to pocket a ball

  • 111life pool — also called  life pool        British billiards game in which each player uses a cue ball of a different colour and tries to pocket the ball of a particular opponent, thus taking a “life.” Players have three lives and pay into a betting pool at… …

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  • 112sink — sink1 verb (past sank; past participle sunk) 1》 go down below the surface of liquid; become submerged.     ↘(with reference to a ship) go or cause to go to the bottom of the sea. 2》 fail and not be seen or heard of again.     ↘cause to fail.… …

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  • 113pool — pool1 [po͞ol] n. [ME < OE pol, akin to Du poel & Ger pfuhl, prob. ult. < IE base * bhel , to shine, glimmer] 1. a small pond, as in a garden 2. a small collection of liquid, as a puddle 3. SWIMMING POOL 4. a deep, still spot in a river ☆ …

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  • 114kelly pool — noun Usage: usually capitalized K : a pool game in which each player draws a number and while playing on the object balls in numerical order aims to pocket the ball having his number on it and thereby win the game but if his ball is pocketed by… …

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  • 115slop — 1. noun a) A liquid or semi solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste. b) scraps used as food for pigs Syn: slops …

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  • 116kreplach — n. filled noodle pocket or ball of dough that is served in soup (Jewish Cooking) …

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  • 117pot — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a vessel, usu. rounded, of ceramic ware or metal or glass for holding liquids or solids or for cooking in. 2 a a coffee pot, flowerpot, glue pot, jam pot, teapot, etc. b = chimney pot. c = lobster pot. 3 a drinking vessel of… …

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  • 118deep pockets — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …

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  • 119kangaroo mice — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …

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  • 120pouched gopher — Pocket Pock et (p[o^]k [e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF. poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche; probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf. {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.] 1. A bag or pouch;… …

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