no-ball

Nō-ball

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [noh bawl]
- /noʊ bɔl/
- /nəʊ bɔːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noh bawl]
- /noʊ bɔl/

Definitions of no-ball word

noun no-ball an unfairly bowled ball. 1
countable noun no-ball In cricket, a no-ball is a ball that is bowled in a way that is not allowed by the rules. It results in an extra run being given to the side that is batting. 0
noun no-ball an illegal ball, as for overstepping the crease, throwing, etc, for which the batting side scores a run, and from which the batsman can be out only by being run out 0
noun no-ball an illegal ball, esp one bowled too high or too low 0
sentence substitute no-ball a call by the umpire indicating a no-ball 0
verb no-ball to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ball 0

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Origin of no-ball

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for No-ball

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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no-ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.