bal — meaning in English

English meaning

• ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
• nut noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.

Senses

bal is used for these senses in English:

• ball A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
• ball A formal dance.
• ball (printing, historical) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
• nut (vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.

ball — full definition

1. noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
2. noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
3. verb To form or roll something into a round shape.

nut — full definition

1. noun A hard-shelled seed or dry fruit, often edible.
2. noun A small piece of hardware with a threaded hole, used with a bolt to fasten things together.
3. noun Informal: a crazy or eccentric person, or an enthusiast for a particular subject.
4. verb Slang: to headbutt someone.

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