Définitions
1.NounA solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass."a ball of spittle; a fecal ball; a ball of wool; a ball of twine"
2.NounA quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape."a ball of wool; a ball of twine"
3.NounHomologue or analogue of a disk in the Euclidean plane.
In 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
4.NounIn 3-dimensional Euclidean space, the volume bounded by a sphere.
5.NounThe set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
6.NounThe set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point.
7.NounA solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
Such bullets collectively.
8.NounA jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
9.NounSuch bullets collectively.
10.NounA roundish, protuberant portion of some part of the body."the ball of the thumb"
11.NounThe front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
12.NounThe globe; the earthly sphere.
13.NounAn object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical or ovoid but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game
Any sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively."The children were playing ball on the beach.; If you get to a million points, you get another ball."
14.NounAny sport or game involving a ball; its play, literally or figuratively."The children were playing ball on the beach."
15.NounA pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
16.NounAn opportunity to launch the pinball into play."If you get to a million points, you get another ball."
17.NounA single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
18.Nouna kick (or hit in e.g. field hockey) of the ball towards where one or more teammates is expected to be. (Distinguished from a pass by a longer distance travelled or less specific target point.)
19.NounAn apparatus.
An apparatus program with a ball.
20.NounAn apparatus program with a ball.
21.NounA testicle.
Nonsense."That’s a load of balls, and you know it!; I doubt he’s got the balls to tell you off."
22.NounNonsense."That’s a load of balls, and you know it!"
23.NounCourage."I doubt he’s got the balls to tell you off."
24.NounA leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
25.NounA large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
26.Noun One thousand US dollars.
27.VerbTo form or wind into a ball."to ball cotton"
28.VerbTo heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
29.VerbTo have sexual intercourse (with).
30.VerbTo gather balls which cling to the feet or skis, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls."the horse balls; the snow balls"
31.VerbTo be hip or cool.
32.VerbTo reject from a fraternity or sorority. (Ellipsis of blackball).
33.VerbTo play basketball."fuck it, we ball"
34.VerbTo spend money extravagantly.
35.VerbTo punish by affixing a ball and chain.
36.VerbOf bees: to kill (a wasp) by surrounding it in large numbers so as to raise its body heat.
37.VerbTo operate (a vehicle) at high speed (whether balls-out, balls to the wall, or ballin' the jack, each of which comes ultimately from ball via a different route)."Hang back for a bit — that Peterbilt in the left lane is really ballin’ and I'd rather not be real close to him."
38.InterjectionAn exclamation to inform players on an adjacent playing area that a loose ball from another game has entered their playing area; typically implies that play should be paused until the ball has been retrieved.
39.InterjectionAn appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player.
40.NounA formal dance."We still have pictures from the ball we had in August 2008."
41.NounA very enjoyable time."I had a ball at that concert."
42.NounA competitive event among young African-American and Latin American LGBTQ+ people in which prizes are awarded for drag and similar performances. See ball culture.