n. the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen

n. a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

n. round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket"

n. a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

n. a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"

n. a lavish dance requiring formal attire

n. the equipment used for performing rhythmic gymnastics

n. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

n. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

n. a dose of a narcotic drug

n. any misconduct that is punished by the rules of the game or the sport

n. a successful access to an html document on a server

n. the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps"

n. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

n. any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes

n. (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

n. (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

n. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

n. the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

v. form into a ball by winding or rolling; "ball wool"

v. hit the intended target or goal

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. to hit a ball foul

v. make foul

v. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

v. hit a foul ball

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. become soiled and dirty

v. spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

v. make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

v. commit a foul; break the rules

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"

v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

adj. (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

adj. pertaining to a foul ball or a foul line

adj. contrary to the rules or established usages as of a sport or game

adj. especially of a ship's lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"

adj. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"

adj. not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception; "used unfair methods"; "it was an unfair trial"; "took an unfair advantage"

adj. (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy"

adj. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

n. a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit with the hand

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

v. dirty with mud

v. alter with the intention to deceive

v. make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

v. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

v. add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her"

v. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

v. strike violently; "slam the ball"

v. strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

v. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

v. hit with the hand

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit with the hand

adj. characteristic of or befitting a slut or slattern; used especially of women

adj. mixed with impurities

adj. contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen

adj. having the purity corrupted; made unclean; "the defiled Temple"

adj. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"

adj. completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose; "something cowardly and ignoble in his attitude"; "I think it a less evil that some criminals should escape than that the government should play an ignoble part"- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

adj. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"

adj. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires; "libidinous orgies"

adj. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"

adj. designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead

adj. designed to arouse lust; "pornographic films and magazines"

adj. excessively abundant

adj. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

adj. of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal

adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

adj. suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"

adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

adj. disagreeable to the sense

adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

v. strike down or shoot down

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

adj. twined or twisted together

adj. tangled in knots or snarls; "a mass of knotted string"; "snarled thread"

adj. tangled in a dense mass; "tried to push through the matted undergrowth"

adj. having the roots matted or densely tangled; "shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs"- William Faulkner

adj. extremely filthy from long neglect

adj. limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud; "the beggar's bedraggled clothes"; "scarecrows in battered hats or draggled skirts"

adj. made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"

adj. thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

adj. smeared with something that soils or stains; these words are often used in combination; "oil-smeared work clothes"; "hostile faces smirched by the grime and rust"- Henry Roth; "ink-smudged fingers"

adj. spattered or spotted with dirt or filth; often used in combination; "dingy bespattered walls"; "a grease-spattered floor"; "a besplashed coach"; "mud-splashed trouser legs"

adj. infested with bugs

adj. covered with a layer of dust; "a dusty pile of books"

adj. foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces

adj. foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"

adj. infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"

adj. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"

adj. dirty and messy; covered with mud or muck; "muddy boots"; "a mucky stable"

adj. covered with scum; "the scummy surface of the polluted pond"

adj. dirty with nasal discharge; "a snotty nose"; "a house full of snot-nosed kids"

adj. soiled from travel; "travel-soiled clothes"

adj. not cleaned with or as if with soap and water; "a sink full of unwashed dishes"

adj. used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

adj. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice"

adj. having little or no integrity

adj. cowardly or treacherous; "the little yellow stain of treason"-M.W.Straight; "too yellow to stand and fight"

adj. not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting"

adj. humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"

adj. having lewd thoughts

adj. using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once"

adj. suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

adj. dealing with salacious or indecent material; "a scabrous novel"

adj. dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; "scatological literature"

n. (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

v. bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"

v. destroy microorganisms or pathogens by cleansing; "disinfect a wound"

v. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth"

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

adj. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"

adj. free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"

adj. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"

adj. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana