unball

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verb

To release (the fists, etc.) from a balled shape.

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Meanings

verbunball (third-person singular simple present unballs, present participle unballing, simple past and past participle unballed)

present singular third person unballs · participle present unballing · participle past unballed · past unballed

  1. transitiveTo release (the fists, etc.) from a balled shape.
  2. intransitiveTo recover one's original shape from a balled stance.

    And just like he unballed, my multilingual hedgehog pal balls right back up into the safety of his disguise.

    2014, Chris Lynch, Cyberia

Origin

From un- + ball.

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Cite this entry
APA

unball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unball

MLA

“unball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unball.

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