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Ball  (bôl), John Called "the Mad Priest." Died 1381.

English social agitator who was executed for his role in the Peasants' Revolt (1381).

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Ball, Lucille 1911-1989.

American actress best known as the star of the popular situation comedy I Love Lucy (1951-1957).

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ball ¹  (bôl)

n.

1.

a. A spherical object or entity: a steel ball.

b. A spherical or almost spherical body: a ball of flame.

2. Sports

a. Any of various rounded, movable objects used in various athletic activities and games.

b. Such an object moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner: a low ball; a fair ball.

c. A game, especially baseball or basketball, played with such an object.

d. A pitched baseball that does not pass through the strike zone and is not swung at by the batter.

3.

a. A solid spherical or pointed projectile, such as one shot from a cannon.

b. Projectiles of this kind considered as a group.

4. A rounded part or protuberance, especially of the body: the ball of the foot.

5. balls Vulgar Slang

a. The testicles.

b. Courage, especially when reckless.

c. Great presumptuousness.

v. balled, ball·ing, balls

v.tr.

1. To form into a ball.

2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse with.

v.intr.

1. To become formed into a ball.

2. Vulgar Slang To have sexual intercourse.

Phrasal Verb:

ball up

To confuse; bungle.

Idiom:

on the ball Informal

1. Alert, competent, or efficient: a teacher who is really on the ball.

2. Relating to qualities, such as competence, skill, or knowledge, that are necessary for success: a manager who has a lot on the ball; a student who has nothing on the ball.

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[Middle English bal, probably from Old English *beall; see bhel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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ball ²  (bôl)

n.

1. A formal gathering for social dancing.

2. Informal An extremely enjoyable time or experience: We had a ball during our vacation.

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[French bal, from Old French, from baller, to dance, from Late Latin ballre, from Greek ballizein; see g^wel- in Indo-European roots.]

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ball ¹

Noun

1. a spherical or nearly spherical mass: a ball of wool

2. a round or roundish object used in various games

3. a single delivery of the ball in a game

4. any more or less rounded part of the body: the ball of the foot

5. have the ball at one's feet to have the chance of doing something

6. on the ball Informal alert; informed

7. play ball Informal to cooperate

8. set or keep the ball rolling to initiate or maintain the progress of an action, discussion, or project

Verb

to form into a ball

See also balls, balls-up [Old Norse böllr]

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ball ²

Noun

1. a lavish or formal social function for dancing

2. have a ball Informal to have a very enjoyable time [Late Latin ballare to dance]

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Ball a round or roundish body or mass. See also clew, globe, orb.

