ball
Từ điển Collocation
ball noun costume, fancy dress, masked
1 round object in games We're going to a masked ball.
ADJ. billiard, cricket, golf, rugby,
VERB + BALL have, hold, organize tennis, etc. | beach | match, We're organizing a charity ball. | practice attend, go to
VERB + BALL play with | bat, blast,
BALL + NOUN gown bounce, bowl, chip, dribble,
ADJ. at a/the ~ She met him at head, hit, kick, roll, strike, throw The kids love to kick a ball against my wall.the college ball. | clear, cross, pass | catch, stop He caught the ball. | control, trap | chase She chased the ball all over the pitch. | retrieve, run down | return The fielders try to retrieve the ball quickly and return it to the bowler. | miss The goalkeeper missed the ball. | drop, let go of Oh no! He's dropped the ball. | handle | give away, lose | win | retain
BALL + VERB fly, go, roll, sail The ball flew over the bar into the sea of Middlesbrough fans. The ball's gone over the fence. | hit, land The ball hit the wall and rolled along the road. | bounce, rebound
BALL + NOUN game | control, skills His ball control was excellent. > Special page at SPORT
2 kick/hit of a ball
ADJ. good, great, superb | bad, loose | high, low He sent over a high ball. | long, short | quick, slow | cross, through a superb through ball from John Scott | hand He was penalized for hand ball.
VERB + BALL play, send | pick up, pounce on, punish He pounced on a loose ball and scored.
PREP. ~ from a great ball from Beckham
3 round object like a ball
ADJ. tight | fiery The sun was a fiery ball, low on the hills. | crystal (= used for telling fortunes) Without a crystal ball it's impossible to say where we'll be next year. | cannon, musket
VERB + BALL curl/roll (up) into The little girl curled up into a ball in her mother's arms. | form/make sth into, roll/screw sth (up) into, shape sth into He screwed the letter up into a tight ball.
PHRASES a ball of fire/flame, a ball of string/wool
PHRASES a ball and chain (figurative) The responsibility was a ball and chain around my ankle.
3 party
ADJ. college, charity, hunt |
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve
the mayor threw out the first ball
the ball rolled into the corner pocket
- a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; musket ball
they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
- an object with a spherical shape; globe, orb
a ball of fire
- the people assembled at a lavish formal dance
the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
- one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
she kicked him in the balls and got away
- a spherical object used as a plaything
he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub
- United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989); Ball, Lucille Ball
- a compact mass; clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder
- a lavish dance requiring formal attire; formal
- a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass
the ball at the base of the thumb
he stood on the balls of his feet
- the game of baseball
- a pitch that is not in the strike zone
he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him
v.
- form into a ball by winding or rolling
ball wool
English Slang Dictionary
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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
balls|balled|balling
ant.: strike
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