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balle homograph 3

verbverb

to ball up, to bundle together · to wrap, to swathe · to bungle, to mess up

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt balla Old Norse balla

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. klemme noe (sammen) i en ball to squeeze something (together) into a ball
    • balle klærne sammen to bundle the clothes together
  2. pakke (II)to pack · to wrap noe rundt noe annet;
    tulle (II, 1)to swathe (inn)     to wrappakke (II) something around something else;
    to swathetulle (II, 1) (in)
    • balle ullteppet godt omkring seg to wrap the woollen blanket tightly around oneself
    • balle varen inn i et papir to wrap the goods in a piece of paper
  3. klusse, plundre to bungle, to fumble
    • så er det noen som baller det til likevel then someone goes and messes it up anyway

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

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balle på seg vokse (II, 1)of people and animals: to increase in length, height, bulk and the like;
to grow bigger, stige, øke
  • problemene bare ballet på seg