"deball" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deballs [present, singular, third-person], deballing [participle, present], deballed [participle, past], deballed [past]
Etymology: de- + ball Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|ball}} de- + ball Head templates: {{en-verb}} deball (third-person singular simple present deballs, present participle deballing, simple past and past participle deballed)
  1. To remove balls (literally or figuratively) or to emasculate. Translations (remove balls, emasculate): despelotar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deball-en-verb-~v6yL5bP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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