leg before wicket

leg be·fore wick·et

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Definitions of leg before wicket words

noun leg before wicket a manner of dismissal on the grounds that a batsman has been struck on the leg by a bowled ball that otherwise would have hit the wicket 0
noun leg before wicket (cricket) An instance of a batsman being out due to the leg before wicket law. 0
adverb leg before wicket (cricket) Describing the way of getting out in which the ball would have hit the batsman's wicket, but hits the batsman's legs or more rarely another part of the batsman's body without first hitting the bat or a hand holding the bat. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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