snowball

/ˌsnoʊˈbɔl/

/ˈsnʌʊbɔl/

Other forms: snowballs; snowballing; snowballed

Definitions of snowball

1. noun

   snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
   type of:

   ball

   a spherical object used as a plaything
2. noun

   ball of crushed ice with fruit syrup
   type of:

   frozen dessert

   any of various desserts prepared by freezing
3. noun

   ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce
   type of:

   frozen dessert

   any of various desserts prepared by freezing
4. noun

   plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
   synonyms: Abronia elliptica, sweet sand verbena

   type of:

   sand verbena

   any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
5. verb

   increase or accumulate at a rapidly accelerating rate
   type of:

   increase

   become bigger or greater in amount
6. verb

   throw snowballs at
   type of:

   bombard, pelt

   cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile