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out ball

out ball noun: a chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man.

Noun

out ball (plural out balls)

  1. A chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man.
    • With Carlos Tevez chasing down every lost cause like his life depended on it, City always had an out ball but Arsenal had such a monopoly on possession that they barely had to give thought even to the Argentine.2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBC

Forms of out ball

pluralout balls
alternative formout-ball

Questions about out ball

What does out ball mean?
Out ball means a chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man.
What part of speech is out ball?
Out ball is a noun.
What is the plural of out ball?
The plural of out ball is out balls.

Words near out ball in the dictionary

  1. out at elbow
  2. out at elbows
  3. out at heels
  4. out at the heels
  5. out back
  6. out ball
  7. out balls
  8. out cold
  9. out for a duck
  10. out for blood
  11. out for the count

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