cover drive

noun

A type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

“With 8 required from 2 balls, Forde hit two back to back cover drives and sealed the game for his team.”

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Meanings

nouncover drive (plural cover drives)

plural cover drives

  1. ball gamesA type of shot played by the batsman bringing the bat down vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of cover.

    With 8 required from 2 balls, Forde hit two back to back cover drives and sealed the game for his team.

verbcover drive (third-person singular simple present cover drives, present participle cover driving, simple past cover drove, past participle cover driven)

present singular third person cover drives · participle present cover driving · past cover drove · participle past cover driven

  1. intransitiveball gamesTo play a cover drive shot.
Cite this entry
APA

cover drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20drive

MLA

“cover drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20drive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cover drive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cover%20drive.

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