"play the ball" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: plays the ball [present, singular, third-person], playing the ball [participle, present], played the ball [participle, past], played the ball [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play the ball (third-person singular simple present plays the ball, present participle playing the ball, simple past and past participle played the ball)
  1. Alternative form of play the ball and not the man Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play the ball and not the man
    Sense id: en-play_the_ball-en-verb-0EG65eSp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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