Performed with the arm stiff or unflexed; spec. in Cricket = straight-armed adj. at straight, adj. n.adv. compounds 1c (now Historical).

with the arm unflexed; spec. designating a style of round-arm bowling with a straight arm, or an exponent of this style (now Historical).

Cricket. Designating a style of bowling performed with an outward swinging movement of the arm, or a bowler who bowls with such an action.

Cricket. Of bowling: = round-arm, adj. 1. Now rare.

Cricket. Of bowling: Performed with the hand held under the ball and lower than the shoulder or (formerly) the elbow. (Cf. under-arm, adj. 1 and unde…

Cricket. = round-arm, adj. 1.

Performed by flexure of the wrist; marked by or clever in wrist-work.

Designating bowling of a reasonably fast pace; (also) that bowls or is bowled at such a pace.

Cricket. = underhand, adj. 1c 1d.

Cricket. Of bowling: delivered at speed. Also of a bowler: fast. Cf. sense B. 8.

Cricket. A style of bowling with a high overarm delivery. ? Obsolete.

Cricket (originally Australian). Chiefly in form bodyline. Also with capital initial. Designating fast, often short-pitched bowling aimed at the…