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BALLGAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
Synonyms:
ball game; ballgame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ballgame" is a kind of...):
field game (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Domain member category:
close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ballgame"):
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation
Example:
HDTV looks the same but it's really a whole new ballgame
Synonyms:
ballgame; new ballgame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ballgame" is a kind of...):
situation; state of affairs (the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time)
