ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Balls

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /bɔːlz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Balls is a noun meaning plural of ball.

Meaning

plural of ball.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable, vulgar, colloquial) Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazenness.
  2. (uncountable, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar, colloquial) Synonym of bollocks, nonsense.
  3. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, vulgar) A balls-up; a botched job.
  4. third-person singular simple present indicative of ball
  5. (vulgar, colloquial) The testicles.
  6. (vulgar, transitive) Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something)
  7. (vulgar, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse.

Example Sentences

*groans* My b… b… ba… balls… balls…
Balls is all that it takes to succeed.
He's the guy with the big balls in that group.
After that shot, his balls were really hurting!

Word Forms

Synonyms for balls

Depending on context, synonyms include audacity, bield, boldhead, boldness, bravehood, braveness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include glob, lump, clump, globe, clod, chunk.

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