colloquial. In cricket and other games: a ball sent along the ground (Barrère & Leland).

Cricket and Baseball. A ball so bowled or batted as to skim along the surface of the ground.

North American Sport (originally Baseball). A throw, shot, etc., having a high arcing trajectory. Frequently attributive.

Sport (chiefly Golf). A stroke which causes the ball to fall dead rather than bounce on.

slang. A very powerful shot in a game.

slang. In Sport, an extremely fast shot or hit.

A person or animal that swerves; in Cricket and Baseball, a player or a ball that swerves.

A violent blow administered to a ball. slang (chiefly U.S.).

In Sport, a fast hard-struck shot or stroke.