LBW

ɛl.biːˈdʌbəl.juː

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Definition of LBW - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Low Birth Weight

TECH.

weight of a baby less than normal at birth

TECH.

The doctor said the baby had LBW.

acr: leg before wicket

TECH.

when the ball hits the leg before the wicket

TECH.

The umpire gave him out LBW after the ball hit his leg first.

leg before wicket

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plumb

adj.

cricket

describing an LBW directly in front of wicket

leg before wicket

cricket

instance of a batsman being out by LBW rule

Examples of LBW in a sentence

The study focused on causes of LBW.
The umpire ruled it as LBW after a close review.
LBW decisions can be controversial in cricket matches.

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French:FPN, LBW, ...
German:LBW, Leg Before Wicket, ...
Italian:basso peso alla nascita, LBW, ...
Spanish:LBW, pierna antes del wicket, ...
Portuguese:peso baixo ao nascer, LBW, ...
Chinese:低出生体重, 腿前挡柱, ...
Japanese:低出生体重, レッグ・ビフォア・ウィケット, ...
Arabic:وَزْن مُنْخَفِض عِنْد الوِلادَة, لمسة الساق قبل الويكيت, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁקַל לֵידָה נָמוּךְ, פְּגִיעָה בָּרֶגֶל לִפְנֵי הַשַּׁעַר, ...
Russian:НМТ, мяч попал в ногу перед калиткой, ...
Ukrainian:Низька вага при народженні, удар по нозі перед воротами, ...
Hindi:कम जन्म वजन, एलबीडब्ल्यू, ...
Bengali:কম জন্ম ওজন, পায়ের আগে উইকেট, ...
Catalan:Baix Pes al Naixement, cama abans del wicket, ...
Czech:nízká porodní hmotnost, leg before wicket, ...
Danish:lav fødselsvægt, LBW, ...
Dutch:LBW, been voor wicket, ...
Greek:χαμηλό βάρος γέννησης, Πόδι πριν το γκολπόστ, ...
Hungarian:alacsony születési súly, lábelőtt, ...
Khmer:ទម្ងន់កំណើតទាប, បាល់ប៉ះជើងមុនប៉ះវីកិត, ...
Korean:LBW, 레그 비포 위켓, ...
Persian:LBW, پا قبل از ویکت, ...
Polish:niska masa urodzeniowa, noga przed bramką, ...
Portuguese (BR):LBW, leg before wicket, ...
Romanian:greutate mică la naștere, picior înainte de wicket, ...
Swedish:LBW, ben före wicket, ...
Thai:น้ำหนักแรกเกิดต่ำ, ขาบังก่อนวิกเก็ต, ...
Turkish:DDA, Bacak Öncesi Kaleye Çarpma, ...
Vietnamese:cân nặng khi sinh thấp, bóng chạm chân trước wicket, ...

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