(idiomatic) Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things. / (sports) Being in control of the ball. / (Australian rules football) Playing as a midfielder.

An English surname. / A town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. / A hamlet in Egloshayle parish, on the eastern outskirts of Wadebridge, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0073).

(cricket) 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.

(cricket, of a bowler) To bowl a no ball. / (cricket, of an umpire) To call and signal a no ball.

plural of ball / (vulgar, colloquial) The testicles. / (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness. / (uncountable, Britain, vulgar, colloquial) Rubbish, nonsense.

(vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something) / (vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball

(slang) Very. Intensifier.

present participle of ball

plural of no ball