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balls

/bɔːlz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
  2. A round or ellipsoidal object.
  3. (mildly, usually in the plural) A testicle.
  4. A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
  5. A large pill, a form in which medicine was given to horses; a bolus.
  6. To form or wind into a ball.
  7. To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
  8. To have sexual intercourse with.
  9. To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls.
  10. (usually in present participle) To be hip or cool.
  11. To play basketball.
  12. A formal dance.
  13. A very enjoyable time.
  14. Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
  15. To engage in sexual intercourse.
  16. Very. Intensifier.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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