free ball

noun

A situation in which a player can play on any ball desired when snookered after a foul shot; also, that desired ball.

Meanings

free ball1

nounfree ball (plural free balls)

plural free balls

  1. ball gamesA situation in which a player can play on any ball desired when snookered after a foul shot; also, that desired ball.

free ball2

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

present singular third person free balls · participle present free balling · participle past free balled · past free balled

  1. alternativeAlternative form of freeball.
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free ball,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20ball.

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