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BALL-BREAKER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing

Example:

Vietnam was a ball-breaker

Synonyms:

ball-breaker; ball-buster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("ball-breaker" is a kind of...):

chore; job; task (a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A demanding woman who destroys men's confidence

Synonyms:

ball-breaker; ball-buster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ball-breaker" is a kind of...):

adult female; woman (an adult female person (as opposed to a man))

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