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hide the ball

hide the ball verb: to withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case.

Verb

hide the ball (third-person singular simple present hides the ball, present participle hiding the ball, simple past hid the ball, past participle hidden the ball)

  1. (slang) To withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hide, ball.

Forms of hide the ball

third-person singular presenthides the ball
present participlehiding the ball
pasthid the ball
past participlehidden the ball

Questions about hide the ball

What does hide the ball mean?
Hide the ball means to withhold evidence in a trial that may hurt one's case.
What part of speech is hide the ball?
Hide the ball is a verb.
What is the past tense of hide the ball?
The past tense of hide the ball is hid the ball.

Words near hide the ball in the dictionary

  1. hide in plain sight
  2. hide in the closet
  3. hide nor hair
  4. hide one's light under a bushel
  5. hide out
  6. hide the ball
  7. hide the salami
  8. hide the sausage
  9. hide the weenie
  10. hide the wienie
  11. hide-a-bed

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