ball up

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, etwas zu einer Kugel zu formen oder es zu verwickeln bzw. in einen verwirrenden, unklaren Zustand zu bringen.

A phrasal verb meaning to form something into a ball shape, or to cause something to become tangled or confused.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Form into a ballinformal

   To shape something into a round, ball-like form.

   Zu einer Kugel formen

   • She balled up the paper and threw it in the trash.
   • He balled up his socks and put them in the drawer.
   • The child balled up the clay in his hands.

   Synonymebunchcrumpleroll upround

2. Confuse or mess upslangamerican

   To cause confusion or make a mistake, often resulting in a chaotic situation.

   Verwirren oder vermasseln

   • I balled up the instructions and had to start over.
   • He balled up the entire project by missing the deadline.
   • Don't ball up the plans by changing them at the last minute.

   Synonymebotchbungleconfuseflubfoul upfumblemess upmuck upmuddlescrew up

   Antonymeclarifysimplify

Grundverbball