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other end of the ball

other end of the ball prepositional phrase: the opposite end or side of a ball.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (literally) the opposite end or side of a ball.
  2. (idiomatic) used after discussing either offense or defense to imply the other.
    • They play well on offense, but on the other end of the ball they need work.

Questions about other end of the ball

What does other end of the ball mean?
Other end of the ball means the opposite end or side of a ball.
What part of speech is other end of the ball?
Other end of the ball is a prepositional phrase.

Words near other end of the ball in the dictionary

  1. other
  2. other backward class
  3. other backward classes
  4. other days, other ways
  5. other end
  6. other end of the ball
  7. other ends
  8. other fish in the sea
  9. other fishes in the sea
  10. other half
  11. other halves

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