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Also seen as: googles · googling · googled
Sense 1
To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
Gói bóng cricket khiến nó thực hiện một cú đánh xoay chiều
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Verb
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Of a bowler: to bowl or deliver a googly.
Verb
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 3
An Internet search, such as one performed on the Google search engine.
Tìm kiếm trên internet, như được thực hiện trên công cụ tìm kiếm Google
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NounRegister: informal
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 4
A match obtained by a query in the Google search engine.
Kết quả tìm kiếm được từ một truy vấn trên công cụ tìm kiếm Google
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NounRegister: dated, informal
Examples
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “google” mean?
To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
Is “google” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.