eyeball

== English == === Alternative forms === eye-ball (obsolete) === Etymology === From eye +‎ ball. Compare Middle English balle off the eye, balle of þe eyȝe (“eyeball”, literally “ball of the eye”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.bɔːl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.bɔl/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.bɑl/ Hyphenation: eye‧ball === Noun === eyeball (plural eyeballs) The ball of the eye. Synonyms: (medical) globe, globus, globus oculi, eyeglobe, bulbus oculi, bulbus Near-synonym: eye An instance of eyeballing something. Coordinate terms: once-over; examination; look-see (informal) Surveillance. (marketing, in the plural) A readership or viewership. (CB radio, slang) A face-to-face meeting. (Caribbean) A favourite or pet; the apple of someone's eye. ==== Synonyms ==== eye-apple ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === eyeball (third-person singular simple present eyeballs, present participle eyeballing, simple past and past participle eyeballed) (transitive, informal) To gauge, estimate or judge by eye, rather than measuring precisely; to look or glance at. Synonym: eye up (transitive, informal) To stare at intently. Synonym: eye up Are you eyeballing my girl? (intransitive) To roll one's eyes. ==== Derived terms ==== eyeballer ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== bums in seats click-through