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keep the ball rolling

keep the ball roll·ing
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [keep stressed th ee bawl roh-ling]
    • /kip stressed ði bɔl ˈroʊ lɪŋ/
    • /kiːp ðə bɔːl ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [keep stressed th ee bawl roh-ling]
    • /kip stressed ði bɔl ˈroʊ lɪŋ/

Definitions of keep the ball rolling words

  • noun keep the ball rolling a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball. 1
  • noun keep the ball rolling 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 keep the ball rolling a game played with a ball, especially baseball: The boys are out playing ball. 1
  • noun keep the ball rolling 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 keep the ball rolling Military. a solid, usually spherical projectile for a cannon, rifle, pistol, etc., as distinguished from a shell. projectiles, especially bullets, collectively. 1
  • noun keep the ball rolling 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 keep the ball rolling

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 Keep the ball rolling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Keep the ball rolling

keep the ball rolling 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 keep the ball rolling

verb keep the ball rolling

  • carry forward — to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • get with it — (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
  • hang in — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
All 8 Synonyms of keep the ball rolling

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