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black·ball
 blackball
- pronunciation:
- blaek
bawl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blackballed, blackballing, blackballs |
| definition 1: |
to cast out, as from a group; ostracize.
- synonyms:
- eject, ostracize, oust, run out, send to Coventry
- similar words:
- ban, banish, blacklist, bounce, cashier, dismiss, drum out, exclude, exile, expatriate, expel, kick out, spurn
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| definition 2: |
to vote against or refuse membership to.
- synonyms:
- bar, debar, exclude, ostracize, reject
- similar words:
- ban, banish, blacklist, cold-shoulder, disapprove, high-hat, proscribe, refuse, snub, spurn
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| related words: |
bar, suspend, transport |
| contrasting words: |
admit, welcome |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a negative vote, esp. against a candidate for admission to a social organization.
- synonyms:
- denial, disapproval, nay, turndown
- similar words:
- blacklist, exclusion, ostracism, ouster, rejection, shutout, thumbs down
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