TENNIS BALL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tennis ball mean? 

• TENNIS BALL (noun)
  The noun TENNIS BALL has 1 sense:

1. ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis

  Familiarity information: TENNIS BALL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TENNIS BALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ball about the size of a fist used in playing tennis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tennis ball" is a kind of...):

ball (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games)

 Context examples 

When you play the piano or hit a tennis ball you are activating the cerebellum.

(Cerebellar Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)