ball off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To make something roll away like a ball, or to separate a piece of material by rolling it.
Literal meaning: To roll something off a surface in a ball shape — transparent.
Meanings
1 C1 informal
To separate a small round portion of a soft material from a larger mass.
"She balled off a small piece of dough and rolled it into a circle."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Very rare in everyday usage. May appear in craft, cooking, or sports contexts. Not widely attested in standard dictionaries.
Commonly used with
dough clay piece portion surface edge
Forms
Base
ball off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
balls off
he/she/it
Past simple
balled off
yesterday
Past participle
balled off
have + pp
-ing form
balling off
continuous
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