ball up

English

Verb

ball up (third-person singular simple present balls up, present participle balling up, simple past and past participle balled up)

(transitive) To crush into a ball shape.
She balled up her paper in frustration.
(transitive, intransitive) To coil up into a ball.
He balled up his fists, ready to fight.
(intransitive) To hunch over and pull in one's arms and legs.
Her son balls up in fear whenever there is a storm.
(slang, transitive) To ruin or botch.

Synonyms

(ruin or botch):

balls up

Translations

to crush into a ball

Dutch: verpesten (nl), naar de knoppen helpen
Italian: appallottolare (it)

Spanish: apelotonar (es)

to hunch over and pull in one's limbs

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