Ball and Hank

Ball

Ball noun - A more or less round body or mass.

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Hank and ball are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hank" instead a noun "Ball".

Nearby Words: ballroom, ballpoint, balled, balling

Hank noun - A coil of rope or wool or yarn.

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Ball and hank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ball" instead a noun "Hank".

Nearby Words: hanks, hankie, hanky

regular	regular ball	regular hank
current	current ball	current hank
original	original ball	original hank
real	real ball	real hank
Other adjectives: blue, little, white, new, red.

Hank made many successful practice throws, but his tough choice made Meredith (who had a winter coat on) throw the ball instead... and misses, costing a possible college fund for Bobby.

Source: Status Quo Game Show
Specifically, Hank called for Nebraska, who was in possession of the ball and losing to Texas with only seconds to go in normal play, to run a "quick kick," which would turn the ball over to Texas (despite Texas already being ahead).

Source: Springtime for Hitler
Hank is normally shown as being a master of most life skills, including household budgeting and automotive maintenance, so it is hard to believe that he could be so oblivious in this situation (especially when Peggy of all people is on the ball).

Source: Idiot Ball / Western Animation

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