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no ball

Nō ball
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh bawl]
    • /noʊ bɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [noh bawl]
    • /noʊ bɔl/

Definition of no ball words

  • noun no ball an unfairly bowled ball. 1

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Origin of no ball

First appearance:

before 1740
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for No ball

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

no ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% 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.

no ball usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for no ball

noun no ball

  • misthrow — (transitive) To throw incorrectly.

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