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Ball game

//ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any game played with a ball.

    "Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game."

  2. 2
    a field game played with a ball (especially baseball) wordnet
  3. 3
    A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.

    "George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game."

  4. 4
    A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame. historical

    "The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish."

  5. 5
    Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic. figuratively

    "Think things over, Callahan. Get with it. It's a whole new ball game these days."

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  1. 6
    A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over. figuratively, slang

    "If a U.S. presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, that's the ball game."

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