- present tense form of ball (3rd person singular).
balls
Britishplural noun
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the testicles
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so as to be rendered powerless
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nonsense; rubbish
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courage; forcefulness
interjection
Usage
Both its anatomical senses and its various extended senses nowadays have far less impact than they used to, and seem unlikely to cause offence, though some older or more conservative people may object. Interestingly, its use in the sense of courage is exactly paralleled in the Spanish term «cojones»
Example Sentences
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Bairstow, who made 136 from 92 balls, fell just before the end but Stokes remained and thumped the winning boundary to take the home side to victory with 22 overs to spare.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
He survived a shocking drop by Ishan Kishan on 90 but ultimately ran out of balls to face in order to complete what would have been his second T20 international century.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
With his golden ponytail, dry sense of humor and uncanny ability to pulverize soccer balls, the 6-foot-5 superstar has established himself as a World Cup sensation—and Norway’s largest ambassador.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Shreyas played a valiant innings having chosen to bat, scoring an unbeaten 80 from 49 balls from number four, but he was offered little support by team-mates as India finished on 158-7.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He wanted Danny to like things like throwing and kicking balls around.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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