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Meaning of ball
1 definition found From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: ball n 1: round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket" 2: a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" [syn: {musket ball}, {ball}] 3: an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn: {ball}, {globe}, {orb}] 4: the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded" 5: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" [syn: {testis}, {testicle}, {orchis}, {ball}, {ballock}, {bollock}, {nut}, {egg}] 6: a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" 7: United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) [syn: {Ball}, {Lucille Ball}] 8: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {glob}, {lump}, {clump}, {chunk}] 9: a lavish dance requiring formal attire [syn: {ball}, {formal}] 10: a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" 11: the game of baseball 12: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" v 1: form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"
Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.
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