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Definition of Ball over
1. Verb. Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off. "The performance is likely to ball over Sue"; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
Generic synonyms: Surprise
Specialized synonyms: Galvanise, Galvanize, Startle
Derivative terms: Shock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ball Over
Literary usage of Ball over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The game of golf may be briefly defined as consisting in hitting the ball over
a great extent of country, preferably of that sand-hill nature which is found ..."
2. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"... J. Carlisle (Ked) Smith, star 3d baseman of the ball over heart kills spectator.
Chicago. Je 28 champion Boston Nationals breaks leg by slide to Bashor, ..."
3. One Hundred and Fifty Gymnastic Games by Ethel Perrin, Boston Normal School of Gymnastics (1902)
"A player calls " Haley Over," and throws the ball over the house. ... The game
can also by played by throwing the ball over a curtain stretched in the ..."
4. State Papers and Publick Documents of the United States, from the Accession by United States President, United States Dept. of State (1819)
"That just at the time the armourer was about to throw the ball over, some person
from the prison called out, " throw the ball over," but after the ball was ..."
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