ball up

English - Turkish

Definition of ball up in English Turkish dictionary

berbat etmek

rezil etmek

şaşırtmak

bozmak

Related Terms

ballup

{i} hengâme

ballup

{i} karmakarışıklık

English - English

Definition of ball up in English English dictionary

to ruin or botch

to coil up into a ball

To crush into a ball shape

She balled up her paper in frustration.

To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs

Her son balls up in fear whenever there is a storm.

make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"

jumble up, tangle up; close up; confuse, bewilder

Related Terms

ballup

something badly botched or muddled

ballup

{i} (British Slang) cockup, something seriously messed up or muddled; state of confusion

Hyphenation

Ball up

Turkish pronunciation

bôl ʌp

Synonyms

balls up

Pronunciation

/ˈbôl ˈəp/ /ˈbɔːl ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'bol ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English bal, from Old Norse bollr; akin to Old English bealluc testis, Old High German balla ball, Old English blAwan to blow.