Cricket. The action of the verb (see curl, v.1 9); spec. = break, n.1 5, spin, n.1 2c.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [noun] > a ball bowled > motion of ball > specific (22) curl1833 Cricket. The action of the verb (see curl, v.1 9); spec. = break, n.1 5, spin, n.1 2c. screw1840 Sport and Games. Cricket and Baseball. Spin or a twist imparted to a ball on delivery. Also: a ball to which spin has been imparted on delivery. Now… devil1845 Cricket. A quality in a bowler's delivery, or in the condition of the pitch, that causes the ball to move or rise rapidly, making it particularly… rise1845 Sport. The upward movement of a ball after being thrown or struck by a bat or racket. Chiefly in on the rise: (of a ball) whilst on an upward… work1846 Cricket. Spin imparted to the ball by the bowler; esp. = break, n.1 5. Cf. work, v. 42g. break1851 Cricket. A ‘twist’ or deviation of the ball from its previous direction on touching the ground. break-back n. the breaking in of a ball from the… spin1851 Cricket. A twisting motion given to the ball when bowled or thrown. Also, the ability to impart such a motion to the ball; spin-bowling. hang1866 A slackening or suspension of motion. Also in Cricket (see hang, v. 19b). bump1867 Cricket. A sharp rise in the trajectory of a ball after pitching. Also: the capacity to bowl deliveries which rise sharply after pitching. Cf. bump… fire1888 Cricket. Pace and steep bounce in a delivery of a ball, which disconcerts or causes difficulty to the batter; the quality or property ascribed to… leg-spin1888 spin that causes the ball to turn from the leg side towards the off side after it has pitched; (later also) bowling, typically wrist-spin, in… air break1900 Cricket. A swerve, or deviation in the air, of the ball when bowled. Now rare. turn1900 Cricket. The (intentional) deviation of a ball on pitching; = break, n.1 5. underspin1901 A backward spin on a ball while in motion. off-spin1904 Spin that causes the ball to turn from the off side towards the leg side after it has bounced; bowling in which the ball is delivered with this… finger spin1905 (a) Cricket spin imparted to a ball with the fingers when bowling; (also) bowling of this type; frequently contrasted with wrist-spin; (b) (in… swing1906 Cricket. A curving deviation of a ball from a straight line of flight on delivery, occasioned by a combination of the angle of its seam and the… back-spin1916 = underspin, n. outswing1921 Swing (swing, n.2 8g) away from the batter towards the offside, typically used by the bowler to make the batter edge the ball and give a catch to… inswing1927 the swerve or swing imparted to such a ball; a ball bowled in this manner. away swing1936 swing (swing, n.2 8g) away from the batter towards the offside, typically used by the bowler to make the batter edge the ball and give a catch to… wrist-spin1960 spin imparted to a ball by the wrist; cf. finger spin n. at finger, n. compounds 2a. |
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