balls-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 balls-up word

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

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; noun use of verb phrase ball up

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Parts of speech for Balls-up

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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balls-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.