no ball
1 of 2noun
: a bowled ball in a cricket game that because ruled unfair by the umpire cannot take a wicket, does not count as a ball in the over, and counts one run if not otherwise scored from compare extra
no-ball
2 of 2transitive verb
: to declare a delivery by (a cricket bowler) to be a no ball
Word History
Etymology
Noun
from the umpire's call "no ball"
Transitive verb
no ball