boule — meaning in English

English meaning

• ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
• sphere noun A perfectly round, three-dimensional shape, like a ball.
• wad noun A thick, compact lump or bundle of something soft.

Senses

boule is used for these senses in English:

• ball A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
• ball (mathematics) The set of points in a metric space of any number of dimensions lying within a given distance (the radius) of a given point.
• 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A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; formerly used by printers for inking the form, then superseded by the roller.
• can (childish, or, vulgar, slang, North American) Buttocks.
• sphere An object which appears to be bounded by a sphere; a round object, a ball. [from 14th c.]
• wad An amorphous, compact mass.

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.

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

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