leg break

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leg breyk]
- /lɛg breɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [leg breyk]
- /lɛg breɪk/

Definitions of leg break words

noun leg break a ball deviating to the off side from the leg side when bowled. 1
noun leg break a bowled ball that spins from leg to off on pitching 0
noun leg break (cricket) a normal ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, moving from leg to off (for a right-handed batsman). 0

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Origin of leg break

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Leg break

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leg break popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

leg break usage trend in Literature

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