Ball game

noun

/ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/

Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.nounAny game played with a ball.

"Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game."

2.nounA specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.

"George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game."

3.nounA sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.

"The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish."

4.nounAffair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.

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