ball (
http://definr.com/ball)
n 1: 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"
2: a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod
as well as powder and ball" [syn:
musket ball]
3: any object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire" [syn:
globe,
orb]
4: a lavish formal dance; "she was the loveliest girl at the
ball"
5: one of the two male reproductive glands that produce
spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the
balls and got away" [syn:
testis,
testicle,
orchis,
ballock,
bollock,
nut,
egg]
6: a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his
rubber ball in the bathtub"
7: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
[syn:
clod,
glob,
lump,
clump,
chunk]
8: 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"
9: 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 area"; "play ball!" [syn:
baseball, {baseball
game}]
10: a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine
straight balls before the manager yanked him"
v : form into a ball by winding, rolling, etc.; ball wool, for
example