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short leg

short leg noun: a fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.

Noun

short leg (countable and uncountable, plural short legs)

  1. (uncountable) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.
    • When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 148
    Synonyms:
    Boot Hill
  2. (countable) A fielder in this position.

short leg meaning in Tamil

short leg in Tamil

குறுக்குச்சுற்று தவிர்ப்பு கம்பி

Synonyms of short leg

Forms of short leg

pluralshort legs

Questions about short leg

What does short leg mean?
Short leg means a fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.
What is short leg in Tamil?
Short leg in Tamil is குறுக்குச்சுற்று தவிர்ப்பு கம்பி. See Short leg meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is short leg?
Short leg is a noun.
What is the plural of short leg?
The plural of short leg is short legs.

Words near short leg in the dictionary

  1. short illatives
  2. short king
  3. short kings
  4. short leash
  5. short leashes
  6. short leg
  7. short legs
  8. short line
  9. short lines
  10. short list
  11. short lists

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