• a solid or hollow spherical or egg-shaped object that is kicked, thrown, or hit in a game

• (in cricket) a delivery of the ball by the bowler to the batter

• the rounded protuberant part of the foot at the base of the big toe

• squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape

• have sex with

• (of a flower) fail to open properly, decaying in the half-open bud

• a formal social gathering for dancing

Synonyms: dance, dinner dance, masked ball, masquerade, tea dance