- a variation of ballup.
balls-up
Britishnoun
verb
Example Sentences
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They did not hold enough balls up, or give enough options in behind.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
Eventually Stewart balls up his notes and tosses them over his shoulder.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023
“That’s the kind of process you want to see with the swing decisions. We hit a lot of balls up the middle the other way. We stayed to the big part of the field.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2023
“We just didn’t square many balls up against him,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022
She balls up a sheet of paper and tosses it at Michael’s table.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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