noun / verb
ball
BAWL/bɔːl/
A rounded object or compact rounded mass.
The soccer ball has alternating black and white stitched panels.
Etymology
Probably from Old Norse bǫllr or a related, unrecorded Old English word. Rounded objects and game balls belong to the same word family.
In context
super ball bounce. Now, do you get the energy from the basketball's bounce being transferred into the bounce of the super bouncy ball
More examples
- She balled the scrap paper in her hand.
- The dancer balances on the balls of her feet.
- He winced after the football struck him in the balls.
Forms
ball · balls · balled · balling