Wikipedia logo The Simple English Wikipedia has an article on: Ball ball is on the Basic English 850 List. balance - ball - band ball is one of the 1000 most common headwords. balance - ball - bank Pronunciation enPR: bôl, IPA (key): /bɔːl/ (Canada) IPA (key): /bɑl/ Audio (US)(file) Audio (AU)(file) Homophone: bawl Noun Singular ball Plural balls Many colored balls (countable) A ball is a round thing. People often use them to play games. The croquet ball was hit through the wicket and the game was over. A ball is hit with a racquet in tennis. A ball is a formal dance. There is an inaugural ball following the swearing-in of the new President. Cinderella lost her glass slipper at the Prince's ball. (slang) (usually plural) the testicles John's balls ached because he hadn't had sex in two days. (slang) (usually plural) "guts", fortitude, moral strength John didn't have the balls to quit his job, divorce his wife, and start a new life in Tahiti. Verb Plain form ball Third-person singular balls Past tense balled Past participle balled Present participle balling (transitive) If you ball something up, you make it into a ball shape. Ball the cookie dough, wrap it in paper, then freeze it. (slang) sexual intercourse. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.