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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
- /bɔːld/
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- [bawl]
- /bɔl/
Definitions of balled word
- noun balled a round or roundish body, of various sizes and materials, either hollow or solid, for use in games, as baseball, football, tennis, or golf. 1
- noun balled a game played with a ball, especially baseball: The boys are out playing ball. 1
- noun balled Baseball. a pitched ball, not swung at by the batter, that does not pass over home plate between the batter's shoulders and knees. 1
- noun balled Military. a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell. projectiles, especially bullets, collectively. 1
- noun balled any part of a thing, especially of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant: the ball of the thumb. 1
- noun balled a round mass of food, as of chopped meat, dough, or candy. 1
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Origin of balled
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English bal, balle < Old French < Germanic *ballaz; compare Old Norse bǫllr, Old High German bal, ballo, balla, German Ball, Dutch bal; perhaps akin to Latin follis leather bag; see ballock(s)
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Parts of speech for Balled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balled popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
balled usage trend in Literature
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