Ball
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A ball may be:
- A formal dance occasion, held in a ballroom.
- A round object which is used in sports and games. Balls may be hollow or solid. Balls are usually spherical, but may be other shapes, such as void.
Balls were used thousands of years ago by the early Egyptians, the ancient Greeks and Romans, and the Aztecs and earlier Mesoamerican peoples.
Games that use balls include:
- Baseball:
- Basketball
- Billiards
- Bocce
- Boules
- Bowling
- Bowls (lawn bowling)
- Canoe polo
- Cricket
- Crockey
- Croquet
- Dodgeball
- Football:
- Footbag
- Four square
- Golf (see golf ball)
- Handball:
- Hockey:
- Jai alai
- Juggling
- Mesoamerican ballgame
- Native American stickball (such as Toli)
- Netball
- Pétanque
- Polo
- Quidditch (fictional game)
- Skee ball
- Softball--see baseball
- Squash
- Tee ball--see baseball
- Tetherball
- Tennis
- Ulama game
- Volleyball
- Water polo
[change] Other uses
- Slang term for testicles.
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