Definizione monolingua

ball

ball (third-person singular simple present balls, present participle balling, simple past and past participle balled)

1. (transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.

ball (plural balls)

1. A solid or hollow sphere.
2. An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
   • 2011 October 2, Aled Williams, “Swansea 2 - 0 Stoke”, BBC Sport Wales:

     Graham secured victory with five minutes left, coolly lifting the ball over Asmir Begovic.

3. A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

   ball of wool

4. Any simple game involving a ball.

   The children were playing ball on the beach.

   The children were playing ball in the garden.

5. (baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
6. (pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.

   If you get to a million points, you get another ball.

7. (ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
8. (ballistics) A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
9. (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.
10. (mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.
11. (mildly vulgar, slang, usually in plural) A testicle.
12. (mildly vulgar, slang, in the plural) Nonsense.

    That’s a load of balls, and you know it! — Synonyms — See Wikisaurus:nonsense

13. (slang, in the plural) Courage.

    I doubt he’s got the balls to tell him off.

14. (cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
15. (soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.
    • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

      After Essiens poor attempt flew into the stands, Rodrigo Moreno - Boltons on-loan winger from Benfica who was making his full Premier League debut - nearly exposed the Blues with a lovely ball for Johan Elmander, but it just skipped away from his team-mates toes.

16. (anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.

ball

1. (slang) cool, hip, fun, entertaining

   Det är ballt att åka skateboard.

   It’s cool to ride a skateboard.

Definizione dizionario ball

	palla
	solid or hollow sphere
	mathematics: set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance of a given point
	testicle
	Oggetto generalmente sferico, utilizzato in alcuni sport.
	An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.

	ballo
	formal dance
	Evento sociale del ballo dispendioso e formale.
	A lavish formal dance.

	pallone
	object, generally spherical, used for playing games
	Oggetto generalmente sferico, utilizzato in alcuni sport.
	An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.

	sfera
	Oggetto rotondo tridimensionale di cui ogni punto della superficie è equidistante dal centro.
	Round three-dimensional body whose surface has at each point the same distance from the center.

	testicolo
	Ghiandola maschile, dove vengono prodotti lo sperma e alcuni ormoni.
	The male sex gland that produces sperm and male hormones, found in some types of animals.

	boiate
	in plural - mildly vulgar slang - nonsense

	scopare
	vulgar slang: have sexual intercourse with

	trombare
	vulgar slang: have sexual intercourse with

	arrotolare
	Dar forma ad una sfera avvolgendo o rotolando.
	To form into a ball by winding or rolling.

	zolla
	Massa compatta.
	A compact mass.

biglia

cerchio

circolo

curva

frutto

globo

gomitolo

grano

ovulo

palla di cannone

pallina

pallottola

proittile

seme

Altri significati:

(slang, in the plural) Courage.

pinball: an opportunity to launch the ball into play

in plural — slang — courage

(baseball) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.

Any simple game involving a ball.

(mildly vulgar, slang, in the plural) Nonsense.

(ballistics) A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.

(transitive, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with.

A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

A solid or hollow sphere.

(anatomy) The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.

(mildly vulgar, slang, usually in plural) A testicle.

(pinball) An opportunity to launch the pinball into play.

anatomy: ball of a foot

(soccer) A pass; a kick of the football towards a teammate.

cricket: a single delivery

(mathematics) The set of points in a metric space lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point; specifically, the homologue of the disk in a Euclidean space of any number of dimensions.

(Australian rules football) An appeal by the crowd for holding the ball against a tackled player. This is heard almost any time an opposition player is tackled, without regard to whether the rules about "prior opportunity" to dispose of the ball are fulfilled.

A formal dance.

(informal) A very enjoyable time.

(cricket) A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.

baseball: a pitch that falls outside the strike zone

(ballistics) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.

quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape

(mathematics, more generally) The set of points in a topological space lying within some open set containing a given point; the analogue of the disk in a Euclidean space.

ballistics: a solid nonexplosive missile