Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cover drive

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables
cov-er -drive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

verb

To play a cover drive shot.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

cover drives (plural) cover drives (present, singular) cover driving (participle, present) cover drove (past) cover driven (participle, past)

Questions

What does cover drive mean?
A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

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