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Overarm vs Roundarm - What's the difference?

overarm | roundarm | see also |

As adjectives the difference between overarm and roundarm

is that overarm is throwing while having the hand above the elbow while roundarm is an obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.

As an adverb overarm

is having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing.

overarm

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Throwing while having the hand above the elbow

    • Antonyms

    * underarm

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Having the hand above the arm at the time of throwing
    • In cricket, one must only bowl overarm .

    Antonyms

    * underarm

    roundarm

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (cricket) An obsolete style of bowling where the bowler's arm is at right angles to the body at the point of delivery.

    • See also

    * underarm * overarm