Examples: balls [‘rings’] of cowslips, daisies, 1648; of fire; of nutmegs, 1583; of rosemary [750 Ibs], 1796; of twine, 1841; of wool, 1884; of yarn, 1572; of live crabs, 1875.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ball - 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" baseball - a ball used in playing baseball basketball - an inflated ball used in playing basketball billiard ball - ball used in playing billiards bocce ball, bocci ball, boccie ball - wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce bowl - a wooden ball (with flattened sides so that it rolls on a curved course) used in the game of lawn bowling bowling ball, bowl - a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling cricket ball - the ball used in playing cricket croquet ball - a wooden ball used in playing croquet field hockey ball - ball used in playing field hockey football - the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game golf ball - a small hard ball used in playing golf; dimpled to reduce wind resistance handball - a small rubber ball used in playing the game of handball jack - a small ball at which players aim in lawn bowling lacrosse ball - ball used in playing lacrosse marble - a small ball of glass that is used in various games medicine ball - heavy ball used in physical training ninepin ball, skittle ball - ball used to knock down ninepins ping-pong ball - light hollow ball used in playing table tennis polo ball - wooden ball that is struck with mallets in playing polo pool ball - ball used in playing pool punch bag, punchball, punching ball, punching bag - an inflated ball or bag that is suspended and punched for training in boxing racquetball - the ball used in playing the game of racquetball roulette ball - the ball used to play roulette rugby ball - inflated oval ball used in playing rugby soccer ball - an inflated ball used in playing soccer playground ball, softball - ball used in playing softball squash ball - rubber ball used in playing squash tennis ball - ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis volleyball - an inflated ball used in playing volleyball Wiffle, Wiffle Ball - (trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts
	2.	ball - a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" musket ball pellet, shot - a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
	3.	ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" globe, orb crystal ball - a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers camphor ball, mothball - a small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths away from stored clothing time-ball - a ball that slides down a staff to show a fixed time; especially at an observatory fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) globule - a small globe or ball sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) spherule - a small sphere pellet - a small sphere bolus - a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)
	4.	ball - the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded" promenade - a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance dance - a party of people assembled for dancing
	5.	ball - one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" ballock, bollock, testicle, testis, orchis, egg, nut arteria testicularis, internal spermatic artery, testicular artery - a branch of the aorta supplying the testicles testicular vein, vena testicularis - a vein from the testicles male reproductive system - the reproductive system of males family jewels, male genital organ, male genitalia, male genitals - external male sex organs seminiferous tubule - any of the numerous long convoluted tubules in the testis which are the sites where spermatozoa mature gonad, sex gland - a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced cobblers - a man's testicles (from Cockney rhyming slang: cobbler's awl rhymes with ball) male reproductive gland - the reproductive organs of a man undescended testicle, undescended testis - a testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops; "undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer" epididymis - a convoluted tubule in each testis; carries sperm to vas deferens rete testis - network of tubules carrying sperm from the seminiferous tubules to the vasa efferentia ductus deferens, vas deferens - a duct that carries spermatozoa from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves
	6.	ball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub" beach ball, beachball - large and light ball; for play at the seaside plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with snowball - snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
	7.	Ball - United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) Lucille Ball
	8.	ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump clot, coagulum - a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid agglomeration - a jumbled collection or mass gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread
	9.	ball - a lavish dance requiring formal attire formal dance - a party for social dancing cotilion, cotillion - a ball at which young ladies are presented to society fancy-dress ball, masked ball, masquerade ball - a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks prom, promenade - a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year
	10.	ball - 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" anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" sole - the underside of the foot
	11.	ball - the game of baseball                 daisy cutter - a batted or served ball that skims along close to the ground baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
	12.	ball - a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" pitch, delivery - (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
Verb	1.	ball - form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool" twine, wrap, wind, roll - arrange or or coil around; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child"

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ball

noun 1. sphere, drop, globe, pellet, orb, globule, spheroid

noun 2. projectile, shot, missile, bullet, ammunition, slug, pellet, grapeshot

Translations

ball [bɔːl] n (= sphere) → bola (= football); balón m;

(for tennis, golf etc) → pelota (= dance); baile m;

to be on the ball (fig) (= competent); ser un enterado: (= alert); estar al tanto;

to play ball (with sb) → jugar a la pelota (con algn);

(fig) → cooperar;

to start the ball rolling (fig) → empezar;

the ball is in your court (fig) → le toca a usted

ball [bɔːl] n → boule f (= football); ballon m;

(for tennis, golf) → balle f (= dance); bal m;

to play ball → jouer au ballon (or à la balle) (fig); coopérer;

to be on the ball (fig) (= competent); être à la hauteur: (= alert); être éveillé(e) → être vif(vive);

to start the ball rolling (fig) → commencer;

the ball is in their court (fig) → la balle est dans leur camp

ball [bɔːl] n → Ball m;

(of wool, string) → Knäuel m or nt;

to set the ball rolling (fig) → den Stein ins Rollen bringen;

to play ball (with sb) (fig) → (mit jdm) mitspielen;

to be on the ball (fig) (competent) → am Ball sein: (alert) → auf Draht or Zack sein;

the ball is in their court (fig) → sie sind am Ball

ball [bɔːl] n → palla (= football); pallone m;

(for golf) → pallina (= dance); ballo;

to play ball (with sb) → giocare a palla (con qn);

