ballgame
/ˈbɔlˌɡeɪm/
noun
- A game played with a ball, especially baseball or basketball.
- The kids played a ballgame in the park until sunset.
- She has season tickets to all the home ballgames.
- We went to a ballgame at the stadium last night.
- A particular situation or set of circumstances (informal, figurative).
- After the merger, it was a whole new ballgame for the employees.
- Online learning is a completely different ballgame from traditional classes.
- When you have kids, life becomes a different ballgame.