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ball game

  • /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/
  • /ˈbɑːl ɡɛɪːm/

noun ball games · ballgame

  1. Any game played with a ball. Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.
  2. A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game. George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.
  3. historical A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame. The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish.
  4. figuratively Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic. Think things over, Callahan. Get with it. It's a whole new ball game these days.
  5. figuratively, slang A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over. If a U.S. presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, that's the ball game.

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noun game played with a ball

Españoljuego de pelota
한국어구기 gugi
日本語球技 kyūgi, ボールゲーム bōru gēmu
中文球類 /球类 qiúlèi yùndòng
Portuguêsjogo de bola
Françaisjeu de ballon
DeutschBallspiel
Ελληνικάπαιχνίδι μπάλα paichnídi bála
Românăjoc cu mingea
Русскийигра́ с мячо́м igrá s mjačóm

noun specific match

中文球賽 /球赛 qiúsài
Portuguêsjogo de bola
Françaispartie de ballon
Русскийматч matč, игра́ igrá

noun Mesoamerican ballgame

中文中美洲蹴球 Zhōngměizhōu cùqiú
Portuguêsjogo de bola
Françaisjeu de balle
Русскийтла́чтли tláčtli

noun affair, issue

中文事情 shìqing, 事 shì
Portuguêsparada
Françaissujet, question, problème

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@misc{ball_game_2026,
  title = {ball game},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ball%20game},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}