See Also: fly ball(dictionary)
Low ball(money)
Tee-ball(dictionary)
T-ball(dictionary)
May Ball(dictionary)
BALL(finance)
Low ball(finance)
b-ball(dictionary)
ball(1)(dictionary)
ball(2)(dictionary)

ball(2) (iou)



ball noun2. E17.
[Old & mod. French bal dance, from bal(l)er to dance from late Latin ballare rel. to Greek ballein to throw (cf. Greek ballizein to dance).]
A formal social assembly for dancing, usu. with an organized programme and accompanied by special entertainment. E17.
hunt ball: see HUNT noun2. MASKED ball. open the ball fig. begin operations.
A wildly enjoyable time. Esp. in have a ball, have oneself a ball. colloq. M20.
Comb.: ball gown a gown suitable for wearing at a ball; ballroom a large room in which balls are held; ballroom dancing, dancing of a type usual at balls (by couples, dances including the foxtrot, waltz, tango, and rumba, old-time dances, and sometimes folk-dances).