What is the meaning of the word "ball"?

Definitions:

a compact mass noun
- A ball of mud caught them on the shoulder.
a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass noun
- the ball at the base of the thumb
a pitch that is not in the strike zone noun
- The pitcher threw nine straight balls before being yanked from the game.
a solid projectile that is shot by a musket noun
- they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball
a spherical object used as a plaything noun
- The toddler played with their rubber ball in the bathtub.
an object with a spherical shape noun
- a ball of fire
one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens noun
- I was kicked in the balls and the culprit got away.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games noun
- The ball travelled 90 mph on their serve.
the people assembled at a lavish formal dance noun
- the ball was already emptying out before the fire alarm sounded
to form into a ball by winding or rolling verb
- I ball wool in the fall.