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Cannonball

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Noun

1. cannon ball, cannonball, round shot

a solid projectile that in former times was fired from a cannon

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Cannonball

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noun
1. 
a projectile fired from a cannon: usually a solid round metal shot
2. tennis
a. 
a very fast low serve
b. 
(as modifier)
a cannonball serve
3. 
a jump into water by a person who has his or her arms tucked into the body to form a ball
verb (intransitive)
4. (often foll by along, etc)
to rush along, like a cannonball
5. 
to execute a cannonball jump
adjective
6. 
very fast or powerful

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Cannonball

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noun
1. 
a heavy ball, esp. of iron, formerly used as a projectile in cannons
2.  Informal
a. 
a fast express train
b. 
a hard, driving serve in tennis
3. 
a feet-first dive done in a tuck position
adjective
4.  Slang
fast; rapid
verb intransitive
5.  Slang
to move very fast

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Cannonball

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n.
1. A round projectile fired from a cannon.
2. A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees, usually intended to make a big splash.
3. Something, such as a fast train, that moves with great speed.
4. Sports A fast low serve in tennis.
intr.v. can·non·balled, can·non·ball·ing, can·non·balls
1. To travel with great speed.
2. To jump into water while grasping one's upraised knees with one's arms.

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