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- ball
verb trans, orig US
1: to ball (something) up To bring (something) into a state of entanglement, confusion, or difficulty. (1885 —) .
J. Drummond These electrical devices are always getting balled up (1959).
2: to ball the jackUS To travel fast, to hurry. (c.1925 —) .
J. H. Street They think as soon as you die you go balling-the-jack to God (1941).
[From ballnoun , spherical object.] - ball
verb intr., N Amer
To enjoy oneself, to have a wonderful time; also to ball it up. (1942 —) .
K. Orvis A so-called friend invites you...to a coloured joint—to ball it up for the night (1962).
[From ballnoun , dance, with reference to the phrase to have a ball, to enjoy oneself.] - ball
verb, trans. and intr. orig US
Esp. of a man: to have sexual intercourse (with). (1955 —) .
G. Vidal And you can tell all the world about those chicks that you ball (1978).
[Perh. an extension of ball2verb , influenced by ballsnoun 1 .]
| balderdash, bakky, bait | |
| ball and chain, ball-breaker, ball-buster |
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