ballgame
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈbɔlˌɡeɪm/
- 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
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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
80
1.0
A game played with a ball, like baseball or football
80
1.0
A game between two teams where players hit a ball with a bat and run bases
73
1.0
A match between two teams of five players to score by throwing a ball through a high hoop
33
2.1
A game on a tilted board where you shoot a metal ball to hit targets and score points
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1.6
A game like baseball where players use their feet to move a rubber ball to score runs
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4.7
A version of baseball played with a hard ball rather than softball
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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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7.4
A street game like baseball played with a broomstick and a rubber ball
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2.2
A sports game played during the day rather than at night
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7.5
A game on grass where players roll heavy balls to stop near a small ball called the jack
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2.5
A match where two teams take turns to hit a ball and score runs
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2.3
A sport or contest that involves physical activity and skill
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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
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9.9
A casual word for any ball game used when someone is not interested
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
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.