Definitions of ball:

• noun:   a pitch that is not in the strike zone

  Example: "He threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

• noun:   round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

  Example: "The ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"

• noun:   a spherical object used as a plaything

  Example: "He played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

• noun:   a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; ball of the human foot or ball at the base of the thumb

  Example: "He stood on the balls of his feet"

• noun:   a lavish formal dance
• noun:   a compact mass

  Example: "A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"

• noun:   the people assembled at a lavish formal dance

  Example: "The ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded"

• noun:   United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
• noun:   an object with a spherical shape

  Example: "A ball of fire"

• noun:   a solid ball shot by a musket

  Example: "They had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball"

• noun:   a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run

  Example: "He played baseball in high school"

• noun:   one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

  Example: "She kicked him in the balls and got away"

• verb:   form into a ball by winding or rolling

  Example: "Ball wool"

• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 2941 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #320)