Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of ball up
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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verb
To make a mess of a situation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, intransitive, vulgar
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verb
To do something badly. To ruin a job.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, transitive, vulgar
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History
From ball up.
From balls + up; see also balls-up.
