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Meanings of ball up in English

Portuguese
borrar
Catalan
espifiar
Spanish
arruinar

Make a mess of, destroy or ruin.

borrar
Usage of ball up in English
1
It was the day she threw her ball up into the tree.
Marguerite
2
I thought we ran the ball up the court with a purpose.
Reuters
3
Five strokes later I picked my ball up out of the bunker.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917
4
Throw the ball up, and Mr. Randolph Rover held out his hands.
The Rover Boys at School; Or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall
5
It seems as if some one had thrown a ball up there.
The South Sea Whaler
6
Japan in blue quickly take the ball up, then give it away.
The Guardian
7
I ball up our jackets and toss them out the half-open window.
Insurgent
8
Then White Lily's new middle court knocked the ball up and over.
She Commands Me and I Obey
9
McFadden picks the ball up, dives forward, and gets the ball down.
The Guardian
10
When the third ball comes down, you'll throw the fourth ball up.
Wired
11
The Pelicans, however, constantly pushed the ball up the court at every opportunity.
Reuters
12
He practised throwing the ball up in the air and catching it again.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys
13
Each time he brought the ball up the court anticipation grew.
Reuters
14
Every time I tossed the ball up I would feel dizzy.
The Guardian
15
Samoa made a lively start, their forwards hitting the ball up with intent.
The Guardian
16
He is moving faster and holding the ball up with a renewed vigour.
The Guardian
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Translations for ball up
Spanish
arruinar
Ball up through the time
Ball up across language varieties
United States of America
Common