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- Dictionaryball/bɔːl/
noun
- 1. a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game: "a cricket ball"
- 2. (in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batter: "his half century came off only forty balls"
verb
- 1. squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape: "Robert balled up his napkin and threw it on to his plate"
- 2. have sex with. vulgar slang North American
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The meaning of BALL is a round or roundish body or mass. How to use ball in a sentence.
BALL definition: 1. any object in the shape of a sphere, especially one used as a toy by children or in various…. Learn more.
noun. a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball. a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf. a game played with a ball, especially baseball:
1. a spherical or approximately spherical body; sphere. 2. a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, or golf. 3. a game played with a ball, esp. baseball or softball.
A ball is something or an amount of something that has a round shape. Thomas screwed the letter up into a ball. They heard a loud explosion and saw a ball of fire go up.
Definition of ball noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Always round, often bouncy, a ball is a vital part of many games and sports, from soccer to four square to ping pong. The most common ball is the kind you hit, kick, bat, or duck and avoid on a playground, court, or field.
