"ball game" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ball game.wav Forms: ball games [plural]
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  1. Any game played with a ball. Synonyms: ballgame Translations (game played with a ball): lojës topin (Albanian), топката игра (topkata igra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), esport de pilota [masculine] (Catalan), 球類運動 (Chinese Mandarin), 球类运动 (qiúlèi yùndòng) (Chinese Mandarin), míčová hra [feminine] (Czech), boldspil [neuter] (Danish), balspel [neuter] (Dutch), pallopeli (Finnish), palloilulaji (Finnish), jeu de ballon [masculine] (French), xogo de pelota (Galician), Ballspiel [neuter] (German), παιχνίδι μπάλα (paichnídi bála) [neuter] (Greek), labdajáték (Hungarian), boltaíþrótt [feminine] (Icelandic), knattleikur [masculine] (Icelandic), permainan bola (Indonesian), 球技 (kyūgi) (Japanese), ʔupups (Lushootseed), ballspill [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), ballspel [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), jogo de bola [masculine] (Portuguese), joc cu mingea [neuter] (Romanian), игра́ с мячо́м (igrá s mjačóm) [feminine] (Russian), lopta igra (Serbo-Croatian), juego de pelota [masculine] (Spanish), bollspel [neuter] (Swedish), glöpäd (Volapük)
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  2. A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game. Translations (specific match): 球賽 (Chinese Mandarin), 球赛 (qiúsài) (Chinese Mandarin), peli (Finnish), ottelu (Finnish), matsi (Finnish), jogo de bola [masculine] (Portuguese), матч (matč) [masculine] (Russian), игра́ (igrá) [feminine] (Russian)
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  3. (historical) A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Sports Translations (Mesoamerican ballgame): 中美洲蹴球 (Zhōngměizhōu cùqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), pallopeli (Finnish), jeu de balle [masculine] (French), jogo de bola [masculine] (Portuguese), тла́чтли (tláčtli) (Russian)
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  4. (figurative) Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic. Tags: figuratively Translations (affair, issue): 事情 (shìqing) (Chinese Mandarin), (shì) (Chinese Mandarin), juttu (Finnish), asia (Finnish), sujet [masculine] (French), question [feminine] (French), problème [masculine] (French), parada [Brazil] (Portuguese)
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  5. (figurative, slang) A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over. Tags: figuratively, slang
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      "links": [
        [
          "game",
          "game"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game."
      ],
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        [
          "contest",
          "contest"
        ],
        [
          "match",
          "match"
        ],
        [
          "team",
          "team"
        ],
        [
          "baseball",
          "baseball"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with historical senses",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Aztec",
          "Aztec"
        ],
        [
          "Mayan",
          "Mayan"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1983, Joseph Stinson, Sudden Impact (motion picture), spoken by Captain Briggs (Bradford Dillman):",
          "text": "Think things over, Callahan. Get with it. It's a whole new ball game these days.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Affair",
          "affair"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ],
        [
          "matter",
          "matter"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ],
        [
          "story",
          "story"
        ],
        [
          "topic",
          "topic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "If a U.S. presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, that's the ball game.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "game over",
          "game over"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, slang) A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/"
    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ballgame"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "lojës topin"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "topkata igra",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "топката игра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esport de pilota"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "球類運動"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiúlèi yùndòng",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "球类运动"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "míčová hra"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "boldspil"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "balspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "pallopeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "palloilulaji"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jeu de ballon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "xogo de pelota"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ballspiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "paichnídi bála",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "παιχνίδι μπάλα"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "labdajáték"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "boltaíþrótt"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "knattleikur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "permainan bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyūgi",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "球技"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "ʔupups"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ballspill"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ballspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jogo de bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "joc cu mingea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igrá s mjačóm",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "игра́ с мячо́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "lopta igra"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "juego de pelota"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bollspel"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "game played with a ball",
      "word": "glöpäd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "word": "球賽"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiúsài",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "word": "球赛"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "word": "peli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "word": "ottelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "word": "matsi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jogo de bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "matč",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "матч"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "igrá",
      "sense": "specific match",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "игра́"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Zhōngměizhōu cùqiú",
      "sense": "Mesoamerican ballgame",
      "word": "中美洲蹴球"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Mesoamerican ballgame",
      "word": "pallopeli"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Mesoamerican ballgame",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jeu de balle"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Mesoamerican ballgame",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jogo de bola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tláčtli",
      "sense": "Mesoamerican ballgame",
      "word": "тла́чтли"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìqing",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "word": "事情"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shì",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "word": "事"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "word": "juttu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "word": "asia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sujet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "question"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "problème"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "affair, issue",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "parada"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ball game"
  ],
  "word": "ball game"
}

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