Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a
ball of twine; a ball of snow.
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A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with,
as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.
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A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked,
or knocked. See Baseball, and Football.
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Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of
lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a
rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical
balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets.
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A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled
with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to
produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball.
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A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a
ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now
superseded by the roller.
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A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as,
the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot.
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A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to
horses; a bolus.
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The globe or earth.
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To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow
or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls.
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To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling.
