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balla — 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.
  • lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
  • malarkey noun Nonsense; empty or foolish talk.
  • nonsense noun Words, ideas, or behavior that make no sense or have no logical meaning.
  • reap verb To cut and gather a crop, especially grain.
  • sheaf noun A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

Senses

balla is used for these senses in English:

  • ball (mildly, vulgar, slang, usually, in the plural) A testicle.
  • lie An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
  • malarkey (originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]
  • nonsense An untrue statement.
  • reap A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.
  • sheaf A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
  • tall tale (idiomatic) A tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth.

bale — full definition

  1. noun A large, tightly bound bundle of material such as hay, straw, cotton, or paper, prepared for storage or transport.
  2. verb To bundle something tightly into a bale.

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.

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