/ Dictionary / Index B ball control: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ball' control" Pronunciation: [key] — Sports. Sports. a team's ability to maintain possession of the ball on offense. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. ball cock balled-and-burlapped Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language