Definition of b-ball in English English dictionary
- {i} (Informal) basketball, ball game in which two opposing teams must try and score points by throwing the ball into their opponent's basket
- 8 ball
- 3.5 grams of cocaine
- 8 ball
- An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity
- 8 ball
- A 40 ounce bottle of malt liquor
- 8 ball
- The eighth numbered ball
The 8 ball was buried behind the 10 and the 15.
- 8 ball
- The alliance of the Folks and Crips (two gangs)
- Ball
- An English family name
- Ben Wa ball
- One of a pair of marble-sized metal or plastic balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around, used for vaginal sexual stimulation
- Minié ball
- A muzzle-loading bullet with a hollow base, much used in the second half of the nineteenth century
Minié ball, judging from everybody else's wounds around that time.
- Russian ball
- A type of juggling ball with a hard, shiny outer shell, filled with sand or another filler material designed to be more visible than beanbags
- T-ball
- A form of baseball, played by young children, in which the batter hits a ball placed on a tee rather than being thrown by a pitcher
His dad found that the store-bought baseball stand broke every time the bat hit the tee, but using a medium sized pylon let the kids play a full game of T-ball without any fuss.
- T-ball
- The lightweight wiffle ball used to play a game of tee ball
- air ball
- Any ball-like object that widely misses its intended target when thrown
- air ball
- A thrown ball that misses the basket, and completely fails to touch the net or supporting hoop
- ball
- A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape
ball of wool.
- ball
- Any simple game involving a ball
The children were playing ball in the garden.
- ball
- A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin
- ball
- A solid or hollow sphere
- ball
- A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate
- ball
- A formal dance
- ball
- An object, generally spherical, used for playing games
- ball
- A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone
- ball
- 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
2007: A good tackle (and some bad ones) will bring a cry of Ball! from the crowd – a plea for a holding the ball free kick. — AFL Sydney Swans Rules Zone.
- ball
- A very enjoyable time
I had a ball at that concert.
- ball
- (Can we clean up() this sense?) The ball of a foot
- ball
- A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc
- ball
- 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
- ball
- Courage
I doubt he’s got the balls to tell him off.
- ball
- Nonsense
That’s a load of balls, and you know it! — Synonyms — See.
- ball
- 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
- ball
- To have sexual intercourse with
- ball
- A testicle
- ball
- An opportunity to launch the pinball into play
- ball
- A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over
- ball and chain
- A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint
Take away this ball and chain.
- ball and chain
- One's wife, as a symbol of restraint
- ball bearing
- In common usage, an individual spherical ball, usually made of steel or other hard material, suitable for use in a ball-based rolling element bearing
- ball bearing
- In engineering, a bearing assembly which uses spherical bearing balls as the rolling elements
- ball bearings
- plural form of ball bearing
- ball boy
- A person, usually male, responsible for retrieving balls from the area of play, and returning them to the players
- ball boys
- plural form of ball boy
- ball carrier
- A player who carries the football
- ball carriers
- plural form of ball carrier
- ball clay
- A type of clay
- ball flower
- An embellishment found on medieval buildings, consisting of a ball enclosed in the petals of a flower
- ball flowers
- plural form of ball flower
- ball game
- A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game
George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.
- ball game
- Any game played with a ball
Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.
- ball games
- plural form of ball game
- ball girl
- Someone responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players
- ball girls
- plural form of ball girl
- ball hawk
- In team ball games, a player who is particular good at catching or getting possession of the ball
- ball hawk
- an outfielder who is particularly good at defense, especially one who is particularly good at fielding fly balls
- ball hawks
- plural form of ball hawk
- ball in hand
- In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere behind the baulk line
- ball lightning
- A short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air; thought to consist of ionized gas associated with thunderstorms
- ball machine
- A machine that shoots tennis balls out of a pipe
- ball machines
- plural form of ball machine
- ball of fire
- A person who is especially hard-working, high-achieving, ambitious, or active
He really knows how to make a woman feel good. He's a ball of fire in bed..
- ball of the thumb
- The most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb: the thenar eminence
- ball of the thumb
- Esp. informally, the fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb
- ball pit
- A play area for children consisting of a pit filled with colourful plastic balls
- ball pits
- plural form of ball pit
- ball player
- someone who plays a ball game, such as baseball
- ball players
- plural form of ball player
- ball return
- A ramp inside the table, down which balls roll so they can be accessed
- ball return
- A rack for bowling balls at the start of a bowling lane, where the balls are transported after returning from the pinsetter
- ball returns
- plural form of ball return
- ball sacks
- plural form of ball sack
- ball tampering
- The deliberate alteration of the natural condition of a cricket ball in order to obtain an advantage
- ball up
- To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs
Her son balls up in fear whenever there is a storm.
