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square cut noun[ C ] sports specializeduk /ˈskweə ˌkʌt/ us /ˈskwer ˌkʌt/ in cricket, an attacking hit in which a batter (= the player who tries to hit the ball) hits the ball at right angles on the right side for a right-handed batter or on the left side for a left-handed batter: She unleashed a flashing square cut that raced to the boundary. He went to his hundred with a series of square cuts, pulls, and hooks. He failed to keep a square cut down and was caught at point. I'm strongest on the off side and my favourite shot is the square cut. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cricket 12th man all out all-rounder arm ball asking rate batting bowl eleven hook infield jaffa king pair late cut leg break strike rate sundries switch-hit tail tailender third man |