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held ball

held ball noun: a situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright.

Noun

held ball (plural held balls)

  1. A situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright.

Forms of held ball

pluralheld balls

Questions about held ball

What does held ball mean?
Held ball means a situation in which players of opposing teams both hold the ball, with neither clearly possessing it outright.
What part of speech is held ball?
Held ball is a noun.
What is the plural of held ball?
The plural of held ball is held balls.

Words near held ball in the dictionary

  1. held a mirror up to
  2. held a torch for
  3. held against
  4. held back
  5. held back on
  6. held ball
  7. held balls
  8. held by the button
  9. held cheap
  10. held court
  11. held dear

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