ball

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

see also GAME
- the round thing that people use in games: ball
The children were playing with a ball in the street. ◎ a ball game (= a game played with a ball)
- to make a ball move through the air with your hand(s): throw* sth; noun: throw
Throw me the ball. ◎ That was a good throw.
- to make a ball move with your foot: kick sth; noun: kick
He kicked the ball into the net. ◎ Give it a good kick.
- to hit a ball with your head: head sth; noun: header
He headed the ball into the goal.
- to make a ball move with a bat, racket, etc: hit* sth; noun: hit
She hit the ball over the net.
- when sb throws a ball and you manage to take hold of it in your hand, you catch* it; noun: catch
Catch! (= catch the ball)
He made/took a brilliant catch.
- to give the ball to another player in a game, either by throwing it or by kicking it: pass sth (to sb); noun: pass
Pass the ball over here! ◎ a long accurate pass
- when a ball moves quickly up or away after it has hit a hard surface, it bounces; to make a ball do this: bounce sth
The ball bounced over the fence and disappeared into the grass. ◎ Tennis players bounce the ball a few times before they begin to play.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  formal, clod, glob, lump, clump, chunk, Ball, Lucille Ball, testis, testicle, orchis, ballock, bollock, nut, egg, globe, orb, musket ball