"no ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-no ball.ogg [Australia] Forms: no balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} no ball (plural no balls)
  1. (cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire. Categories (topical): Cricket Translations (a ball not delivered in accordance with regulations for the game.): tuku hē (Maori)
    Sense id: en-no_ball-en-noun-6Wu2j~NN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Audio: en-au-no ball.ogg [Australia] Forms: no balls [present, singular, third-person], no balling [participle, present], no balled [participle, past], no balled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} no ball (third-person singular simple present no balls, present participle no balling, simple past and past participle no balled)
  1. (cricket, of a bowler) To bowl a no ball. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-no_ball-en-verb-QPCETspl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (cricket, of an umpire) To call and signal a no ball. Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-no_ball-en-verb-koAILa7i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 34 29 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a ball not delivered according to the rules of the game.): tukunga hē (Maori)
Disambiguation of 'a ball not delivered according to the rules of the game.': 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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