Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball game

/ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables: bal-l game
IPA: /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any game played with a ball.

noun

A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.

noun

A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.

noun

Affair, issue, matter, subject, story, topic.

noun

A decisive outcome in regard to some ongoing situation; game over.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game."
"George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game."
"The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish."
"Think things over, Callahan. Get with it. It's a whole new ball game these days."
"If a U.S. presidential candidate receives 270 electoral votes, that's the ball game."

Usage

Slang

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

ball games (plural) ballgame (alternative)

Synonyms

ballgame

Questions

How do you pronounce ball game?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔːl ˌɡeɪm/.
What does ball game mean?: Any game played with a ball.

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