Definition of Ball

Noun

• a pitch that is not in the strike zone
  "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
  
• the game of baseball
  
• 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"
  
• a lavish dance requiring formal attire
  formal
• a compact mass
  "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
  clod glob lump clump chunk
• United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
  - lucille ball
• a spherical object used as a plaything
  "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
  
• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
  "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
  testis testicle orchis - ballock bollock nut egg
• the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
  "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
  
• an object with a spherical shape
  "a ball of fire"
  globe orb
• a solid projectile that is shot by a musket
  "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
  - musket 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"
  

Verb

• form into a ball by winding or rolling
  "ball wool"
  

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