- ball up
- To crush into a ball shape
She balled up her paper in frustration.
- ball up
- to ruin or botch
- ball up
- to coil up into a ball
- ball washer
- A device found near the tee of some golf holes, on a golf course used for cleaning dirt off of one's golf ball
- ball washers
- plural form of ball washer
- ball-breaker
- A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing
My slave-driving boss expects me to work over the weekend. What a ball-breaker!.
- ball-by-ball
- Describing a commentary (especially on the radio) in which a commentator describes every ball bowled, every shot hit, and the positions of the fielders; normally assisted by a summarizer who describes the game as a whole and provides other comments and a scorer who keeps a record of all statistics
- ball-hawking
- An act of catching or obtaining possession of the ball in a skilful manner; the action of a ball hawk
- ball-peen hammer
- A hammer having, besides the normal flat head, an opposite, rounded or peening head
- ball-peen hammers
- plural form of ball-peen hammer
- ball-pein hammer
- Alternative spelling of ball-peen hammer
- ball-pein hammers
- plural form of ball-pein hammer
- ball-point pen
- Alternative spelling of ballpoint pen
- ball-point pens
- plural form of ball-point pen
- beach ball
- A large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games
- bean ball
- A ball that does not bounce and passes the batsman approximately at head height
- bean ball
- A pitch deliberately thrown at the head of the batter
- behind the 8-ball
- Alternative spelling of behind the eight-ball
- behind the eight ball
- Alternative spelling of behind the eight-ball
- behind the eight-ball
- In a difficult situation
He was desperate, playing behind the eight-ball.
- behind the eight-ball
- In a difficult situation or tight spot
After his last two projects failed, he was really behind the eight-ball.
- belle of the ball
- The woman generally acknowledged to be the most beautiful or attractive at a dance or similar function
- bowling ball
- A solid ball used in the sport of bowling, with finger holes allowing it to be picked up
- breaking ball
- A curveball
- bump ball
- A ball that bounces off of the pitch, immediately after being hit by the bat, and flies into the air. Spectators not seeing the bounce would assume the batsman to be out if the ball were caught
- call the ball
- To sight the red fresnel light that shows a pilot to be on the correct approach path
- cannon ball
- A solid usually iron spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon; a solid shot; a round shot
- cannon ball
- An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fuzed through a hole and designed to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact
- cannon ball
- Alternate spelling of cannonball
- cap and ball
- Of an early loading system for handguns where the percussion cap, powder, and bullet were separate components loaded individually into the gun. Typically used in early to mid 1800s
- coal ball
- A nodule of plant material permeated with minerals found mostly in bituminous and anthracite coal seams
- cricket ball
- A hard, solid ball with an interior of cork and a leather case with a slightly raised sewn seam. Traditionally red, but other colors are available
- crystal ball
- A globe of glass or crystal used to foretell the future
Oh, crystal ball, crystal ball, / Save us all, tell me life is beautiful, / Mirror, mirror on the wall..
- crystal ball
- A way of seeing into the future
If her past is a crystal ball to her future, she will perhaps never be rich, even though she is a good, kind, educated, hard-working person.
- cue ball
- a bald person
- cue ball
- The white ball which, struck by the cue, collides with the other balls to achieve the object of the particular game
- dead ball
- The ball when dead and out of play
- disco ball
- A suspended rotating mirrored sphere which casts moving spots of light across a room when light is projected on it
- dot ball
- A ball off which no runs are scored; recorded in the scorebook using a dot
- drop the ball
- To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative
The movie ought to sputter out here, but Crowe and Cruise don't drop the ball.
- drop-ball
- A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams
- eight-ball
- A billiard ball bearing the number eight
- eight-ball
- A pocket billiards (pool) game played with sixteen balls (a cue ball and fifteen object balls) on a pool table with six pockets
- exercise ball
- A soft, elastic ball with a diameter of approximately 35 to 85 centimetres, used in physical therapy and exercise
- fair ball
- A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines
It's a ... fair ball; it rolls into the corner; Jones is stretching for two; the throw -- safe!.
- fly ball
- A batted ball that has been hit into the air above the outfield; a fly
- fly ball
- A geek; beatnik
- foul ball
- A batted ball that lands in foul territory
It's a foul ball, up four rows of seats.
- four-ball
- A game of golf between two pairs of golfers in which the better score for each pair of players at each hole is counted
- frame ball
- The ball that will take the player's score past the theoretical winning point, even though the frame is not finished and there are still some balls remaining on the table
- free ball
- To wear nothing under a pair of trousers
- free ball
- If a player is snookered after a foul shot, he can play on any ball he choses. This is called a free ball
- geisha ball
- A Ben Wa ball
- get the ball rolling
- To begin; to start some action; to set in motion
Did you ever get the ball rolling on your plans to build a shed?.
