one short

Noun

Meaning

one short (uncountable)

(cricket) The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die. John Donne

A shadow flits before me, Not thou, but like to thee: Ah Christ, that it were possible For one short hour to see The souls we loved, that they might tell us What and where they be. Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Any heart turned Godward feels more joyIn one short hour of prayer, than e'er was raisedBy all the feasts of earth since its foundation. Philip James Bailey

Life-and-death. Lifedeath. One event. One short event. Don't forget. Robert Fulghum

One short step lengthens life. Romanian Proverb

God gives a curst one short horns. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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