ball
- Proper noun. An English family name.
- Noun. A solid or hollow sphere.
- Noun. An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
- Noun. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
- Noun. Any simple game involving a ball.
- Noun. (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- Noun. (context, pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.
- Noun. (context, ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
- Noun. (context, ballistics) A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
- Noun. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
- Noun. (mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
- Noun. (context, mildly) A testicle.
- Noun. (context, mildly) Nonsense.
- Noun. (slang, in the plural) Courage.
- Noun. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
- Noun. (soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
- Noun. (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- Verb. (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.
- Interjection. (Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.
- Noun. A formal dance.
- Noun. (informal) A very enjoyable time.
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