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EIGHT BALL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eight ball mean?
• EIGHT BALL (noun)
The noun EIGHT BALL has 1 sense:
1. a black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games
Familiarity information: EIGHT BALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A black pool ball bearing the number 8; should be the last to go in certain pool games
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("eight ball" is a kind of...):
pool ball (ball used in playing pool)
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