"free ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} free ball (plural free balls)
  1. (snooker) A situation in which a player can play on any ball desired when snookered after a foul shot; also, that desired ball. Categories (topical): Snooker
    Sense id: en-free_ball-en-noun-jpec4q~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, snooker, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: free balls [present, singular, third-person], free balling [participle, present], free balled [participle, past], free balled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} free ball (third-person singular simple present free balls, present participle free balling, simple past and past participle free balled)
  1. Alternative form of freeball Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: freeball
    Sense id: en-free_ball-en-verb-FXKz4kQW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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