(fig) → stare al gioco (di qn);

to be on the ball (fig) (= competent); essere in gamba: (= alert); stare all'erta;

to start the ball rolling (fig) → fare la prima mossa;

the ball is in your court (fig) → a lei la prossima mossa see also balls

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ball¹

n ball [boːl]

1 anything roughly round in shape a ball of wool.balكُرَهкълбоkoule, klubkobold; kugledas Knäul,die Kugelκτ. που έχει σφαιρικό σχήμα, μπάλαbola; esfera; ovillopall, keraهر چیز گردpallo, keräboule, peloteכָּדוּרगेंद, गोलाbalagombolyagbulatanbolti, kúlapalla球공 모양의 것kamuolyslode; kamolsbebolabal, bolball, kulekulabolaghemклубок; шарklbkokrogla, klobčičklupkobollสิ่งที่เป็นรูปทรงกลมtop, yumak球狀物куляگیند ،کُرہcuộn球状物

2 a round object used in games a tennis ball.balكُرة القَدَمأو السَّلّهтопкаmíčboldder Ballμπάλα (που χρησιμοποιείται στα παιχνίδια)pelota, balónpallتوپpalloballe, ballonכָּדוּרगेंदloptalabdabolaboltipalla, palloneボール공, 볼sviedinys, sviedinukasbumbabola tenisbalballpiłkabolaminge, balonмячloptažogaloptabollลูกบอลtop球м'ячکھیلنے والی گیندquả bóng球

3  balls (plural) (slang) testicles. balle, balletjiesالخِصيتان، بيضتا الرَّجُلтестисиkoule (varlata)nosser; testiklerdie Eierόρχεις (λαϊκ.)pelota, huevo, cojónmunandid, munadخایه هاcouillesאָשָכִיםवृषणtestisibuah pelircoglione, palla睾丸kiaušiaipautitestikalballenballer, testiklerjajaяйцаgule (časť mužského pohlavného orgánu)jajcatestisiballar, testiklarลูกอัณฑะtaşak, husye睾丸яйцяفوتے ، خُصیےtinh hoàn睾丸

n pl ˌball-ˈbearings

in machinery etc, small steel balls that help the revolving of one part over another. koeëllaersمُحَمِّل الكُرياتсачмен лагерkuličkové ložiskokugledas Kugellagerρουλεμάνcojinete, apoyo de bolaskuullaagerبلبرینگkuulalaakeriroulement à billesמֵסַב כָּדוִּריkuglični ležajevigolyóscsapágybantalan pelurukúlulegurcuscinetto a sfereボールベアリングrutulinis guolislodīšu gultniskogellagerskulelagerłożyska kulkoweesferarulment (cu bile)шарикоподшипникиguľôčkové ložiskokroglični ležajkuglični ležajevikullagerตลับลูกปืนbilyeli yataklar, rulmanlar滾珠軸承шарикопідшипникиبال بئیرنگổ bi; bạc đạn滚珠轴承

n ˈballcock

a valve in a cistern. balvlotterklepصُنْبور أوتوماتيكي مُتَّصِل بِعَوّامه كُرويّهيةклапаkohoutek s kulovým plovákemkugleventildas Schwimmventilβαλβίδα ντεπόζιτουllave de bola, llave de flotadorkuulkraanشناورkuulauimurihanarobinet à flotteurמָצוֹףगोला-टोंटीautomatski pipac s kuglicomgolyósszelepklepvatnsventill með flotholtigalleggiante浮玉弁볼 콕plūduraspludiņšinjap bebolabalkraanflottørkran, kuleventilzawór spustowybóiaflotorшаровой клапанkohútik s guľovým plavákompipa s plavačemventil cisterneflottörventilอุปกรณ์ควบคุมระดับน้ำในถังหลังโถชักโครกbilyeli valf浮球閥наповнювальний клапанبال کاکphao điều chỉnh mực nước trong bể浮球阀

