1.round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games;
the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
2.a solid ball shot by a musket;
they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
3.an object with a spherical shape;
a ball of fire
4.the people assembled at a lavish formal dance;
the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
5.one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens;
she kicked him in the balls and got away
6.a spherical object used as a plaything;
he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
7.a compact mass;
a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
8.a lavish formal dance
9.a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb;
he stood on the balls of his feet
10. a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run;
he played baseball in high school
11. a pitch that is not in the strike zone;
he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
1.form into a ball by winding or rolling;
ball wool