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Definition of to ball in English English dictionary: An English family name; Any simple game involving a ball
The children were playing ball in the garden.; A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate; A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone; 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.; An opportunity to launch the pinball into play; A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over; A testicle; A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc; (Can we clean up() this sense?) The ball of a foot; A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin; {n} any round thing, an entertainment of dancing; {i} family name; nickname used for a bald man; pill; The ball of a foot; If someone is on the ball, they are very alert and aware of what is happening. She really is on the ball; she's bought houses at auctions so she knows what she's doing; Nonsense; Weighs 14-16oz and has a circumference of 27-28 ins Made of rubber or leather; United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989); A man's balls are his testicles. see also balls; 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; A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc; United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989) an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"; form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"; 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; A formal dance; * Another name for a bullet used in muzzle-loaders Also used in military jargon to reffer to full metal jacket bullet as in "ball ammunition"; A ball is a large formal social event at which people dance; a "solid sphere"; the interior of a sphere (open ball); a sphere and its interior (closed ball); an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"; Made of solid plastic, weighing between 5 1/2 ounces and 5 3/4 ounces with a circumference of 8 13/16 inches to 9 1/4 inches Usually white in color, other colors may be used as agreed; one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"; a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"; A social assembly for the purpose of dancing; To have sexual intercourse with; Courage; If you say that the ball is in someone's court, you mean that it is his or her responsibility to take the next action or decision in a situation. The ball's now in your court -- you have to decide what you're going to do; A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus; a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"; oon (Payment) Mortgage Usually a short-term fixed-rate loan which involves small payments for a certain period of time and one large payment for the remaining amount of the principal at a specific time; A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape; a solid missile or projectile for a cannon It may also refer to a formal social dance; A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball; Is only used with badminton in the expression: `good ball!' Quality in a shuttle will usually be described with: `nice shuttle'; A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller; A moving object which can collide with other objects and has user ownership; Originally a spherical projectile, now generally a fully jacketed bullet of cylindrical profile with round or pointed nose Most commonly used in military terminology; Golf Balls, go to A History of the Golf Ball; When you ball something or when it balls, it becomes round. He picked up the sheets of paper, and balled them tightly in his fists His hands balled into fists; An object, generally spherical, used for playing games; The ball of your foot or the ball of your thumb is the rounded part where your toes join your foot or where your thumb joins your hand; Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow; a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the balls of his feet"; A sphere together with its interior; a lavish formal dance; Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets; 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"; The fleshy part of the foot just back of the toes (metatarsal heads) It also refers to the corresponding part of the last and is one of the most important points of measurement for shoe gear; A very enjoyable time; A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked; a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"; a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"; A FIFA approved ball should have a circumference 27 to 28 inches and weigh 14 to 16 ounces The ball should be inflated 8 5 to 15 6 PSI; See Baseball, and Football; The polo ball is made of a hard plastic During play its surface becomes covered with dents with flat spots When a polo ball is hit over the side lines, it is not tossed back onto the playing field It is gently rolled into the area between spectators and the side boards (when side boards are being used) or it is returned to the announcer's stand An umpire could ask someone to hand them the ball A polo ball is not a take home souvenir; The basketball is 9 ½ inches in diameter and weighs 20 to 22 ounces; A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, football, basketball, and cricket. a golf ball. a tennis ball; a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"; To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls; If someone refuses to play ball, they are unwilling to do what someone wants them to do. The association has threatened to withdraw its support if the banks and building societies refuse to play ball. English social agitator who was executed for his role in the Peasants' Revolt (1381). American actress best known as the star of the popular situation comedy I Love Lucy (1951-1957)

Turkish - English

Definition of to ball in Turkish English dictionary: (Tıp) ball

to ball

Hyphenation

to Ball

Turkish pronunciation

tı bôl

Pronunciation

/tə ˈbôl/ /tə ˈbɔːl/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.