This meaning refers to a South American throwing weapon designed to wrap around and entangle the legs of animals.
The rider threw a bola toward the animal's legs.
Traditional hunters used bolas to capture running animals.
This foreign-language meaning refers to a ball used in games or to another object with a rounded shape.
In Spanish and Portuguese, bola commonly means ball.
The child kicked the bola across the yard.
This informal Spanish meaning refers to a false statement, fabrication, or exaggerated story.
In some Spanish expressions, bola can mean a lie.
He admitted that the entire story was a bola.
This extended foreign-language meaning refers to a ball-shaped mass, bundle, lump, or cluster of material.
The dough was shaped into a bola.
A bola of thread rolled beneath the table.
