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snow·ball  (snbôl)

n.

1.

a. A mass of soft, wet snow packed into a ball that can be thrown, as in play.

b. Chiefly Southern U.S. A cup of crushed or shaved ice flavored with colored syrup.

2. Any of several plants having rounded clusters of white flowers, as the guelder rose and certain species of the arrowwood.

v. snow·balled, snow·ball·ing, snow·balls

v.intr.

1. To grow rapidly in significance, importance, or size: problems that snowballed by the hour.

2. To throw snowballs.

v.tr.

1. To cause to grow or increase rapidly.

2. To throw snowballs at.

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snowball [ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl]

n

1. snow pressed into a ball for throwing, as in play

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a drink made of advocaat and lemonade

3. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a mixture of heroin and cocaine

4. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a dance started by one couple who separate and choose different partners. The process continues until all present are dancing

vb

1. (intr) to increase rapidly in size, importance, etc. their woes have snowballed since last year

2. (tr) to throw snowballs at

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snowball - plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions Abronia elliptica, sweet sand verbena sand verbena - any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
	2.	snowball - ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
	3.	snowball - ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup frozen dessert - any of various desserts prepared by freezing
	4.	snowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully) ball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
Verb	1.	snowball - increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"
	2.	snowball - throw snowballs at bombard, pelt - cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"

Translations

snowball [ˈsnəʊbɔːl]

A. N → bola f de nieve

B. VT → lanzar bolas de nieve a

C. VI (fig) → aumentar progresivamente, ir aumentándose

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snowball [ˈsnəʊbɔːl]

n → boule f de neige snowball fight

vi

(= grow in scale) [investigation, project] → prendre de l'ampleur
snowball fight n → bataille f de boules de neige
snow bank n → congère f

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snowball [ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl]

1. n → palla di neve

2. vi (fig) (scheme, appeal) → crescere a vista d'occhio

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snowball → كرة ثلج sněhová koule snebold Schneeball χιονόμπαλα bola de nieve lumipallo boule de neige snježna gruda palla di neve 雪つぶて 눈뭉치 sneeuwbal snøball śnieżka bola de neve снежок snöboll หิมะก้อนที่ปั้นไว้ขว้างเล่น kar topu quả cầu tuyết 雪球