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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BLACKBALL

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKBALL

blackball  [ˈblækˌbɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKBALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blackball is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blackball in English.

WHAT DOES BLACKBALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blackball in the English dictionary

The first definition of blackball in the dictionary is a negative vote or veto. Other definition of blackball is a black wooden ball used to indicate disapproval or to veto in a vote. Blackball is also a hard boiled sweet with black-and-white stripes.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACKBALL

PRESENT

Present
I blackball
you blackball
he/she/it blackballs
we blackball
you blackball
they blackball
Present continuous
I am blackballing
you are blackballing
he/she/it is blackballing
we are blackballing
you are blackballing
they are blackballing
Present perfect
I have blackballed
you have blackballed
he/she/it has blackballed
we have blackballed
you have blackballed
they have blackballed
Present perfect continuous
I have been blackballing
you have been blackballing
he/she/it has been blackballing
we have been blackballing
you have been blackballing
they have been blackballing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blackballed
you blackballed
he/she/it blackballed
we blackballed
you blackballed
they blackballed
Past continuous
I was blackballing
you were blackballing
he/she/it was blackballing
we were blackballing
you were blackballing
they were blackballing
Past perfect
I had blackballed
you had blackballed
he/she/it had blackballed
we had blackballed
you had blackballed
they had blackballed
Past perfect continuous
I had been blackballing
you had been blackballing
he/she/it had been blackballing
we had been blackballing
you had been blackballing
they had been blackballing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will blackball
you will blackball
he/she/it will blackball
we will blackball
you will blackball
they will blackball
Future continuous
I will be blackballing
you will be blackballing
he/she/it will be blackballing
we will be blackballing
you will be blackballing
they will be blackballing
Future perfect
I will have blackballed
you will have blackballed
he/she/it will have blackballed
we will have blackballed
you will have blackballed
they will have blackballed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blackballing
you will have been blackballing
he/she/it will have been blackballing
we will have been blackballing
you will have been blackballing
they will have been blackballing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would blackball
you would blackball
he/she/it would blackball
we would blackball
you would blackball
they would blackball
Conditional continuous
I would be blackballing
you would be blackballing
he/she/it would be blackballing
we would be blackballing
you would be blackballing
they would be blackballing
Conditional perfect
I would have blackball
you would have blackball
he/she/it would have blackball
we would have blackball
you would have blackball
they would have blackball
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blackballing
you would have been blackballing
he/she/it would have been blackballing
we would have been blackballing
you would have been blackballing
they would have been blackballing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blackball
we let´s blackball
you blackball
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blackball
Past participle
blackballed
Present Participle
blackballing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKBALL


baseball
ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl
basketball
ˈbɑːskɪtˌbɔːl
cannonball
ˈkænənˌbɔːl
eyeball
ˈaɪˌbɔːl
fireball
ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl
football
ˈfʊtˌbɔːl
forkball
ˈfɔːkˌbɔːl
handball
ˈhændˌbɔːl
kickball
ˈkɪkˌbɔːl
meatball
ˈmiːtˌbɔːl
netball
ˈnɛtˌbɔːl
oddball
ˈɒdˌbɔːl
pinball
ˈpɪnˌbɔːl
puffball
ˈpʌfˌbɔːl
racquetball
ˈrækɪtˌbɔːl
snowball
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːl
softball
ˈsɒftˌbɔːl
tchoukball
ˈtʃuːkˌbɔːl
trackball
ˈtrækˌbɔːl
volleyball
ˈvɒlɪˌbɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKBALL

black-tie
black-water fever
blackamoor
blackband
Blackbeard
blackberried
blackberries
blackberry
blackberry bush
blackberry lily
blackberrying
blackbird
blackbirder
blackboard
blackbody
blackboy
blackbuck
Blackburn
Blackburn with Darwen
blackbutt

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKBALL

American football
association football
ball
crystal ball
cue ball
eyeball to eyeball
eyeball-to-eyeball
fantasy football
five-a-side football
golf ball
gumball
hardball
league football
no-ball
on the ball
play-the-ball
stickball
Swiss ball
tennis ball
wrecking ball

Synonyms and antonyms of blackball in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLACKBALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blackball» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of blackball

Translation of «blackball» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLACKBALL

Find out the translation of blackball to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blackball from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blackball» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反对票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blackball
570 millions of speakers

English

blackball
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blackball
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خذل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

забаллотировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blackball
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্ল্যাকবল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blackbouler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bola hitam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stimmen gegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

blackball
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

따돌림
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blackball
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh hỏng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ளாக்பால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्लॅकबॉल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oybirliği ile atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

voto contrario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Blackball
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

забалотувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Blackball
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Blackball
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deballoteren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Black
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Black
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blackball

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKBALL»

The term «blackball» is normally little used and occupies the 111.042 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKBALL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blackball» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blackball» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blackball

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKBALL»

