• a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight Balls before the manager yanked him"
• a Ball game played with a bat and Ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run; "he played baseBall in high school"; "there was a baseBall game on every empy lot"; "there was a desire for National League Ball in the are
• round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the Ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first Ball"; "the Ball rolled into the corner pocket"
• a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber Ball in the bathtub"
• a solid Ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and Ball"
• one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the Balls and got away"
• a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; Ball of the human foot or Ball at the base of the thumb; "he stood on the Balls of his feet"
• a lavish formal dance
• a compact mass; "a Ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
• the people assembled at a lavish formal dance; "the Ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
• United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
• an object with a spherical shape; "a Ball of fire"
• form into a Ball by winding or rolling; "Ball wool"

'Ball' in other languages