balling
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: agriculture
beekeeping
business
lifestyle
Etymology: By surface analysis, ball + -ing.
Inflected forms:
form: ballings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Aggregation into clumps or balls;
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: As preceding the gaseous states, Faye accepts one of "dissolution," and as the cause of the local accumulation of matter and heat in space, he, like others, regards the balling of matter through gravitation, whereby immense motion is converted into heat .
In other instances, where the blow on the cap was heavier, the flash was much longer and more powerful, and, if injected into a charge of very sensitive ntro, migh not improbably cause a balling of the shot .
Little sticking or balling of the sponge iron occurred when this char was used as the reducing agent , and the sulfur content of the sponge iron ( 0.033 percent ) was lower than was generally obtained with the same ore and other reducing agents .
Beginning in the eleventh centruy we find a "balling" of peasants in the nearby villages and towns , from which they went to work in the more distantly located fields, a development that has its counterpart in ancient Greece as well as in modern times and that could only lift the level of civilization.
The balling of green pellets were carried out in the pelletizing disc with ф800 mm.
Segregation or balling of the fibers is related to several factors, the most important of which appears to be the aspect ratio.
gloss: The act of winding into a ball.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The balling of wool and other fibre is effected by winding on to pipes or tubes ordinarily formed of metal with small flanges at each end , and these pipes or tubes are supported between discs upon an axis to which the desired rotary motion is given for the formation of the balls.
The machine which forms the object of the present application for Patent is destined to do the balling of threads of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other textile material.
What manner of man assists a woman with the balling of her yarn?
gloss: The act of curling up.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Thus, in the candy-wrapping shops of a confectionery factory (where the women workers are for a protracted period in a sitting position and carrying out small-scope hand motions), the physical exercises included in the P.T. break were slow, unforced bends and straightenings, balling of the fists of up- raised hands, and the like , whereas in the smelting shop of a metallurgy factory the P.T. break was held outdoors and consisted of exercises of the active recreational type bringing into play groups of muscles not exercised in the production work.
[…] balling of the muscle, may not be obvious on the first examination because of swelling but may appear on a second or third exam .
A swift shift in expression, a bowing of her shoulders, a balling of her hands, lips thinning to pale strips of ribbon, fear-laden eyes locked on the floor, then suddenly skittering across the room as if searching for the source of a noise.
gloss: The act of wrapping something up.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Even if we would like to think that we know something about these things, most of the brain's operations lurk veiled in mystery, wrapped in riddle, inside—well, you know (as I think Nauta did)...The allegorical balling of the cortical mantle cautions that all is not necessarily what it seems.
gloss: The act of cutting the roots (of a tree) about six inches from the stem, wrapping roots and soil in a sack, then tying the sack with twine.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: These cases probably start in the majority of instances from an excessive flooding of the soil with water, put on either while the trees are growing to force them along or just before they are dug in order to assist the operation of "balling."
A Minnesota nurseryman invented the hydraulic balling machine, which has eliminated hand-balling of trees plucked out of the ground.
If it is too dry, the earth will crack away from the roots in balling or while moving.
gloss: The act or process of using a wrecking ball.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: To do this, a temporary variance was obtained in the city's building codes, which forbid demolishing of buildings by balling .
Workers should not be allowed in any building area which can be adversely affected by these operations, nor should they be permitted in the barricaded area when balling is in progress.
It may be necessary to remove roofs by hand prior to balling, and it is sometimes necessary to remove storeys to bring a building within the capacity of a balling machine.
gloss: The accumulation of soil on the feet of a bird, a process that eventually leads to infection.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: the amount of milk sugar in the diet will be sufficiently high to produce flushing or at least a "balling" of the droppings on the feet of the birds.
I was once told by a well-known naturalist that the balling of partridges was a wise provision of nature for the dissemination of seeds , and by its aid plants are introduced to fresh ground ; but this is poor comfort to the man who sees his coveys gradually becoming fewer .
Keeping the brooder and run clean and well sanded does away with the troublesome balling of the feet .
gloss: The accumulation of material such as snow or mud under the feet of a horse.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The most potent cause of thrush is exposure of the frogs to filth and damp. Neglect to remove the "balling" of horse dung or soiled bedding, tan, or sawdust from the shod foot is a fruitful source.
This is owing to the fact that the chilling of the horses' feet and shoes is severe and facilitates the balling of the snow.
In connection with the treated felt, it may be mentioned that the material is found to be of special value as a filling for the hollow of horses' hoofs for snowy weather, whereby the balling of the snow is prevented .
gloss: The act of forcing a bolus of medicine down the throat of an animal.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: The periodical bleeding and balling of horses should be likewise condemned .
We should always have a pail of water at hand to offer the horse after balling.
gloss: An incident when worker bees surround a queen bee, usually leading to her death by suffocation or starvation.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Balling of queens seems to be relatively common in some strains of bee.
The balling behaviour of workers has been explained by a "stress pheromone" hyphothesis: a disturbed queen produces a "stress pheromone" that stimulates an attack on her (balling) and her own death.
The poetic fancy of Maeterlinck who, while he admits that "bees are not sentimental," will not allow the possibility of individual disloyalty in the hive, attributes the balling of the queen to a law which "invests her person, whoever she be, with a sort of inviolability," and prohibits the direct assault of any one bee:.
gloss: The process of firing ball-like projectiles.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Dr. Putnam received the discipline of snow balling as he passed the street.
In order to emphasize the martial music, Director Gilmore had a balling of cannon that were fired electrically by pressing a set of white push-buttons on his desk .
Alternatively you could do something rally crazy and participate in the new activities to 'trash your dress' that are being offered by companies where you wear your dress for activities such as point balling or monster truck driving and they take photos of you in your dress.
gloss: The act of scouring out a pipe or drain by forcing rocks or similar items through it with high-pressure water.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: For this test series balling was initiated by trying a variety of rocks and by running at different levels of hydraulic horsepower per square inch of bottom hole area ( HSI ) .
Usually a balling operation will function very well with 2.0 feet of head in the upstream manhole to create a scouring velocity around the ball.
gloss: The measurement on a hydrometer of the amount of sugar in a liquid.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: In the next place, the defendant contrasts the dilution of Hayduck, which has a balling of about 1°, with the concentration of the dilute portion of the peptone wort of mash 1901, which had a balling of .8 °.
Fruit and syrup of 20°, 30° balling was found to be insipid and sour. The product was excellent syrup and in its own juice with equal in 40 and 45 degree ballings.
Zinfandel grapes were a stable grape for shipping. They had a balling of 24 (sugar content) which made a 12 percent alcohol wine, which was great for home winemakers.
gloss: Synonym of sexual intercourse.
pos: noun
tags: countable
slang
uncountable
examples: A very wise girl named Amaryllis once said to me "I like cuffing, but I don't want a boy who will swerk me just for the glory of it." Balling is something people do together too.
Sometimes balling just seems to be something that you just want to get over with, so you can start talking, but the man always leaves.
You know the bond, the thing that tied us up together was surfing and dope and balling [sex].
Derived words: antiballing
balling gun
balling-iron
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