| 单词 | to break a ball |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto break a ball 31. To alter abruptly the direction of (a line). to break a ball (Cricket): to make it change its direction on touching the ground. to break joint: said of stones or bricks in a building, when the lines of junction are not continuous. to break sheer: see sheer n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > direct [verb (transitive)] > change the direction of wrya1400 divert1548 wrench1582 break1600 deflect1615 deviate1660 wrest1759 sidetrack1887 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > disposition of stones or bricks > of stones or bricks: lie [verb (intransitive)] > be discontinuous to break joint1793 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > bowl [verb (transitive)] > bowl in specific manner twist1816 overthrow1833 to bowl over the wicket1851 overpitch1851 bump1869 york1882 to break a ball1884 flog1884 to bowl round (or formerly outside) the wicket1887 turn1898 flick1902 curl1904 spin1904 volley1909 flight1912 to give (a ball) air1920 tweak1935 move1938 overspin1940 swing1948 bounce1960 cut1960 seam1963 dolly1985 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxiii. 141 He [sc. the ox] breaketh not vp his taile, but suffereth it to draw all along after him. 1660 tr. H. Blum Bk. Five Collumnes Archit. (new ed.) B This Pillar is broken perfectly. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) The ray of incidence..is, as it were, broken and bent into another direction. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §42 Breaking joint one course upon the other. 1884 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 40) 29 Cooper..has the faculty of breaking a ball two or three feet. 1884 W. G. Grace in Pall Mall Gaz. 3 Oct. 2/1 He says that a fast bowler can ‘break’ both ways, but admits that this cannot be done with precision. < as lemmas |
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