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pad play

pad play noun: a style of play in which the pads, rather than the bat, are deliberately used to deflect the ball away from the wicket.

Noun

pad play (uncountable)

  1. A style of play in which the pads, rather than the bat, are deliberately used to deflect the ball away from the wicket.

Questions about pad play

What does pad play mean?
Pad play means a style of play in which the pads, rather than the bat, are deliberately used to deflect the ball away from the wicket.
What part of speech is pad play?
Pad play is a noun.

Words near pad play in the dictionary

  1. pad elephants
  2. pad kee mao
  3. pad kee mow
  4. pad out
  5. pad paper
  6. pad play
  7. pad printing
  8. pad room
  9. pad rooms
  10. pad saw
  11. pad saws

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