no-ball n 1. (Cricket) cricket an illegal ball, as for overstepping the crease, throwing, etc, for which the batting side scores a run, and from which the batsman can be out only by being run out 2. (Team Sports, other than specified) rounders an illegal ball, esp one bowled too high or too low sentence substitute (Cricket) cricket rounders a call by the umpire indicating a no-ball vb (General Sporting Terms) (tr) cricket (of an umpire)a. to declare (a bowler) to have bowled a no-ballb. to declare (a delivery) to be a no-ball Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014no-ballA ball judged illegal because of some infringement by the bowler. The batting side scores one run unless the batsman hits it.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited