Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ball-up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables
bal-l-up
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play, involving the throwing or bouncing of the ball up between two players, known as rucks, who then attempt to win possession for their teams.

Inflected Forms

ball-ups (plural)

Questions

What does ball-up mean?
The method by which the field umpire restarts play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play, involving the throwing or bouncing of the ball up between two players, known as rucks, who then attempt to win possession for their teams.

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