ADJ
- billiard, cricket, golf, rugby,
- at a/the ~
- She met him at
- head, hit, kick, roll, strike, throw
- The kids love to kick a ball against my wall.the college ball
- clear, cross, pass
- catch, stop
- He caught the ball
- control, trap
- chase
- She chased the ball all over the pitch
- retrieve, run down
- return
- The fielders try to retrieve the ball quickly and return it to the bowler
- miss
- The goalkeeper missed the ball
- drop, let go of
- Oh no! He's dropped the ball
- handle
- give away, lose
- win
- retain
VERB + BALL
- have, hold, organize tennis, etc.
- beach
- match,
- We're organizing a charity ball
- practice attend, go to
- play with
- bat, blast,
BALL + NOUN
- gown bounce, bowl, chip, dribble,
- game
- control, skills
- His ball control was excellent
BALL + VERB
- fly, go, roll, sail
- The ball flew over the bar into the sea of Middlesbrough fans. The ball's gone over the fence
- hit, land
- The ball hit the wall and rolled along the road
- bounce, rebound
ADJ
- good, great, superb
- bad, loose
- high, low
- He sent over a high ball
- long, short
- quick, slow
- cross, through
- a superb through ball from John Scott
- hand
- He was penalized for hand ball
VERB + BALL
- play, send
- pick up, pounce on, punish
- He pounced on a loose ball and scored
PREP
- ~ from
- a great ball from Beckham
ADJ
- tight
- fiery
- The sun was a fiery ball, low on the hills
- crystal (= used for telling fortunes)
- Without a crystal ball it's impossible to say where we'll be next year
- cannon, musket
VERB + BALL
- curl/roll (up) into
- The little girl curled up into a ball in her mother's arms
- form/make sth into, roll/screw sth (up) into, shape sth into
- He screwed the letter up into a tight ball
PHRASES
- a ball of fire/flame, a ball of string/wool
- a ball and chain (figurative)
- The responsibility was a ball and chain around my ankle