ball up

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === ball up (third-person singular simple present balls up, present participle balling up, simple past and past participle balled up) (transitive) To crush or form into a ball shape. (transitive) To form melted metals into balls or lumps to roll them out of a furnace for further use. (ambitransitive) To coil up into a ball. (intransitive) To become ball-shaped. (intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs. (transitive, slang) To ruin or botch. Synonyms: balls up; see also Thesaurus:spoil (intransitive, MTE, slang) To smoke marijuana. (basketball, intransitive) To play basketball, especially playing well. (slang, bowling, intransitive) To switch to using a stronger bowling ball. Antonym: ball down (skiing, of skis) To become covered in damp snow. (intransitive, of a drill) To produce a lip of debris around the drill hole. (dated, intransitive, transitive, slang, US) To become confused or discombobulated; to confuse (someone). ==== Translations ====