Discover the use of blackball in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blackball and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Blackball, the Black Sox, and the Babe: Baseball's Crucial ...
Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Robert C. Cottrell, 2001
2
Early U.S. Blackball Teams in Cuba: Box Scores, Rosters and ...
Here are presented box scores, statistics, rosters, and summaries of the game
Severo Nieto, 2008
3
Blackball Stars: Negro League Pioneers
Even today, 44 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, most of the great black players of the Negro Leagues are forgotten or ignored. With this book, Holway sets out to rectify that. Features 25 tales of outstanding players.
John Holway, 1992
4
Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of ...
District Name of Claim. Name 0! Registered Owner. NELSON AND WEST COAST GOLDFIELDS—conn'nued. Alanna—continued. A_ B. p_ Alluvial Claims —continued. 169. 23/11/99 49 3 9 Blackball . . III. Mawhera-nul .. The Montgomery Ter.
5
Journal. Appendix
250 I 236 l Blackball to Healey's Gully .. .. 300 l 237 I Blackball to Paparoa ,, 500 238 I Cobden to Brighton ,, 125 239 Deadman's Creek Prospecting ,, 100 I Track I 240 Forks and Hatters Terrace ,, 100 I 241 l Grey—Barrytown Road to Runanga ...
New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, 1908
6
Aberdeen University Studies
The italics are mine, and intended to draw attention to the fact stated in the deed, that the King possessed both portions of Barra for granting, in consequence of the forfeiture of Blackball of that Ilk and Barra, and of King of Barra, on account of  ...
7
Publications: Morison, A.B. The Blackhalls of the ilk and ...
New Spalding Club (Aberdeen, Scotland). and on the 29th of May in that year, as Alexander Blackball of that Ilk, the former laird of Barra witnesses a charter given by James Gordon, apparent of Lesmoir, to his brother William Blackball in ...
New Spalding Club (Aberdeen, Scotland), 1905
8
Mines Statement ... Including Statistics
Ahaura Nelson Greek Ahaura River Nelson Greek Ahaura River No Town Creek Blackball . Bell Hill Blackball . . Ahaura River Healey's Gully Orwell Greek Blackball . . Red Jack's . . Try-again Ter. Ahaura Red Jack's . . No Town Moonlight .
New Zealand. Mines Dept, 1903
9
Report of the Railways Department for the Year Ended 31 ...
Westport Coal Company Blackball Coal Company Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Coal Co. Blackball Coal Company Greymouth-Point Elizabeth Coal Co. Westport Coal Company H. Levick. . Blackball Coal Company Grevmouth-Point Elizabeth ...
New Zealand Railways, 1901
10
Seamen's Journal: A Journal of Seamen, by Seamen, for Seamen
BLACKBALL JACK.” \\/'hen first I took to the rolling brine 'Twas then I sailed in the Blackball Line; Across the “Big Pond's” waters blue, \/Vith shipmates loyal, tried and true. Give me those good old packet days When to the Hook we used to  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKBALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blackball is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Betances and Teixeira selected for 2015 All-Star Game, Gardner on …
To me, it's a conspiracy to blackball him. Hopefully someone gets hurt and it forces Yost's grubby little hands. Gardner should be there as well. «River Avenue Blues, Jul 15»
2
Station continue to lead from front in pool league
The Blyth Valley Blackball League also has ten teams which have been put into two groups with the top two from each league going through to ... «New Post Leader, Jul 15»
3
Transferring is newest trend in women's college basketball
There have been no issues of attempting to blackball top prospects to keep them from jumping ship, but some university officials might have ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
4
7 ways parenting is like pledging a fraternity
Also Child Protective Services will collect your kids and blackball you from parenting. 5) You Drink Because You Have To. As much as I ... «ChicagoNow, Jul 15»
5
Exclusive Country Club may deny Tom Brady membership over …
This member did, however, tell the Globe that the couple seemed nice and that she would not blackball a Brady application for her own special ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
6
Akron union president files complaint against Councilwoman Tara …
In her email, the councilwoman claimed that Johnson was attempting to "blackball" her and four other City Council members who did not vote ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
7
Club sports, high school sports trying to co-exist
There is no reason for baseball coaches to put the clamps on their players and blackball them. Travel ball isn't for everybody." Raich insists ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
8
Physicist claims Bob Lazar did work at Los Alamos
“I understand how Los Alamos would blackball him. He committed professional suicide,” Krangle explained. “He broke from the fold and talked ... «Open Minds UFO News, Jun 15»
9
Twelve Questions: Christine Rankin
That was quite unusual in Blackball, where we lived for the first few years of my life. It was a little coalmining town and my mother always looked ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
10
Pool squad seeks hotshots to play in Blackball League
THE Central London pool team is still searching for new potting dynamos to strengthen their bid for glory in the County Blackball League. «Camden New Journal newspapers website, Jun 15»

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