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📖 Определения и значения для слова ball

📒 a round object used for throwing, hitting or kicking in games and sports

  • a golf/tennis/bowling/soccer ball
  • to hit/throw/kick/catch a ball
  • He kicked the ball into the net.

📒 a round object or a thing that has been formed into a round shape

  • The sun was a huge ball of fire low on the horizon.
  • a ball of yarn/string
  • The little girl curled into a ball in her mother's arms.

📒 a kick, hit or throw of the ball in some sports

  • He sent over a high ball.
  • He pounced on a loose ball and scored.
  • That's a great ball from Kane.

📒 a throw by the pitcher that is outside the strike zone (= the area between the batter's upper arms and knees)

📒 the part below the big toe or the thumb

📒 a testicle

📒 a large formal party with dancing

  • She met him at the ball.
  • We're organizing a charity ball.
  • We're going to a masked ball.

📒 a problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do

  • The responsibility was a ball and chain around my ankle.

📒 it is your/somebody’s responsibility to take action next

  • They've offered me the job, so the ball's in my court now.

📒 a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm

📒 to take responsibility for getting something done

  • My co-worker was sick, so I had to carry the ball.

📒 to make a mistake and cause something that you are responsible for to fail

  • Let’s not drop the ball on this.

📒 to make something start happening; to make sure that something continues to happen

📒 to enjoy yourself a lot

📒 to be capable of doing a job very well; to be intelligent

📒 to continue to give your attention to what is most important

📒 to be aware of and understand what is happening and be able to react quickly

  • The new publicity manager is really on the ball.

📒 to develop an idea or plan that already exists

  • It's up to the private sector to take the ball and run with it.
  • The mainstream media will pick up the ball and run with it.
  • a challenge to other universities to pick up the ball and run with it

📒 to play with a ball

  • Chris was in the park playing ball with the kids.

📒 to be willing to work with other people in a helpful way, especially so that somebody can get what they want

  • We contacted the airline about a refund but they wouldn’t play ball.

📒 the whole thing; everything

  • I panicked, I cried—the whole ball of wax.
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