n ˈballpoint

a pen having a tiny ball as the writing point. balpuntpenقَلَم حِبْر جافтопче на върха на химикалkuličkové perokuglepender Kugelschreiberστιλό διαρκείαςesferográficapastapliiatsقلمkuulakärkikynästylo billeעֵט כָּדוּרִיगोल नोक वाली कलमkemijska olovkagolyóbolpenkúlupennipenna a sferaボールペン볼펜šratinukaslodīšu pildspalvapen bermata bebolabalpenkulepenndługopisesferográficastilou (cu bilă)шариковая ручкаguľôčkové perokemični svinčnikhemijska olovkakul[]pennaปากกาลูกลื่นtükenmez kalem圓珠筆кулькова ручкаبال پوائنٹbút bi圆珠笔

adj

a ballpoint pen.balpuntagtigقَلَم حِبْر جافхимикалkuličkovýkugle-Kugelschreiber-...που διαθέτει σφαιρική γραφίδαesferográficokuul-خودکارkuulakärki-à billeכָּדוּריबॉल पेनkemijskigolyóstollbolpenkúlu-a sferaボールペンの볼펜šratinislodīšu pildspalvasejenis penbal-kule-kulkowyesferográficacu bilăшариковыйguličkovýkemični (za pisalo)sa kuglicom na vrhukulspets-(ปากกา) ลูกลื่น圓珠筆形的кульковийبال پوائنٹ قلمđầu bi圆珠笔形的

on the ball

quick, alert and up-to-date The new manager is really on the ball.op en wakker, aan die brand, wakkerيَقِظ، مُنْتَبِه، واعٍбързna výšipå mærkerne; hurtig i vendingen; kvikauf Drahtγρήγορος, ενημερωμένος, σε ετοιμότηταal tanto estar, estar alertatasemelهشیار و کاردان بودنtehokas, ajan tasallaà la hauteurלִהְיוֹת בָּעִנייָנִיםसावधान, किसी स्थिति से पूर्ण सम्पर्क रखनाpripravangyorssiap siagaklár, með á nótunumaggiornato有能である빈틈없는kupinas naujų idėjųmanīgs; veiklspekabijdehandrask i vendingen/avtrekket; med på lekenbystry, zorientowanyalertaprompt, pe fazăтолковыйna úrovnina nivojuu tokupå alertenตื่นตัว; กระตือรือร้นuyanık, olup bitenden haberdar警惕спритнийچاق و چوبند، ہوشیارnhanh nhẹn警惕

start/set, *keep the ball rolling

to start or keep something going, especially a conversation He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.die bal aan die rol sitيَجْعَلُ الشَّيئ مُستَمِرّاподдържамsnažit se, aby řeč nestála, rozprouditfå gang i ting; holde gåendeetwas in Gang setzenξεκινώ μια διαδικασία ή/και κρατάω αμείωτο το ρυθμό τηςponer en marcha, emprender; mantener en marchavestlust alustama, vestlust ülal hoidmaشروع به کاری کردن؛ ادامه دادنkäynnistää, ylläpitää keskustelualancer, soutenir la conversationלְהַתְחִיל לְגַלגֵל אֶת הַעֶסֶקpokrenutitársalgást elindítmemulaihalda hlutunum gangandi, brjóta ísinntenere viva la conversazioneうまく続けていく일을 잘 시작하다, 이야기를 잘 이끌어 나가다pradėti/palaikyti pokalbįturpināt kaut ko iesāktu; neļaut apsīkt (sarunai)memulakanaan de gang brengensette i gang, holde gåendezacząć, podtrzymywać (rozmowę)movimentara întreţine (o conversaţie)поддерживать разговорrozbehnúť, rozprúdiťzačeti pogovorpokrenutisätta (hålla) i gångเริ่มการสนทนาbaşlamak, açmak開始活動（指談話）；不使活動〔談話〕中斷почати, підтримати якусь справуجاری رکھناgiữ cho câu chuyện hoặc công việc không bị gián đoạn开始活动（指谈话）；不使活动〔谈话〕中断