ballgame
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɔlˌɡeɪm/
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partido
- Half the neighborhood turned out for that ballgame.
- play ballgames
Examples
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Midge Bonanza has just hit herself a big fat double to tie this ballgame up.
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There were plenty of game-defining mistakes in this ballgame that are not all on the QB.
Blog text (20) -
Out on the field, the ballgame was almost over.
Fiction book (1997) -
I wanted to watch the ballgame.
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I like to go to the ballgame.
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We're gonna have a tied ballgame.
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I don't want to miss my ballgame.
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I came 3,000 miles to see a ballgame.
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Some people go to ballgames.
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I want to take my family to the ballgame this Saturday.
Synonyms
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1.0
One part of a match in sports, played to win points
∞
1.0
A team game where two teams try to get the ball into the other goal by kicking or carrying it
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1.0
A match where two teams try to score points by moving a ball into the other team's goal
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1.1
A game like baseball played on a smaller field with a larger ball
62
1.0
A game between two teams where players hit a ball with a bat and run bases
62
1.0
A match between two teams of five players to score by throwing a ball through a high hoop
58
1.0
A game played with a ball, like baseball or football
38
2.1
A game on a tilted board where you shoot a metal ball to hit targets and score points
17
7.5
A game on grass where players roll heavy balls to stop near a small ball called the jack
15
1.6
A game like baseball where players use their feet to move a rubber ball to score runs
9
4.7
A version of baseball played with a hard ball rather than softball
7
7.4
A street game like baseball played with a broomstick and a rubber ball
5
1.0
A game where two teams use their hands to hit a ball over a net to land on opponents' side
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2.2
A sports game played during the day rather than at night
1
2.5
A match where two teams take turns to hit a ball and score runs
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7.2
A team sport played on ice like hockey using brooms and a ball
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4.2
A sport played with flat paddles to hit a small rubber ball against a wall or over a net
A team sport based on Quidditch that people play in real life
A game where two teams try to push a very large ball into the other team's goal
A sport or contest that involves physical activity and skill
A casual word for any ball game used when someone is not interested
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ballgame is simply the words ball and game put together, so it originally named a game played with a ball like baseball, soccer, or football. So today ballgame means a sport or match that uses a ball.