Search results for 'ball':

ball¹ noun 1 a round or roundish object used in some sports. 2 anything round or nearly round in shape • a ball of wool. Also in compounds • a snowball. 3 the act of throwing a ball, or the way a ball is thrown. 4 a rounded fleshy part of the body • the ball of the foot. 5 (usually balls) coarse slang a testicle (see also separate entry balls). verb (balled, balling) tr & intr to form or gather into a ball. have the ball at one's feet to have the opportunity to do something. on the ball colloq well-informed; alert. play ball colloq to co-operate. start or set or keep the ball rolling to begin or continue an activity, conversation, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Norse böllr.

ball² noun 1 a formal social meeting for dancing. 2 colloq an enjoyable time • We had a ball.
ETYMOLOGY: 17c: from French bal.