"waits for the ball to drop" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} waits for the ball to drop
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of wait for the ball to drop Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: wait for the ball to drop
    Sense id: en-waits_for_the_ball_to_drop-en-verb-vHeskDJd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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