Meaning of tice | Babel Free
/taɪs/Definitions
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A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker. dated
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A surname. countable, uncountable
- A ball left at a hittable but difficult distance or position, to lure the opponent into a mistake.
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A census-designated place in Lee County, Florida, United States. countable, uncountable
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An unincorporated community in Menard County, Illinois, United States. countable, uncountable
Examples
“Bowlers should practise both toss and tice.”
“The tice is almost a full pitch. If you have a long reach, go in and play forward; if not, however, keep your bat down, and block it.”
“1870 July, The Wykehamist, Number 33, page 1, Raynor, though somewhat wild, obtained an extraordinary number of wickets for very few runs, his fast "tices" quite puzzling the Eton bats.”
“1911, Henry Charles Howard Suffolk and Berkshire (Earl of), Hedley Peek, Frederick George Aflalo, The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games, Volume 1, page 452, A "yorker" (or "tice") pitches on, or within six inches of, the popping crease; […] .”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.