"know ball" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: knows ball [present, singular, third-person], knowing ball [participle, present], knew ball [past], known ball [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|knows ball|knowing ball|knew ball|known ball}} know ball (third-person singular simple present knows ball, present participle knowing ball, simple past knew ball, past participle known ball)
  1. (slang, intransitive) Synonym of know one's stuff. Tags: intransitive, slang Synonyms: know one's stuff [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-know_ball-en-verb-GIlALIC3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see know, ball; to be knowledgeable about a ball sport.
    Sense id: en-know_ball-en-verb-9u3Pd7am Categories (other): Sports Disambiguation of Sports: 0 100

Inflected forms

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