snowball

snowball
1. noun /ˈsnəʊbɔːl,ˈsnoʊbɔːl/
a) A ball of snow, usually one made in the hand and thrown for amusement in a snowball fight; also a larger ball of snow made by rolling a snowball around in snow that sticks to it and increases its diameter.

Representatives of the small airlines that felt betrayed by Browns policy started a political snowball rolling, resulting in the Airmail Act of 1934...

b) A cocktail made from lemonade and advocaat.
2. verb /ˈsnəʊbɔːl,ˈsnoʊbɔːl/
a) To rapidly grow out of proportion or control.

The high unemployment rates quickly snowballed into a major budget problem for the government.

b) To play at throwing snowballs.

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