ball

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Derived terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Interjection 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Synonyms 1.3.1.2 Derived terms 1.3.1.3 Related terms 1.3.1.4 Translations 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.2.2 References 3 Icelandic 3.1 Noun 4 Irish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 Declension 5 Scottish Gaelic 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Adjective 6.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: bôl, IPA: /bɔːl/, SAMPA: /bO:l/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɔːl

[edit] Homophones

• bawl

[edit] Etymology 1

Old Norse

[edit] Noun

ball (plural balls)

1. A solid or hollow sphere.
2. An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
3. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

   'ball' of wool

4. (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
5. (pinball) An opportunity to launch the ball into play.
6. (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
7. (ballistics) A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
8. (mathematics) 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.
9. (mathematics, more generally) 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.
10. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in plural) A testicle.
11. (mildly vulgar, slang, in plural) Nonsense.

    That’s a load of balls, and you know it! — Synonyms — See WikiSaurus:Nonsense

12. (slang, in plural) Courage.

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

13. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
14. (anatomy) The ball of a foot

[edit] Synonyms

• sphere
• globe
• (testicle): See WikiSaurus:testicle
• (slang: courage) chutzpah, guts, nerve

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[edit] Verb

to ball (third-person singular simple present balls, present participle balling, simple past and past participle balled)

1. (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.

[edit] Synonyms

• (vulgar) bonk, fuck, lay, screw, shag (British)

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[edit] Interjection

ball

1. (Australian rules football) 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 [1]

[edit] Etymology 2

From French < Late Latin ballare.

[edit] Noun

ball (plural balls)

1. A formal dance.
2. (informal) A very enjoyable time.

   I had a ball at that concert

[edit] Synonyms

• (very enjoyable time): blast, whale of a time

[edit] Derived terms

• ball-dress
• ballgown
• ballroom
• have a ball
• hunt ball
• masked ball
• open the ball

[edit] Related terms

• ballad
• ballade

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Etymology

French balle - "ball".

[edit] Noun

ball

1. estimation, score

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [2]

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

ball n. (ball-s, böll)

1. dance

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[edit] Irish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Irish ball < Proto-Celtic *ballo- < Proto-Indo-European *bhel-, *swell; cf. English ball, Greek φαλλός (phallós), “‘penis’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA: [bˠaul̪ˠ]
• (Connacht) IPA: [bˠɑːl̪ˠ] (Galway); IPA: [bˠal̪ˠ] (Mayo)
• (Ulster) IPA: [bˠal̪ˠ]

[edit] Noun

ball m.

1. limb
2. member

[edit] Declension

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative ball baill Vocative a bhaill a bhalla Genitive baill ball Dative ball baill

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an ball na baill Genitive an bhaill na mball Dative leis an mball don bhall leis na baill

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Noun

ball m., genitive, pl. buill

1. A ball.
2. A member. (of a group)
3. An article, item.
4. (body): An organ.
5. A limb.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

Inflections of ball		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	ball	ballare		ballast
	Neuter	ballt
Definite singular	Masc.	balle		ballaste
	All	balla		ballaste
Plural		balla		ballaste

ball ˈbal

1. (slang) cool, hip, fun, entertaining

   Det är ballt att åka skateboard.

   "It’s cool to ride a skateboard."

[edit] Noun

ball (more commonly balle) ˈbal

1. (vulgar) The penis or testicles; schlong; balls .