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• Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. • A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. • A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football. • Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball.