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A Writer's Dictionary:

balling Definition


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ball1
noun
    1. A round or roundish object used in some sports.
    2. Anything round or nearly round in shape. Also in compounds.
      Example: a ball of wool
      Example: a snowball
      Thesaurus: globe, balloon, orb, marble, pellet, globule.
    3. The act of throwing a ball, or the way a ball is thrown.
    4. A rounded fleshy part of the body.
      Example: the ball of the foot
    5. coarse slang
      A testicle (see also separate entry balls).
      Form: balls (usually)
verb
    tr & intr
    balled, balling
    1. To form or gather into a ball.
Idiom: have the ball at one's feet
    To have the opportunity to do something.
Idiom: on the ball
    colloq
    Well-informed; alert.
Idiom: play ball
    colloq
    To co-operate.
Idiom: start the ball rolling (set the ball rolling, keep the ball rolling)
    To begin or continue an activity, conversation, etc.
Etymology: 13c: from Norse böllr.



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