lay on a ball

lay Verb

— When you lay something, you place it down flat. Sally carefully laid out her clothing on the bed. — When an animal lays an egg, it makes and places it outside its body.

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

a Determinative

— A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

a Noun

— A is the first letter of the alphabet. The letter "a" comes before "b". — In some schools, an A is a very high grade. Ron got an A on his earth science test.

ball Noun

— A ball is a round thing. People often use them to play games. The croquet ball was hit through the wicket and the game was over. A ball is hit with a racquet in tennis. — A ball is a formal dance. There is an inaugural ball following the swearing-in of the new President. Cinderella lost her glass slipper at the Prince's ball. — the testicles John's balls ached because he hadn't had sex in two days. — "guts", fortitude, moral strength John didn't have the balls to quit his job, divorce his wife, and start a new life in Tahiti.

ball Verb

— If you ball something up, you make it into a ball shape. Ball the cookie dough, wrap it in paper, then freeze it. — sexual intercourse.