"ball hog" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-ball hog.ogg [Australia] Forms: ball hogs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ball hog (plural ball hogs)
  1. (sports, idiomatic, informal) In team sports, a player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it. Tags: idiomatic, informal Categories (topical): Sports Translations (player who keeps the ball to themselves, rather than passing it): fominha [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), chupón [masculine] (Spanish), chupona [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ball_hog-en-noun-W1Cs~40i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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