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Meaning:

Interjection:

  • aussie-rules 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.

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Noun:

  • A formal dance.
  • anatomy The ball of a foot
  • An object, generally spherical, used for playing games.
  • A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.
  • A solid or hollow sphere.
  • baseball A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
  • ballistics A jacketed non-expanding bullet, typically of military origin.
  • ballistics A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, etc.
  • 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.
  • mildly|vulgar|slang|in plural Nonsense.
  • mildly|vulgar|slang|usually in plural A testicle.
  • pinball An opportunity to launch the ball into play.
  • slang|in plural Courage.
  • cricket A single delivery by the bowler, six of which make up an over.
  • informal A very enjoyable time.
  • 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.

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Proper noun:

  • An English family name.

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Verb:

  • transitive|vulgar To have sexual intercourse with.

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