"other end of the ball" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} other end of the ball, {{en-PP}} other end of the ball
  1. (literally) the opposite end or side of a ball. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-other_end_of_the_ball-en-prep_phrase-8tKXBMTA
  2. (idiomatic, sports) used after discussing either offense or defense to imply the other. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-other_end_of_the_ball-en-prep_phrase-CkjHZol~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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