- golf ball
- A small, usually white ball that is designed for use in the game of golf
- gopher ball
- A pitched ball hit for a home run
- ground ball
- When a player scoops up or fights for a ball that is on the ground
- ground ball
- A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder
- gutter ball
- A ball that rolls into the gutter without striking any pins
- hairy ball theorem
- There is no nonvanishing continuous tangent vector field on the sphere
- hairy ball theorem
- Given a sphere covered in fur, one cannot brush all the hairs flat without creating at least two whirls
- half-ball
- Describes a shot where the cue ball and the object ball make contact at a natural 45º angle. So called because the view from the cue ball is half eclipsing the object ball
The shot needs to be slightly thicker than half-ball to get to the center pocket.
- handled the ball
- Describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat
- hanging ball
- A ball that is in the jaws of a pocket
- have a ball
- To enjoy thoroughly; to have lots of fun or excitement
And everybody havin' a ball (Hah, ho, Yippie Yi Yo)''.
- head-the-ball
- a stupid person; a nutcase
- held ball
- A situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright
- hit the ball twice
- A rule ("law" in cricket) which when invoked results in the dismissal of a batsman (out), whereby the batsman has deliberately hit the ball with his bat a second time for a reason other than to protect his wicket
- hit the ball twice
- Getting out in this manner
- holding the ball
- The action of a player keeping hold of the ball when tackled. When tackled the player must kick or handpass the ball and failing to do so (provided he has had the opportunity) results in a free kick to the tackler
- jack-ball
- A ball used in boules
- jump ball
- Metaphor for a contest
The morning after Election Day, the Oregon governor's race is still a jump ball, but ex-NBA player Chris Dudley is clinging to a slim lead.
- jump ball
- A method used to begin or resume play in basketball. Two opposing players attempt to gain control of the ball after it is tossed up into the air in between them by an official.Wikipedia
After any dead ball, play shall be resumed by a jump ball, a throw-in or by placing the ball at the disposal of a free-thrower. NBA Rulebook.
- jump ball
- In the context of general equities,Campbell R. Harvey's
- keep one's eye on the ball
- To maintain one's concentration fixed on one important theme
My ethos has always been to be very straight with people, tell it as it is. It doesn't often make people happy but I found that over a period of time it's better to be that way. So being straight, also being very focused on your objectives, keep your eye on the ball and not get deflected away from it.
- long ball
- A kick in which the ball is driven over the heads of other players into an empty space, into which an attacker is moving
- loose ball
- A ball that neither team has possession of, and hence can challenge for
- masked ball
- A ball (formal dance) in which the dancers wear masks or fancy dress
- matzo ball
- A ball of unleavened dough, often served in soup
- medicine ball
- A large, heavy sphere of leather or plastic filled with sand and used for athletic training or physical rehabilitation
- melon ball scooper
- A kind of scooper or spoon with small hemispherical head which is useful for scooping round pieces of melon, watermelon, etc
- melon ball scoopers
- plural form of melon ball scooper
- mirror ball
- A disco ball
- nerf ball
- Any small foam ball, soft and very light, designed for indoor use
This mini nerf ball whistles when thrown hard and flies really well. Unlike its bigger brother, this Vortex Nerf ball is much softer and lighter, perfect for kids.
- new ball
- A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings
- new ball
- Any of a set of replacement tennis balls issued at specified times in the professional game
- nine ball
- A version of pool (billiards) played with nine balls
- no ball
- to call and signal a no ball
- no ball
- a ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire
- no ball
- to bowl a no ball
- nut ball
- an eccentric or crazy person
When Susan went before Judge Billings and committed perjury, forgery, submitted altered and false documents to the court, he called her a nut ball.
- object ball
- The ball which the cue ball is intended to hit
- off-the-ball
- Occurring away from active play
- old ball
- a cricket ball that has been used in a previous match; one that has been used in the current match for over 30 overs
- on the ball
- Being in control of the ball
- on the ball
- Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things
If I had been more on the ball I would have asked when he called me.
- open ball
- The set of all points in a metric space whose distance from a given point ("the open ball's center") is less than a given length ("the open ball's radius")
- out ball
- A chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man
- passed ball
- A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances
Jones let a passed ball get behind him.
- ping pong ball
- A lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong)
- play ball
- To start anything tumultuous
- play ball
- An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball
- play ball
- To work together; to cooperate
The politicians refused to play ball with the journalists.
- rice ball
- A Japanese snack food made from white rice formed into a triangular or oval shape, usually with a filling
- rugby ball
- A spheroid-shaped ball designed for the sport of rugby
- rum ball
- A sweet made of flour, rum, and other ingredients
- sap ball
- Any large fungus of the genus Polyporus
- second new ball
- a second replacement new ball
- seeing eye ball
- A batted ball that gets between several fielders
Jones hit a seeing eye ball between third and short for a single his last time up.
