, esp. of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant:the ball of the thumb.
  7. a round mass of food, as of chopped meat, dough, or candy.
  8. Slang Terms(vulgar). a testis.
  9. Slang Terms balls, Slang (vulgar).
    • boldness;
      courage;
      brashness.
    • nonsense (often used as an interjection).
  10. bolus (def. 1).
  11. Botany[Hort.]a compact mass of soil covering the roots of an uprooted tree or other plant.
  12. [Literary.]a planetary or celestial body, esp. the earth.
  13. 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.
  14. Idioms carry the ball, to assume the responsibility;
    bear the burden:You can always count on him to carry the ball in an emergency.
  15. Idioms drop the ball, to make a mistake or miss an opportunity at a critical moment.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Idioms run with the ball, to assume responsibility or work enthusiastically:If management approves the concept, we'll run with the ball.
  20. 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. 
  1. to make into a ball (sometimes fol. by up):The children were balling up snow to make a snowman.
  2. to wind into balls:to ball cotton.
  3. Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse with.

v.i. 
  1. to form or gather into a ball:When the spun sugar balls, the candy has cooked sufficiently.
  2. Slang Terms(vulgar). to have sexual intercourse.
  3. Slang Terms, Idioms ball the jack:
    • to act with speed.
    • to stake everything on one attempt.
  4. 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
ball′er, n. 

ball2  (bôl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.
  2. 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

Ball  (bôl),USA pronunciation n. 
    George W(ild•man)  (wīld′mən),USA pronunciation born 1909, U.S. lawyer, investment banker, and government official.
  1. Biographical John, died 1381, English priest: one of the leaders of Wat Tyler's peasants' revolt in 1381.
  2. Biographical Lucille, 1911–89, U.S. actress.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ball / bɔːl/
  1. a spherical or nearly spherical body or mass
  2. a round or roundish body, either solid or hollow, of a size and composition suitable for any of various games: football, golf, billiards, etc
  3. a ball propelled in a particular way in a sport: a high ball
  4. any of various rudimentary games with a ball: to play ball
  5. a single delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batter
  6. a single delivery of the ball by a pitcher outside certain limits and not swung at by the batter
  7. a solid nonexplosive projectile for a firearm
    Compare shell6
  8. such projectiles collectively
  9. any more or less rounded part or protuberance: the ball of the foot
  10. a testicle
    See balls
  11. another word for bolus
  12. the hard mass of roots and earth removed with the rest of the plant during transplanting
  13. ball of muscle ⇒ a very strong, fit, or forceful person
  14. have the ball at one's feet ⇒ to have the chance of doing something
  15. keep the ball rolling ⇒ to maintain the progress of a project, plan, etc
  16. on the ball ⇒ alert; informed
  17. play ball ⇒ to cooperate
  18. set the ball rolling, start the ball rolling ⇒ to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
  19. the ball is in your court ⇒ you are obliged to make the next move
  1. (transitive) to make, form, wind, etc, into a ball or balls: to ball wool
  2. (intransitive) to gather into a ball or balls
  3. to copulate (with)
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old Norse böllr; related to Old High German balla, Italian palla French balle
ball / bɔːl/
  1. a social function for dancing, esp one that is lavish or formal
  2. a very enjoyable time (esp in the phrase have a ball)
Etymology: 17th Century: from French bal (n), from Old French baller (vb), from Late Latin ballāre to dance, from Greek ballizein

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