bala — meaning in English

English meaning

• ball noun A round or roughly spherical object, especially one used in sports and games.
• bullet noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
• candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
• slug noun A soft-bodied, shell-less land mollusk related to the snail.

Senses

bala is used for these senses in English:

• ball (ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.
• candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.

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.

bullet — full definition

1. noun A small metal projectile fired from a gun.
2. noun A small dot or symbol used to mark items in a list.
3. verb To fire someone from a job abruptly (informal).

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