ballgame
Definition
- Noun:
- A field game played with a ball: Specifically refers to a game, such as baseball, that is played on a field with a ball.
- A particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation: Used figuratively to describe a circumstance that has changed completely, making old rules or expectations no longer applicable.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Literal - a game):
- We went to the stadium to watch the ballgame.
- His favorite sport is baseball, so he never misses a ballgame on TV.
- Noun (Figurative - a changed situation):
- Working from home is a whole new ballgame compared to the office.
- With the new regulations, doing business here is a different ballgame.
Advanced Usage
- "a whole new ballgame": A completely different situation or set of circumstances.
- After the merger, the company's strategy became a whole new ballgame.
- "a different ballgame": A situation that is not the same as another, often more complex or challenging.
- Managing a team is a different ballgame from working alone.
Variants and Related Words
- Ballpark (n): A stadium where ballgames, especially baseball, are played. Figuratively, it can mean a range or area within which something lies (e.g., "in the right ballpark").
- Game (n): A more general term for a form of play or sport with rules.
Synonyms
- Game: A contest with rules.
- Situation: A set of circumstances.
- Scenario: A postulated sequence of events.
Idioms and Phrases
- A whole new ballgame: See "Advanced Usage".
- A different ballgame: See "Advanced Usage".
- In the ballpark: Being approximately correct or within an acceptable range.
- Your cost estimate is in the right ballpark.
Noun
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a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
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a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
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HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame
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