ballup
balls-up
cockup
mess-up a | something badly botched or muddled |
| ball | a pitch that is not in the strike zone, he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him |
change-up
change-of-pace
change-of-pace ball
off-speed pitch | a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball |
curve curve ball
breaking ball
bender | a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter |
| passed ball | a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not, allows a base runner to advance a base |
submarine ball
submarine pitch | a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead |
base on balls
walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
| fair ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
| foul ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
fly
fly ball | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
grounder
ground ball
groundball
hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| football score | the score in a football game |
| jump ball | (basketball) the way play begins or resumes when possession is disputed, an official tosses the ball up between two players who jump in an effort to tap it to a teammate |
football
football game | any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
American football
American football game | a game played by two teams of players on a rectangular field yards long, teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays |
| professional football | football played for pay |
| touch football | a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled |
rugby
rugby football
rugger | a form of football played with an oval ball |
ball game
ballgame | a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) |
| ball | the game of baseball |
googly
wrong 'un
bosie
bosie ball | a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually breaks in the opposite way |
| no ball | unlawfully delivered ball in cricket, the umpire called it a no ball |
soccer
association football | a football game in which two teams of players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal |
| ball hawking | a skillful maneuver in catching balls or in stealing the ball from the opposing team |
| football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
let
net ball | a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court, the ball must be served again |
ball-buster
ball-breaker | a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing, Vietnam was a ball-breaker |
| ball | round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games, the ball travelledmph on his serve, the mayor threw out the first ball, the ball rolled into the corner pocket |
| ball | a spherical object used as a plaything, he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub |
| ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
| ball-and-socket joint | a joint that can rotate within a socket |
ball bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
| ball cartridge | a general purpose cartridge having a primer and a ball and a full charge of powder |
ballcock
ball cock | floating ball that controls level in a water tank |
ball field
baseball field
diamond | the baseball playing field |
| ball gown | the most formal gown, worn to a ball |
| ball-peen hammer | a hammer with one round and one flat end, used in working metal |
| ball valve | any valve that checks flow by the seating of a ball |
beach ball
beachball | large and light ball, for play at the seaside |
| billiard ball | ball used in playing billiards |
bocce ball
bocci ball
boccie ball | wooden ball that is bowled in the Italian game of bocce |
bowling ball
bowl | a large ball with finger holes used in the sport of bowling |
cannonball
cannon ball
round shot | a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon |
| cricket ball | the ball used in playing cricket |
| croquet ball | a wooden ball used in playing croquet |
| crystal ball | a glass or crystal globe used in crystal gazing by fortunetellers |
| cue ball | the ball that the billiard player or pool player strikes with his cue |
| eight ball | a black pool ball bearing the number , should be the last to go in certain pool games |
| field hockey ball | ball used in playing field hockey |
| football | the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football |