BLACKBALL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) blackball is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

BLACKBALL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • vote against
    • refuse to endorse
    • refuse to assent
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The President vetoed the bill
    Hypernyms(s) blackball is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  2. Meaning
    • expel from a community or group
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) blackball is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)