also ballgame
(~s)
1.
Ball games are games that are played with a ball such as tennis, baseball, and football.
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2.
A ~ is a baseball match. (AM)
I’d still like to go to a ~.
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3.
You can use ~ to describe any situation or activity, especially one that involves competition. (JOURNALISM SPOKEN)
Two of his biggest competitors are out of the ~.
N-SING
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If you say that a situation is a new ~, you mean that it is completely different from, or much more difficult than, the previous situation or any situation that you have experienced before.
He finds himself faced with a whole new ~.
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