ball game
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Definition
- Noun:
- A game played with a ball on a field: Specifically refers to a sport, such as baseball, that involves a ball and is played on a defined field or court.
- A particular situation or state of affairs: Used figuratively to describe a set of circumstances, often implying a new or different set of rules or conditions.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Literal):
- Baseball is a popular American ball game.
- The children organized a simple ball game in the park.
- Noun (Figurative):
- With the new regulations, it's a whole new ball game for the industry.
- Once the merger is complete, we'll be playing in a different ball game.
Advanced Usage
- "a whole new ball game": An entirely different situation, often more complex or challenging.
- Managing a team is a whole new ball game compared to being an individual contributor.
- "a different ball game": A situation with changed or different conditions.
- Working from home is a different ball game than working in an office.
Variants and Related Words
- Ballgame (noun): An alternative, often closed, spelling of "ball game."
- The final score of the ballgame was 5-2.
- Ballpark (noun): A stadium where ball games are played; used figuratively to mean an approximate range or area.
- Our cost estimate is in the right ballpark.
Synonyms
- Sport: An activity involving physical exertion and skill.
- Game: A form of competitive activity or sport played according to rules.
- Situation: A set of circumstances in which one finds oneself.
Related Idioms
- "It's a whole new ball game": The situation has changed completely.
- After the invention of the smartphone, the tech industry was a whole new ball game.
- "That's the name of the game": That is the essential or most important aspect.
- In sales, persistence is the name of the game. (Note: This idiom is related in theme but does not contain the target word "ball game.")
Noun
- a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)