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ball homograph 3

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

tangle · mess

EtymologyOpphav

av balle (III)to ball up, to bundle together · to wrap, to swathe · to bungle, to mess up from balle (III)to ball up, to bundle together · to wrap, to swathe · to bungle, to mess up

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

rot (II)mess · muddle, ugreie (I)trouble, a problem, a hitch · disagreement, friction, vas (1)tangle messrot (II), troubleugreie (I), tanglevas (1)
  • ledningene var gått helt i ball the wires had got completely tangled up
  • det ble bare ball med forsøket the attempt just ended in a mess