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eight-ball
verb
To pot all one's colour balls and then the black ball (or eight-ball) without the opponent potting a single one.
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The game follows the standard rules of eight-ball billiards.
"We're certainly behind the eight-ball," Spurrier said.
Jim Williamson '64 and wife Judy celebrate "1964 evermore" with eight-ball balloons.
She was the Youth European Champion in eight-ball six consecutive years from 1999 2004.
True, you might legitimately level the same accusation at eight-ball pool, but eight-ball pool is not, praise the Lord, an Olympic pursuit.
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Behind the eight ball.
Only the eight ball remained.
One was called Magic Eight Ball Distribution.
Choose the eight ball icon.
And they started behind the eight ball.
We are definitely behind the eight ball right now".
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