boule vs ding

boule

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

noun
  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

ding

verb
  • To mishit (a golf ball). 

  • To make high-pitched sound like a bell. 

  • To keep repeating; impress by reiteration, with reference to the monotonous striking of a bell. 

  • To hit or strike. 

  • To fire or reject. 

  • To level up. 

  • To inflict minor damage upon, especially by hitting or striking. 

  • To deduct, as points, from (somebody), in the manner of a penalty; to penalize. 

  • To dash; to throw violently. 

noun
  • The high-pitched resonant sound of a bell. 

  • A rejection. 

  • The act of levelling up. 

  • An ancient Chinese vessel with legs and a lid. 

  • Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. 

  • An indigenous inhabitant of the New Territories entitled to the building a village house under the Small House Policy. 

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