balled up

ball up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl uhp]
- /bɔl ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bawl uhp]
- /bɔl ʌp/

Definitions of balled up words

noun balled up a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball. 1
noun balled up 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 up a game played with a ball, especially baseball: The boys are out playing ball. 1
noun balled up 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 up Military. a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell. projectiles, especially bullets, collectively. 1
noun balled up any part of a thing, especially of the human body, that is rounded or protuberant: the ball of the thumb. 1

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Origin of balled up

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 up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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balled up 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".

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Synonyms for balled up

adj balled up

addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.

Just one Synonym for balled up