meatball

noun
UK /ˈmiːt.bɔːl/
US /ˈmiːt.bɑːl/

A meatball is a small round ball of ground meat that you cook and eat.

Mom put three meatballs on top of my spaghetti.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A dull, stupid, or uninteresting person.

Don't be such a meatball and help us out.

3. In baseball, a pitch that is easy to hit.

The pitcher threw a meatball, and the batter hit it out of the park.

4. A small round ball of any food, such as a vegetarian or fish version.

We made fish meatballs with rice for dinner.