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# ball

noun (ball, balls)

«ball» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A ball is a round thing used in games, for throwing, kicking, hitting or bouncing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#m1)
2. A ball is anything round, like a ball of wool or a snowball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#m2)
3. A ball is a big formal dance party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#m3)
4. The ball of the foot is the round part under the toes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#m4)

### In the lessons

a thing counted; balls in boxes, bags or teams; in geometry a sphere; phrases «play ball», «on the ball» (quick to notice), «have a ball» (have great fun), «snowball», «ball game»

### Examples

- He has 12 tennis balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x1)
- Each can holds 3 balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x2)
- She lost 4 balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x3)
- The coach bought 6 balls for 5 dollars each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x4)
- Kick the ball to me! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x5)
- She rolled the clay into a ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x6)
- Cinderella went to the ball. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x7)
- We had a ball at the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x8)
- A ball is shaped like a sphere. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x9)
- Don't chase a ball onto the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/#x10)

### Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «a can of 3 balls» means 3 balls per can. «Ball» (dance) and «bawl» (cry loudly) sound the same. Safety: never run onto a road after a ball.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it is a ball that is thrown hard and far, as a picture of someone being flung away.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah warns the proud official Shebna that God will hurl him out of his office into a far land. Tradition reads this as a warning that pride in rank can be taken away.

### Examples

- He will violently roll and toss thee like a ball into a large country; there shalt thou die, and there shall be the chariots of thy glory, thou shame of the lord's house. (Prophets ISA.22.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/ball/#x1)

### Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «a can of 3 balls» means 3 balls per can. «Ball» (dance) and «bawl» (cry loudly) sound the same. Safety: never run onto a road after a ball.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/ball/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ball.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ball» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/ball/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ball» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ball.html) on Mova free.