RESULT

Result

The result in a game of cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing, a draw or a tie. In the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with no result. Which of these results applies, and how the result is expressed is governed by Law 21 of the Laws of cricket.

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result

Noun

  1. That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
  2. The fruit, beneficial or tangible effect(s) achieved by effort.
  3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative assembly; a resolve; a decree.
  4. A flying back; resilience.
  5. The final score in a game.
  6. A positive or favourable outcome for someone.

Verb

  1. To proceed, spring or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.
  2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have consequences; followed by in.
  3. To return to the proprietor (or heirs) after a reversion.
  4. To leap back; to rebound.

Interjection

  1. An exclamation of joy following a favorable outcome.


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