BALL


Meaning of BALL in English

I

n.

game

1) to play ~

round object used in a sport

2) to bat; bounce; catch; drop; fumble; hit; kick; throw a ~

3) a ~ bounces

4) the ~ is dead ('the ~ does not bounce')

5) a cue; medicine ~

6) ( BE ) a punching ~ ( AE has punching bag )

7) a base~; basket~; foot~; golf; tennis ~; volley~

round mass

8) a cotton ~

9) in a ~ (to curl up in a ~)

glass object used in fortune telling

10) a crystal ~

misc.

11) to start the ~ rolling ('to begin an activity'); ( colloq. ) on the ~ ('efficient'); ( AE ) to play ~ with ('to cooperate with')

II

n.

formal dance

1) to have, organize a ~

2) a costume; fancy-dress; inaugural; masked ~

3) at a ~ (to dance at a ~)

4) ( misc. ) ( esp. AE ; colloq. ) to have a ~ ('to enjoy oneself')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.