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1. ball \'bo.l\ n [ME bal, fr. ON bo:llr; akin to OE bealluc testis, OHG ba]lla ball, OE bula bull

a round or roundish body or mass

as

    a spherical or ovoid body used in a game or sport

    EARTH, GLOBE

    a spherical or conical projectile; also

projectiles used in f irearms

    a roundish protuberant anatomic structure; esp

the rounded em inence at the base of the thumb or great toe

a game in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or struck; esp

BA SEBALL

    the delivery of the ball {curve ~}

    a pitched baseball not struck at by the batter that fails to pass throu gh the strike zone


2. ball vb

to form or gather into a ball - ball.er n


3. ball n [F bal, fr. OF, fr. baller to dance, fr. LL ballare, fr. Gk (Xballizein; akin to Skt balbali-ti he whirls

a large formal gathering for social dancing

a good time

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