Any game played with a ball.
Cricket is a strange name for a sport, which is why we used the term knattleikr when we invented the sport circa 911 CE. It literally means 'the ball game' in old Norse. Everyone can grasp knattleikr.
The big parks like San Francisco and Detroit were all designed to be like Camden Yards — it was the first of its kind and a great place to see a ball game.
Any game played with a ball.
Basketball, cricket, and football are three kinds of ball game.
"ball game" means: Any game played with a ball.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"ball game" means: Any game played with a ball.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"ball game" means: Any game played with a ball.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
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Ah TC is diff ball game yes. Tryna 'get clever' 😂 👀
A specific contest or match between teams playing such a game, in particular a baseball game.
George and Harriet went to the stadium to see the ball game.
“Cricket is a strange name for a sport, which is why we used the term knattleikr when we invented the sport circa 911 CE. It literally means 'the ball game' in old Norse. Everyone can grasp knattleikr.”
“The big parks like San Francisco and Detroit were all designed to be like Camden Yards — it was the first of its kind and a great place to see a ball game.”
“Ah TC is diff ball game yes. Tryna 'get clever' 😂 👀”
(historical) A sport played in the Aztec and Mayan civilizations; Mesoamerican ballgame.
The ball game was the main sport in Central America before the arrival of the Spanish.
“well but also if you have good transit and a bad baseball team you can still see a ball game for like $20”
“. ". . . mad about the average day at the ballpark costing $225 . . . " Then YOU ARE RICH. Blow that money on a ball game. Insane. (I know other tickets go through the roof, ADDING to my reasoning!)”