"bowl a googly" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bowl a googly.ogg Forms: bowls a googly [present, singular, third-person], bowling a googly [participle, present], bowled a googly [participle, past], bowled a googly [past]
Etymology: From the cricket term. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bowl a googly (third-person singular simple present bowls a googly, present participle bowling a googly, simple past and past participle bowled a googly)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic, UK, figuratively) to surprise (someone); to introduce (to someone) something unexpected, underhand or requiring a quick reaction or correction. Tags: UK, figuratively, idiomatic, transitive Translations (to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected): lyödä ällikällä (Finnish), prendre de court (French), poser une colle (French)
    Sense id: en-bowl_a_googly-en-verb-8KWc~z~I Categories (other): British English, English predicates, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English predicates: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'to require a quick reaction from by doing something unexpected': 95 5
  2. (transitive, intransitive, cricket) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bowl, googly. Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Cricket Synonyms: catch unawares, catch off guard, wrong-foot Related terms: throw for a loop, throw somebody a curve, curveball
    Sense id: en-bowl_a_googly-en-verb-Xooj6l4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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