English Dictionary

ball

/bɔːl/

noun

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. / A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape. / (mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.

I kicked the ball into the goal.

意味（1）

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

意味（2）

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

a ball of wool; a ball of twine

意味（3）

(mathematics) In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.

意味（4）

(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.

意味（5）

(mathematics) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.

意味（6）

A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.

意味（7）

(uncountable, obsolete) Such bullets collectively.

[…] the Good Old Cause, which, as they seemed to represent it, smelt of Gunpowder and ball […]

意味（8）

A roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body.

意味（9）

(anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.

意味（10）

The globe; the earthly sphere.

What, though in solemn Silence, all / Move round the dark terrestrial Ball!

意味（11）

(uncountable) Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively.

The children were playing ball on the beach.

The children were playing ball on the beach. George played his college ball at Stanford.

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(baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.

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(pinball, countable) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.

If you get to a million points, you get another ball.

意味（14）

(cricket, countable) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.

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(soccer, countable) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.

After Essien's poor attempt flew into the stands, Rodrigo Moreno—Bolton's on-loan winger from Benfica who was making his full Premier League debut—nearly exposed the Blues with a lovely ball for Johan Elmander, but it just skipped away from his team-mate's toes.

意味（16）

(in the plural) Nonsense.

That’s a load of balls, and you know it!

意味（17）

(in the plural) Courage.

I doubt he’s got the balls to tell you off.

意味（18）

(printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.

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(farriery, historical) A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.

The laxative alterative has not this advantage, the aloes, of which it is composed, being extremely bitter, and therefore requiring to be given in the form of a ball.