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meatball
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
little, perfect, spicy
VERB + MEATBALL
age, ate, dip, eat, like, stuck
MEATBALL + NOUN
day, garlic, ketchup, recipe, sandwiches
PREP.
in, in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked.
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.
2
A stupid person; a meathead.
3
An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.
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.
4
An optical landing system.
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.
5
A menu icon of three horizontal dots.
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Meatballs was on the menu for lunch.
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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 lo
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1996: Mrs. Miracle. Debbie Macomber. Pg. 101. I prefer spaghetti with meatballs instead the meat all crumbled in with the sauce.
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He stuck a meatball with his fork.
Tatoeba · #29298705
If you dip this meatball in the ketchup, will the taste clash?
Tatoeba · #876699206
Our grandma had a recipe for the perfect meatball.
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