Cricket. Designating a delivery judged to have been bowled too wide for the batter to hit from where he or she stands to receive the ball and from…

Cricket. (See shoot, v. 1i.)

(of a delivery) pitched right up to the batter, or (in early use) reaching the batter without bouncing; cf. short-pitched adj. at short, adj. n.adv.…

Cricket. Of a ball: rising sharply as a result of being pitched fast and short. Cf. bump, v.1 8a. Now rare.

Cricket. Of a ball: that is pitched too far.

Cricket. Of bowling: = overarm, adj. 1. Cf. overhand, adj. 2a. Obsolete.

Cricket. Of a delivery: short-pitched and rising sharply after pitching. Of bowling: consisting of or characterized by such deliveries. Of a bowler…

Cricket. Designating a right-handed bowler; bowled with the right arm.

That breaks, in various senses (chiefly intransitive) of the verb.

Baseball. Of a pitch: thrown in such a way that the ball swiftly drops or curves just before reaching the batter (cf. breaking ball n. at breaking…

Cricket. Of a ball: that breaks from the leg side. Cf. off-breaking, adj. Now rare.

Capable of being hit.

Of a ball: that breaks towards the leg side.

Cricket. Of a ball: pitched short of a length; = short, adj. 16.

Cricket. Of a ball: that swings in its flight away from the batter on or towards the off side.