"ballbust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ballbusts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ballbust (plural ballbusts)
  1. An instance or act of ballbusting
    Sense id: en-ballbust-en-noun-zcFwL1Ue Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21

Verb

Forms: ballbusts [present, singular, third-person], ballbusting [participle, present], ballbusted [participle, past], ballbusted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} ballbust (third-person singular simple present ballbusts, present participle ballbusting, simple past and past participle ballbusted)
  1. Alternative form of ball-bust. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ball-bust
    Sense id: en-ballbust-en-verb-En-DButZ

Inflected forms

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