See Also: Ivot - Basketball(gambling)
Air Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Tie Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Loose Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Ball Fake - Basketball(gambling)
Deny the Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Ball Handler - Basketball(gambling)
Kicked Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Dead Ball - Basketball(gambling)
Jump Ball - Basketball(gambling)

ball 1, noun (oh) and Ivot - Basketball (gambling)


ball 1, noun (oh)



ball
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1 ?round object?
2 ?round shape?
3 ?game/sport?
4 ?foot/hand?
5 on the ball
6 set/start/keep the ball rolling
7 the ball is in somebody's court
8 ?formal occasion?
9 have a ball
10 balls
11 a fast/good/long etc ball
12 ?cricket?
13 ?Baseball?
14 the whole ball of wax
15 a ball of fire
16 ball-buster/ball-breaker
17 keep several/too many etc balls in the air
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[Sense: 1-7, 10-17; Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old Norse; Origin: b?llr]
[Sense: 8-9; Date: 1600-1700; Language: French; Origin: bal, from Old French baller 'to Dance', from Late Latin ballare, from Greek ballizein]
?ROUND OBJECT?
[C] a round object that is thrown, kicked, or hit in a game or sport
throw/hit/kick/catch etc a ball
::Weiskopf hit the ball 330 yards and a cheer went up.
a tennis/Golf/cricket etc ball
?ROUND SHAPE?
[C] something formed or rolled into a round shape
::a ball of string
::Shape the dough into balls.
?GAME/SPORT?
[U] any game or sport played with a ball, especially Baseball or Basketball
::D'you want to go out and play ball ?
::Dad's downstairs watching some ball.
?FOOT/HAND?
the ball of the foot/hand
the rounded part of the foot at the base of the toes, or the rounded part of the hand at the base of the thumb
on the ball
informal able to think or act quickly and intelligently
::an assistant who's really on the ball
set/start/keep the ball rolling
to start something happening
::To start the ball rolling, the government was asked to contribute ¡ê1 million.
the ball is in sb's court
it is their turn to take action or to reply
::I've emailed him twice - now the ball's in his court.
?FORMAL OCCASION?
[C] a large formal occasion at which people Dance
have a ball
informal to have a very good time
balls [plural] informal not polite a) testicles
b) courage
::I didn't have the balls to ask.
c) BrE spoken something that is stupid or wrong
-synonym nonsense nonsense
::That's a load of balls!
-see also balls 1
a fast/good/long etc ball
a ball that is thrown, hit, or kicked fast etc in a game or sport
::He hit a long ball to right field.
?CRICKET?
no ball
a ball that is thrown too high, low etc towards someone trying to hit it, in the Games of cricket or rounders
?Baseball?
[C] a ball that the hitter does not try to hit, because it is not within the correct area
the whole ball of wax
AmE informal the whole thing
-synonym everything everything
a ball of fire
informal someone who has a lot of energy and enthusiasm
ball-buster/ball-breaker
informal a) a problem that is very difficult to deal with
b) an offensive word for a woman who uses her authority over men
keep several/too many etc balls in the air
to struggle to deal with more than one problem or job at the same time
::The company just won't be able to keep that many balls in the air.
-see also cannonball , crystal ball , wrecking ball , play ball at play 1 (7)

Ivot - Basketball (gambling)


The center; also the foot that must remain touching the floor until a ball handler who has stopped dribbling is ready to pass or shoot.