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balling, present participle; balled, past participle; balls, 3rd person singular present; balled, past tense;
  1. Squeeze or form (something) into a rounded shape
    • - Robert balled up his napkin and threw it on to his plate
  2. Clench or screw up (one's fist) tightly
    • - she balled her fist so that the nails dug into her palms
  3. Form a round shape
    • - the fishing nets eventually ball up and sink
  4. Wrap the rootball of (a tree or shrub) in burlap to protect it during transportation

  5. vulgar. Have sexual intercourse with

  1. (Balling) One of several hydrometer or saccharometer scales denoting the density of liquid (must, juice or new wine) in terms of specific gravity. Both the Balling and Brix scales are identical and are usually used to finely estimate sugar content.
  2. (Balling) The clustering around an unacceptable queen by worker bees to form a tight ball, pulling at her legs and wings. Usually the queen is injured or killed when balled.
  3. (Balling) A scale for measuring the specific gravity of a solution. Created by Carl Joseph Balling.
  4. (Balling) When a rose cannot bloom because of moisture keeping petals stuck together
  5. (BALLING) "So we smoked some righteous reefer and spent the afternoon balling our brains out."
  6. (BALLING) Measurement found on some hydrometers that measures sugar level.
  7. (Balling) A scale of measurement used by professional brewers worldwide to measure the density of a liquid as compared to water.  Home brewers normally use Specific Gravity.
  8. (Balling) Blooms do not open fully, usually occurring in areas with cool, damp nights. Roses with many petals are more susceptible to balling, thus many old roses are liable to ball on occasion. ...
  9. (Balling) Density scale based upon weight percent sugar at 17.5 °C
  10. (Balling) The percent by weight of dissolved solids at 60º F present in wort and beer, usually determined by a balling saccharometer.
  11. (Balling) Worker bees surrounding a queen either to confine her because they reject her or to confine her to protect her.
  12. a term used to describe a rose bud that has not opened properly and has rotted.