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MAIDEN OVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored
Synonyms:
maiden; maiden over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("maiden over" is a kind of...):
over ((cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch)
Domain category:
cricket (a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs)