| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| ball n | (small: tennis, baseball) (klein) | bal nw de |
| | | balletje nw het |
| | Throw me the ball. |
| sphere n | (globe) (vorm) | bol, bal, kogel nw de |
| | | globe, wereldbol nw de |
| | Soap bubbles form perfect spheres. |
| testicle n | usually plural (male sex glands, testes) | testikel, teelbal, zaadbal nw de |
| | (informeel) | bal, kloot nw de |
| | Steve had one of his testicles removed when he had cancer. |
| ball n | (large: basketball, football) (groot) | bal nw de |
| | That soccer player controls the ball amazingly well. |
| pigskin n | US, slang (ball used in American football) (American Footbal) | bal nw de |
| | | rugbybal nw de |
| | My dad and I used to throw around the pigskin in the back yard. |
ball,
balls n | slang (testicle) (slang) | bal, kloot nw de |
| | | testikel, teelbal nw de |
| | She grabbed him by the balls and squeezed. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
ball,
ball of the foot n | (part of foot at base of big toe) (van de voet) | bal nw de |
| | He stood on the balls of his feet, ready to move. |
| dance n | (ball, gathering) | bal, dansfeest nw het |
| | He took his girlfriend to the dance. |
| ball n | (formal dance) (dansfeest) | bal, gala, galabal nw het |
| | She bought a formal dress for the Christmas Ball. |
| ball n | (bowling, billiards: hard ball) (biljard, bowlen) | bal nw de |
| | He hit the cue ball as hard as he could. |
| shot n | (shot put ball) | bal nw de |
| | The athlete threw the shot 20 meters. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| bloop sth vtr | (baseball: hit so that it lands just beyond infield) (honkbal) | een korte bal slaan overg. uirdr. |
| bloop n | (baseball: ball that lands just beyond infield) (honkbal) | korte bal bn + nw de |
| bunker sth vtr | (golf: hit into sand trap) (golf) | bal in de bunker slaan frase |
| | The golfer bunkered her shot. |
bunt,
bunt sb,
bunt sth n | US (baseball: bunted ball) | gestoten bal bij honkbal nw de |
| carry vtr | (golf) | bij golf de bal ergens overheen slaan |
| | Alan is hoping to carry this sandtrap. |
| carry n | US (football) | handeling in American Football waarbij een speler met de bal rent |
| | The running back averages twenty yards a carry. |
| chest vtr | (football) | de bal met de borst spelen bij voetbal |
| | He chested the ball to the ground. |
| down adj | (American football: stopped) (American football) | Als een speler die met de bal vooruitloopt wordt tegengehouden of niet meer verder kan |
| | The referee declared the ball down. |
| draw n | (American football) (American football) | strategie waarbij het lijkt alsof de bal overgespeeld gaat worden, maar het aanvallende team toch m |
| | The quarterback called for a draw, and ran to his left. |
| drive vtr | (baseball: advance) (honkbal) | de bal zo slaan dat een teamgenoot een honk verder kan lopen |
| | He drove the runner home with a hit. |
| fastball n | (baseball: fast pitch) (honkbal) | harde bal nw de |
| ground sth vtr | (American football: throw to the ground) (American football) | de bal op de grond gooien |
| | The quarterback grounded the ball to stop the play. |
| high adj | (baseball: pitch above the chest) (honkbal) | te hoog gegooide bal |
| | The high pitch was above the strike zone. |
| hit n | (baseball) (honkbal) | slag waarbij de bal wordt geraakt |
| | The player had three hits today, but no runs. |
| hole vtr | (golf: hit a ball into the hole) (golf) | de bal in de hole slaan |
| | He holed it in three strokes. |
| line vtr | (baseball: hit a line drive) | een strakke, lage bal slaan bij honkbal |
| | He lined the ball to center field and got to first base. |
| masked ball n | (dance where costumes are worn) | gemaskerd bal bn + nw het |
| | We went to the masked ball as Pierrot and Pierrette. |
| masque n | historical (masked ball) | gemaskerd bal, bal masqué nw het |
| | The next day the king held a masque to celebrate the news. |
| masquerade n | (masked ball) | gemaskerd bal bn + nw het |
| | | maskerade nw de |
| | My friends and I went costume shopping for the annual masquerade. |
| masquerader n | (guest at a masked ball) | genodigde op een gemaskerd bal nw de |
moonshot,
moon shot n | US, figurative (baseball: high ball) (honkbal) | hoge bal bn + nw de |
not a bit,
not one bit adv | informal (not at all) | helemaal niet bw |
| | (informeel) | geen bal bw |
| | Am I bothered about missing the show. Not a bit. |
| | I'm not a bit worried about this exam because I've revised really hard for it. |
| palm vtr | (ball, basketball) (basketbal) | dragen van bal tijdens dribbelen |
| recover vi | (Amer. football: regain possession) (Amerikaans voetbal) | de bal heroveren overg.uitdr. |
| | After the fumble, he recovered, making an unlikely touchdown. |
| rush vi | (American Football: run with ball) (Amerikaans voetbal) | lopen met de bal in de handen ww + vz |
| | The team rushes for an average of two hundred yards a game. |
| scrimmage n | (American football: scrum) (Amerikaans voetbal) | scrimmage nw de |
| | (Amerikaans voetbal) | worsteling om de bal nw de |
| tee sth vtr | (position: a golf ball) (golf) | de bal op de tee plaatsen frase |
| | Scott was teeing the ball when he heard a shout from across the golf course. |