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a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him" 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 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" a solid ball shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball" 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 one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away" |
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