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The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his…The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).
» Our team is one player short.
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1 senses(uncountable)The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).
Examples
16 sentencesOur team is one player short.
This is one of the shortest books I've read.
This is one of the shortest books that I've read.
This is one of the shortest books I've ever read.
This is one of the shortest books that I've ever read.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable