Meatball

Definitions

1. A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.
2. A stupid person; a meathead.
   slang
3. An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.
4. An optical landing system.
5. A menu icon of three horizontal dots.
6. Ellipsis of meatball flag.
   abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

Examples

“Meatballs was on the menu for lunch.”

“Meatballs may contain⟳ ground meat mixed with seasonings, breadcrumbs, mashed potatoes, rice, and liquid. The meat mixture is often shaped, browned. and simmered in a sauce for 30 to 45 minutes over low heat or in a 350° F. oven. During cooking the meat is basted with the sauce occasionally. Meatballs also may be fried in a pan or in deep fat.”

“1996: Mrs. Miracle. Debbie Macomber. Pg. 101. I prefer⟳ spaghetti with meatballs instead the meat all crumbled in with the sauce.”

“And then. A 98.4 fastball on the inside half of the plate, ring⟳ him up, Strike⟳ 3, game over. It wasn’t a meatball like⟳ Terrence Long watched to finish⟳ 2003 ALDS Game 5, but it felt the same.”

“During a pitching deck recovery a pilot must average out the meatball oscillations at the ramp in an attempt⟳ to maintain⟳ his airplane on the desired glide slope.”

CEFR level