Ball
/bɔːl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Ball
noun
- A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
"a ball of spittle; a fecal ball"
- A round or ellipsoidal object.
- (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
verb
- To form or wind into a ball.
"to ball cotton"
- To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
- To have sexual intercourse with.
- To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
"The horse balls; the snow balls."
- (usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
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