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handled the ball

handled the ball phrase: describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat.

Phrase

handled the ball

  1. Describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat.

Questions about handled the ball

What does handled the ball mean?
Handled the ball means describing a way of getting out in which the batsman deliberately touches the ball with the hand not holding the bat.
What part of speech is handled the ball?
Handled the ball is a phrase.

Words near handled the ball in the dictionary

  1. handlebars
  2. handlebodies
  3. handlebody
  4. handled
  5. handled oneself
  6. handled the ball
  7. handled up
  8. handled with kid gloves
  9. handled without gloves
  10. handled without mittens
  11. handleless

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