What is the meaning of Ball?

noun

• Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games.
  • usage: "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.
  • usage: "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"
  • synonyms: musket ball
• An object with a spherical shape.
  • usage: "a ball of fire"
  • synonyms: globe, orb
• The people assembled at a lavish formal dance.
  • usage: "the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"
• One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens.
  • usage: "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
  • synonyms: testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg
• A spherical object used as a plaything.
  • usage: "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"
• United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989.
  • synonyms: Lucille Ball
• A compact mass.
  • usage: "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
  • synonyms: clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk
• A lavish dance requiring formal attire.
  • synonyms: formal
• A more or less rounded anatomical body or mass.
  • usage: "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.
  • usage: "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

verb

• Form into a ball by winding or rolling.
  • usage: "ball wool"