- skee ball
- An early arcade and still popular redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values
Amy: Wow! I could swear I was really playing virtual skeeball!.
- sky ball
- an 1800s baseball term meaning a high fly ball
- slow ball
- a ball that is deliberately bowled slower than normal in an attempt to deceive the batsman into making a mistimed shot
- small ball
- A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs
- soccer ball
- A ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer; a football
- soccer-ball
- Attributive form of soccer ball
soccer-ball motley.
- spare ball
- A spare ball is when all ten pins are knocked down with the second throw in a frame. The points scored by the next ball rolled (in the next frame) are added to the spare's frame's score
- spit-ball
- A ball of paper chewed to a pulp and then projected (usually by a schoolchild at the ceiling)
- squash ball
- A small rubber ball used in the game of squash
- stage ball
- A type of hollow juggling ball with a hard, shiny outer shell, designed to be more visible than beanbags
- start the ball rolling
- Alternative spelling of get the ball rolling
- stock ball
- the type of ball (such as an off break) that a particular bowler most frequently bowls
- stool-ball
- An old country game, similar in some respects to cricket and rounders, and chiefly played by young men or women at Eastertide
- stool-ball
- A ball used in the game of stool-ball
- stress ball
- A small, malleable toy ball filled with soft material used to relieve muscle tension in one's palm and hand and alleviate general feelings of anxiety
- take one's ball and go home
- To cease participating in an activity that has turned to one's disadvantage, especially out of spite, or in a way that prevents others from participating as well
I don't play board games with John any more. Whenever he starts losing, he takes his ball and goes home.
- take one's eye off the ball
- To lose one's concentration on what is most important
One of the keys to success in business is never to take your eye off the ball.
- tee-ball
- Attributive form of tee ball
tee-ball coach.
- tennis ball
- A bouncy ball designed for the sport of tennis. A rubber, hollow ball, pressurized and covered with felt. Most common color is "Optic Yellow", but many colors exist today
- that's the way the ball bounces
- That is the way things happen
- the ball is in someone's court
- It is someone's turn to do something; often making a decision
Well there's not much more I can do, so the ball is in your court now.
- through ball
- A forward pass played between opposition defenders
- through-ball
- Alternative form of through ball
- time ball
- A large wooden or metal ball that drops at a predetermined time to enable sailors to check their marine chronometers from their boats offshore
- time-ball
- Rare spelling of time ball
- town ball
- A non-varsity softball team, typically played by youths (usually girls) under the age of 18. Frequently played in small cities and towns, sponsored by a local business and coached by volunteers
- wait for the ball to drop
- To wait in expectation of an occurrence
- whole ball of wax
- the entire or overall plan, concept or action
In my opinion the whole ball of wax depends on what she'll say.
- whole ball of wax
- everything of a similar or related nature
We've got pots, pans, the food and cooking utensils—the whole ball of wax.
- witch ball
- A hollow sphere of plain or stained glass hung in windows in 18th century England to ward off evil spirits, witches' spells or ill fortune
- wrecking ball
- a heavy steel ball, usually hung from a crane, that is used for demolishing large buildings
- ball
- {n} any round thing, an entertainment of dancing
- Cladophora ball
- (Botanik, Bitkibilim) Marimo (Japanese: 毬藻 marimo), also known as Cladophora ball, Lake ball, or Moss Balls in English, is a species of filamentous green algae (Chlorophyta) found in a number of lakes in the northern hemisphere. A marimo is a rare growth form of the species where the algae grow into large green balls with a velvety appearance. Colonies of such balls are known only from Iceland, Japan and Estonia
- ball hogging
- A ball hog is a derisive term in basketball for a player that handles the ball exclusively to the point of impairing the team. "Ball hogging" is generally considered unacceptable playing behavior at all levels of basketball competition. It is not a violation of the rules of basketball. The term is highly subjective, and any individual player might be considered a ball hog by some observers but not by others
- ball of wax
- An unspecified set of items or circumstances: "She went shopping, had dinner, saw a play, the whole ball of wax."
- ball park figure
- a rough estimate
- eight ball
- (Oyunlar) A black pool ball that bears the number eight and that may put a player at a disadvantage
- long ball
- A baseball hit far enough to be a home run
The White Sox need a player who can hit the long ball.
- musket ball
- A musket ball was an early form of ammunition used for loading muskets. Musket balls were generally made from lead, (though at times stone musket balls were used) and were muzzle loaded into the barrel of the musket, wrapped in a loosely-fitting paper patch and backed with gunpowder