Balls - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɔːlz|  American pronunciation of the word balls
Brit.  |bɔːlz|  British pronunciation of the word balls
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verbto ball
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounball

noun

- plural form of ball
Can you believe he can juggle six balls at once?
- (slang) The testicles.
Dude, he got hit in the balls!
- (uncountable, countable, slang) Bravery, courage, chutzpah, or brazenness.
He must have a lot of balls to talk to his boss that way.
He's the guy with the big balls in that group.
- (UK, slang) Rubbish, nonsense.
That's a load of balls.
- Multiple zeros within a number.
Three-point-balls-seven millimeters in diameter. (3.007)
- (UK, Ireland, slang) A balls-up; a botched job.
Don't make a balls of it!

verb

- third-person singular simple present indicative form of ball

adverb

- (slang) Very. Intensifier.
It is balls cold out there.

Extra examples

As the name suggests, a yarn winder is a device used to wind balls of yarn.

Researchers are debating whether heading balls can dent the cognitive skills of young soccer players for life.

He juggled four balls at once.

Mould the cheese mixture into small balls or ovals.

The balls should not be more than one-twentieth of an inch in diameter.

Austin went on knocking the bagatelle balls about.

Now you've opened your big mouth, you've balls upsed up the whole thing.

The chicks were just balls of yellow fluff.

One guy was juggling with five balls.

Mould the sausage meat into little balls.

Roll the dough into small balls.

Shape the dough into small balls.

Shape the dough into balls.

• I didn't have the balls to ask.

• That's a load of balls!

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