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Meaning of "leg bye" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEG BYE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEG BYE

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Leg bye is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEG BYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Leg bye

In the sport of cricket, a leg bye is a run scored by the batting team when the batsman has not hit the ball with his bat, but the ball has hit the batsman's body or protective gear.

Definition of leg bye in the English dictionary

The definition of leg bye in the dictionary is a run scored after the ball has hit the batsman's leg or some other part of his body, except his hand, without touching the bat lb.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEG BYE

leg
leg before wicket
leg bone
leg break
leg iron
leg it
leg muscle
leg rope
leg shield
leg up
leg-o´-mutton
leg-o´-mutton sleeve
leg-of-mutton
leg-of-mutton sleeve
leg-pull
leg-pulling
leg-rope
leg.
legacies
legacy

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEG BYE

abye
by the bye
bye
bye-bye
Debye
forbye
golden goodbye
goodbye
inbye
rockabye
upbye

Synonyms and antonyms of leg bye in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leg bye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEG BYE

Find out the translation of leg bye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leg bye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leg bye» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

腿再见
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pierna bye
570 millions of speakers

English

leg bye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लेग बाइ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وداعا الساق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нога свидания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

perna bye
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লেগ বি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jambe bye
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kaki kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bein bye
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脚さようなら
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다리 안녕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sikil kaki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chân tạm biệt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால் பை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लेग बाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bacaklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gamba bye
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

noga bye
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нога побачення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pa picior
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bye πόδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

been bye
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ben bye
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

leg bye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leg bye

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEG BYE»

The term «leg bye» is used very little and occupies the 162.184 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEG BYE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leg bye

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEG BYE»

Discover the use of leg bye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leg bye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cricket For Dummies
I/ Leg bye: Should the ball strike the batsman's leg guards — also called pads — or any part of the anatomy, without touching the bat then he is free to attempt to run a leg bye. Any runs scored are added to the batting teams total but not to that  ...
Julian Knight, 2013
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The Pearson Guide to the LLB Entrance Examinations
Bye and leg bye A run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called a 'bye'. If the ball goes off the batsman's leg it is a 'leg bye ', but runs cannot be taken unless the batsman was definitely aiming a stroke.
Thorpe Edgar, 2008
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The Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2012
It was Larwood, an English fast bowler, who practised this in test series against Australia. Bosie Term common in Australia for 'googly,' derived from the name of the player who first perfected it, B. J . T. Bosanquet. Bye and Leg Bye A run taken  ...
Edgar Thorpe, 2012
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The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, 1/e
Bye and leg bye A run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called a 'bye'. If the ball goes off the batsman's leg it is a 'leg bye ', but runs cannot be taken unless the batsman was definitely aiming a stroke.
Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe, 2009
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The Pearson CSAT Manual 2011
Bye and leg bye A run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called a 'bye'. If the ball goes off the batsman's leg it is a 'leg bye ', but runs cannot be taken unless the batsman was definitely aiming a stroke.
Edgar Thorpe, Showick Thorpe, Thorpe Edgar
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The Pearson General Knowledge Manual 2011
Bye and Leg Bye A run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called a 'Bye'. If the ball goes off the batsman's leg, it is a 'leg bye' but runs cannot be taken unless the batsman was definitely aiming a stroke.
Thorpe Edgar, 2011
7
Postal Assistants
Leg Bye: When the ball touches any part of the batsman's body (except his hand) and any runs are made, the score will be categorised as leg bye. Maiden Over: When no run is scored in an over, it is termed as maiden over. No Ball: If the ...
V.V.K. Subburaj
8
Understanding Cricket
... part of him except his bat, hands (remember these count as part of the bat) or helmet, the striker may still make a run if he feels it is safe to do so. This is a 'leg bye'. • lf the striker makes a run but the umpire decides that the ball was a no ball,  ...
Julia Hickey, 2006
9
RRB (Gangman, Khalasi)
Leg Bye: When the ball touches any part of the batsman's body (except his hand) and any runs are made, the score will be categorised as leg bye. Maiden Over: When no run is scored in an over, it is termed as maiden over. No Ball: lf the ...
V.V.K. Subburaj
10
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage: The Classic First Edition
The noun is bye (leg-bye ; Jones a bye ; by the bye). 2. The adjective (collateral, subordinate, incidental, additional, &e.) should be written by- (by-road, by- election, &c.) ; the spelling bye is due to the desire to distinguish from the preposition, ...
H. W. Fowler, David Crystal, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEG BYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leg bye is used in the context of the following news items.
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Live Cricket Score, India vs Zimbabwe 2015, 2nd T20I at Harare …
Leg Bye. DOT! Chibhabha plays it to covers. ONE! Chibhabha plays it to deep square leg to get off the mark. WIDE! Sandeep strays down leg. «Cricket Country, Jul 15»
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Standford, Amsterdam lead USA to solid win
An alert Dodson denied a leg bye and ran Aizaz Khan out. Then Timil induced a mistimed drive from Haseeb Amjad to long-off, where Naseer ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
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The Ashes 2015: All the day 3 action from England v Australia at Lord's
A leg bye adds another to the total before Warner gets off the mark when he could have been heading off with a duck to his name, a loose shot ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Live Commentary: The Ashes - Second Test, Day Three - Sports Mole
Nevill does well to stop a skidding low ball later in the over, while the final delivery sees Cook claim a single leg bye. ENG 194-5Similar story in ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
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Willey stars as Steelbacks secure vital win against Vikings …
Just one leg bye was conceded from a fantastic first over and the Vikings were soon ruing the loss of another wicket in the third over. Josh Cobb ... «Daventry Express, Jul 15»
6
Connor Hawkins piles on the runs as Grimsby Town CC shine
... came in the 47th over of the home side's innings, when with the score on 211 for five, Nurse went for a quick leg bye and Dave Carr swooped ... «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
7
Notts Outlaws win last-ball thriller against Lancashire Lightning
Taylor and Mark Wood scampered a leg bye off the fourth ball and Taylor hit a boundary to make the target two runs for victory off the final ball, ... «SkySports, Jul 15»
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As it happened: Bangladesh vs South Africa, 3rd ODI
19.3 M Morkel to T Iqbal, Leg bye! Slower shortish ball on leg, goes for a pull but is struck in the chest on the follow through. Gets a single. «IBNLive, Jul 15»
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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Live Score: 2nd ODI in Pallekele
48.1 N Pradeep to A Ali, Leg bye! Full length ball and it has been struck on the thigh pads outside off. They pick up a single. 271/6. Pradeep ... «IBNLive, Jul 15»
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Ashes 2015: England v Australia – first Test, day four – as it happened
Just a leg bye from the over. ...... Warner takes a leg bye to bring Smith on strike and Root sticks to round the wicket against the right hander. «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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