Meaning ofball upin English

Verb

1. to crush into a ball shape; deform
   The metal worker will ball up the scrap metal for recycling.
2. to hunch over and pull in limbs
   The injured animal will ball up in a corner to protect itself.
3. to form metals into balls for furnace removal
   The blacksmith needs to ball up the hot metal into spheres.
4. to coil into a rounded shape
   The gardener will ball up the long wires into circular coils.
5. to ruin or mess something up; make a mistake
   The new employee managed to ball up the entire project with a single mistake.
6. to become or cause confusion; discombobulate someone
   The complex instructions will ball up the student's mind and cause confusion.