ball up

ball up
in. to mess up; to make a mess of things.
Take your time at this. Go slow and you won’t ball up.

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  • BALL — (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is a C++ library containing common algorithms used in biochemistry and bioinformatics. The library also has Python bindings. Among the supported systems are Linux, Solaris, Microsoft Windows. The library can be… …   Wikipedia

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  • BALL (J.) — BALL JOHN (mort en 1381) La plupart des chroniques, dont celle de Froissart, présentent John Ball comme l’un des grands responsables du soulèvement des paysans et des artisans en Angleterre en 1381. Peut être, disciple de John Wyclif, aurait il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ball — Ball: Ball   общепринятое сокращение (обозначение) имени ботаника, которое добавляется к научным (латинским) названиям некоторых таксонов ботанической номенклатуры и указывает на то, что автором этих наименований является Болл, Джон… …   Википедия

  • Ball — Ball, n. [F. bal, fr. OF. baler to dance, fr. LL. ballare. Of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ba llein to toss or throw, or pa llein, pa llesqai, to leap, bound, balli zein to dance, jump about; or cf. 1st {Ball}, n.] 1. A social assembly for the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Ball — ¹Ball 1. (österr. salopp): Laberl; (Ballspiele Jargon): Kugel, Pille; (Fußballjargon): Leder; (bes. Fußballjargon, Basketballjargon): Ei; (Kinderspr.): Kullerball. 2. Schlag, Schuss, Wurf. ²Ball Tanz, Tanzabend, Tanzfest, Tanzveranstaltung,… …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • Ball — Ball, LA U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 3681 Housing Units (2000): 1524 Land area (2000): 8.034863 sq. miles (20.810198 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.034863 sq. miles (20.810198 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Ball, LA — U.S. town in Louisiana Population (2000): 3681 Housing Units (2000): 1524 Land area (2000): 8.034863 sq. miles (20.810198 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.034863 sq. miles (20.810198 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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