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Meanings of pop the ball in English

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Usage of pop the ball in English
1
Loosen it with a twist and pop the ball out.
Wired
2
Elyounoussi was on hand to pop the ball home from close range when Edouard's strike ricocheted back off an upright.
BBC
3
Therefore I say that no volleys should be chopped, for the tendency is to pop the ball up in the air off any chop.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
4
And (the U.S. soldiers), they'd get the ball and either pop the ball with a knife or punt it into a river.
Reuters
5
They made a good start, popping the ball about with promising intent.
The Guardian
6
The impact with the ground popped the ball free.
Reuters
7
On the 'Cats next possession, Vandy outside linebacker Andre Mintze popped the ball loose from Rose.
Reuters
8
Bowe is lying on top of Morrison, on his back, but spins round and pops the ball down.
The Guardian
9
Is that freckled ghost popping the ball into the Dublin net there on 40 seconds, is that The Gooch?
The Irish Times
10
Moutinho popped the ball down and rolled a pass into Traoré, catching out Harry Wilson, who had switched off.
The Guardian
11
Kane popped the ball to Son, who dissected the Leicester defence with a precise ball into the path of Chadli.
The Guardian
12
That means winning more tackles and popping the ball off quickly, like he was doing when he first came to the club.
The Guardian
13
The initiative was prompted by Nash's technique of popping the ball up on the line and stepping forwards a sizeable distance before striking.
The Irish Times
14
By the hour mark the St Mary's crowd were belting out jubilant olés as their team popped the ball through the opposition almost at will.
The Guardian
15
The kid stands there staring up with an open mouth; she thrusts her hand down jerkily and pops the ball of chocolate between his lips.
Rabbit, run
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