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Antonyms for run with the ball


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bawl
Phonetic Transcription : bɔl



Definition of run with the ball

Origin :
  • "round object," Old English *beal, from or corresponding to Old Norse bollr "ball," from Proto-Germanic *balluz (cf. Old High German ballo, German Ball), from PIE root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell" (see bole).
  • Meaning "testicle" is from early 14c. Ball of the foot is from mid-14c. A ball as an object in a sports game is recorded from c.1200; To have the ball "hold the advantage" is from c.1400. To be on the ball is 1912, from sports. Ball-point pen first recorded 1946. Ball of fire when first recorded in 1821 referred to "a glass of brandy;" as "spectacularly successful striver" it is c.1900.
  • As in perform : verb carry out, accomplish
  • As in transact : verb do business, carry out
  • As in expedite : verb make happen faster

Synonyms for run with the ball

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