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hiding the ball

hiding the ball is the present participle and gerund of hide the ball.

Meaning of hide the ball

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.

Questions about hiding the ball

What is hiding the ball the present participle and gerund of?
Hiding the ball is the present participle and gerund of hide the ball.

Words near hiding the ball in the dictionary

  1. hiding in plain sight
  2. hiding one's light under a bushel
  3. hiding out
  4. hiding place
  5. hiding places
  6. hiding the ball
  7. hiding the salami
  8. hiding the sausage
  9. hiding the weenie
  10. hiding the wienie
  11. hiding to nothing

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