- 1[countable] a ball that you make out of snow to throw at someone or something in a game a snowball fight Children were throwing snowballs at the passing traffic.
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- 2[singular] (often used as an adjective) a situation that develops more and more quickly as it continues All this publicity has had a snowball effect on the sales of their latest album.
- 3[countable] a cocktail (= a type of alcoholic drink) that contains advocaat and lemonade Idioms
to have no chance at all
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