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  • 81ball — [[t]bɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦♦ balls, balling, balled 1) N COUNT A ball is a round object that is used in games such as tennis, baseball, soccer, basketball, and cricket. ...a golf ball. ...a tennis ball. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A ball is something or an… …

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  • 82ball — 1 noun (C) 1 TO PLAY WITH a round object that is thrown, kicked, or hit in a game or sport: Bounce the ball to me. | a tennis ball 2 ROUND SHAPE something formed or rolled into a round shape: a ball of string | Shape the dough into balls. 3 the… …

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  • 83ball — I UK [bɔːl] / US [bɔl] noun Word forms ball : singular ball plural balls *** 1) a) [countable] a round object used in games and sports Try to kick the ball into the back of the net. a tennis/golf ball b) a round or nearly round object or shape… …

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  • 84Ball in a cup — Infobox Game title = Ball in a cup subtitle = Balero image link = image caption = Typical ball in a cup toy players = 1 ages = 3+ setup time = None playing time = About 30 seconds to a few minutes per round random chance = Low skills = Hand eye… …

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  • 85Ball-up — A ball up (pl. ball ups, a.k.a. bounce) in Australian rules football describes a method of restarting play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It is not to be confused with a boundary throw in which occurs in most… …

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  • 86play — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, FORTRAN, Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abuse, accentuate, accompany, act, act a part, act as, act as foil, act out, act up, acting, action, actions, activism, activity, ad lib, affect, agree, air …

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  • 87Ball tampering controversy in August 2006 — On 20 August, 2006, during the fourth day of the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval, Darrel Hair and fellow umpire Billy Doctrove ruled that the Pakistani team had been involved in ball tampering. They awarded five penalty runs… …

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  • 88ball boy — noun a boy who retrieves balls for tennis players • Hypernyms: ↑male child, ↑boy * * * noun Etymology: ball (I) : a tennis court attendant who retrieves balls for the players * * * 1. Tennis. an attendant, usually a boy or young man, employed …

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  • 89play-action pass — ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ noun : a pass play in football in which the quarterback fakes a hand off before passing the ball called also play action * * * /play ak sheuhn/, Football. a pass play designed to deceive the defense by appearing to be a running… …

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  • 90Ball culture — Cross dressing History of cross dressing Breeches role · Breeching Travesti · In film and television …

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