unball

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ ball

Verb[edit]

unball (third-person singular simple present unballs, present participle unballing, simple past and past participle unballed)

  1. (transitive) To release (the fists, etc.) from a balled shape.
  2. (intransitive) To recover one's original shape from a balled stance.
    • 2014, Chris Lynch, Cyberia:
      And just like he unballed, my multilingual hedgehog pal balls right back up into the safety of his disguise.