A ball that is designed for use in the sport of soccer; a football.

(soccer) A method of restarting play in a game where the referee drops the ball between two players of opposing teams.

(slang) basketball

(literally, billiards) The eighth numbered ball. / A cocktail made with vodka and V8 vegetable juice. / (slang) An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity. / (slang) 3.5 grams of cocaine.

(sports) A female responsible for getting the balls from off the area of play to the players.

(US, idiomatic, vulgar) A person or task which is excessively demanding or punishing.

A ball of paper chewed to a pulp and then projected by spitting (usually by a schoolchild at the ceiling).

(idiomatic) To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.

plural of ball boy

An early arcade redemption game in which balls are rolled up an inclined lane, aimed at holes of various point values.