"close the face" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-close the face.ogg [Australia] Forms: closes the face [present, singular, third-person], closing the face [participle, present], closed the face [participle, past], closed the face [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} close the face (third-person singular simple present closes the face, present participle closing the face, simple past and past participle closed the face)
  1. (idiomatic, cricket) To turn the face of the bat inwards, in order to hit the ball to the leg side. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-close_the_face-en-verb-9xqXD5qu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Download JSON data for close the face meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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