English Dictionary

ball up

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 俗語

(transitive) To crush into a ball shape. / (transitive, intransitive) To coil up into a ball. / (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs. / (slang, transitive) To ruin or botch.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）物を丸く潰す、あるいは丸める / （自動詞/他動詞）物が丸く巻き付く、丸まる / （自動詞）体を丸める、縮こまる / （俗語、他動詞）台無しにする、失敗させる

Please don't ball up the important documents; smooth them out and file them.

重要な書類を丸めないで、伸ばしてファイルにしまってください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To crush into a ball shape.

She balled up her paper in frustration.

意味（2）

(transitive, intransitive) To coil up into a ball.

He balled up his fists, ready to fight.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.

Her son balls up in fear whenever there is a storm.

意味（4）

(slang, transitive) To ruin or botch.

The best man balled up his speech, stammering and tripping over his words.

balls up （ present singular third-person ）

balling up （ participle present ）

balled up （ participle past ）

balled up （ past ）