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game ball

game ball noun: a ball used to play a game or sport; (North America) the ball used to play a particular match, often presented to a player etc. as a trophy.

Noun

game ball (plural game balls)

  1. A ball used to play a game or sport; (North America) the ball used to play a particular match, often presented to a player etc. as a trophy.
  2. A position (especially in racquet sports) in which a single point is required to win.

Adjective

game ball (comparative more game ball, superlative most game ball)

  1. (Ireland, slang) In good spirits; great, excellent.
    • —That'll do, game ball, Blazes Boylan said.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 10: Wandering Rocks]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 218
    • ‘How are you—father? You look a lot better.’ ‘I'm game ball, Mick. Game ball, if it wasn't for this.’1981, M. O'Beirne, And Moon at Night, page 125

Forms of game ball

Noun
pluralgame balls
alternative formgameball
Adjective
comparativemore game ball
superlativemost game ball

Questions about game ball

What does game ball mean?
Game ball means a ball used to play a game or sport; (North America) the ball used to play a particular match, often presented to a player etc. as a trophy.
What part of speech is game ball?
Game ball can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of game ball?
The plural of game ball is game balls.

Words near game ball in the dictionary

  1. gamchha
  2. game
  3. game as Ned Kelly
  4. game bag
  5. game bags
  6. game ball
  7. game balls
  8. game bird
  9. game birds
  10. game board
  11. game boards

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