ball

²ball

verb

Definition of BALL

transitive verb

1

: to form or gather into a ball <balled the paper into a wad>

2

usually vulgar : to have sexual intercourse with

intransitive verb

1

: to form or gather into a ball

2

usually vulgar : to engage in sexual intercourse

Examples of BALL

1. I stood up quickly and balled my hands into fists.
2. He balled the letter in his hands and threw it in the trash.

First Known Use of BALL

1658

Related to BALL

Synonyms: agglomerate, wad, roll, round

Antonyms: unroll

Related Words: bunch, clump, lump; bead, pearl, pellet, pelletize; sphere

Near Antonyms: flatten, open, smooth, spread, unfold

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