ball control

ball con·trol

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl kuh n-trohl]
- /bɔl kənˈtroʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl kuh n-trohl]
- /bɔl kənˈtroʊl/

Definitions of ball control words

noun ball control the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis 3
adjective ball control designating a style of offensive play designed to gain yardage in small amounts, thereby consuming playing time and keeping the opposing team from using its offensive unit 3
noun ball control a team's ability to maintain possession of the ball on offense. 1

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Origin of ball control

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Ball control

noun

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ball control popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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