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ball

English

🔊 a pitch that is not in the strike zone
“he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him”
🔊 round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
“the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve”
🔊 a spherical object used as a plaything
“he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub”
🔊 a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
“the ball at the base of the thumb”
🔊 a lavish dance requiring formal attire
🔊 a compact mass
“a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder”
🔊 the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
“the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded”
🔊 United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
🔊 an object with a spherical shape
“a ball of fire”
🔊 a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
“they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball”
🔊 a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players
“he played baseball in high school”
🔊 one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
“she kicked him in the balls and got away”
🔊 form into a ball by winding or rolling
“ball wool”