balle — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bale noun A large, tightly bound bundle of material such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
- ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
- buck noun An adult male deer or similar animal.
- bullet noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
- chaff noun The dry, papery husks separated from grain during threshing.
- handball noun A team sport in which players throw and bounce a ball, trying to score by throwing it into the opposing goal.
- pill noun A small solid tablet of medicine meant to be swallowed.
- shutout noun Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working.
Senses
balle is used for these senses in English:
- bale A rounded bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation.
- ball A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ball A formal dance.
- ball (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
- ball (baseball, countable) A pitch that falls outside of the strike zone.
- 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A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
- buck (US, Australia, NZ, Canada, informal) A dollar (one hundred cents).
- chaff The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
bale — full definition
- noun A large, tightly bound bundle of material such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
- verb To bundle something tightly into a bale.
ball — full definition
- noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
- noun A large, formal social gathering for dancing.
- verb To form or roll something into a round shape.