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ball up

VERB
botch
Synonyms
WEAK
blunder boggle botch up bungle flub foul up fumble make a muck of mess up mishandle mismanage muddle muff
VERB
confuse
Synonyms
WEAK
confound destroy disorder jumble make unclear mess up mix up muddle ruin scramble

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His advice to Contreras for whenever the New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge came to the plate was simply to keep the ball up and away, then pound him hard inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The Lakers coughed the ball up 21 times against the Pistons the other night.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2026

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ozcan rifled home from the edge of the box after Orkun Kokcu had set the ball up nicely for him.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Against a good press or a higher defensive block, Liverpool have struggled to get the ball up the pitch as effectively as they did last season.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Then I ball up Nino Carlitos’s halfironed shirt and hurl it against the wall.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau