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Princeton's WordNet

  1. follow-onnoun

    an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings

GCIDE

  1. follow-onadjective

    Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions.

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  1. Follow-on

    In the game of cricket, a team who batted second and scored significantly fewer runs than the team who batted first may be forced to follow-on: to take their second innings immediately after their first. The follow-on can be enforced by the team who batted first, and is intended to reduce the probability of a drawn result, by allowing the second team's second innings to be completed sooner. The follow-on occurs only in those forms of cricket where each team normally bats twice: notably in domestic first class cricket and international Test cricket. In these forms of cricket, a team cannot win a match unless at least three innings have been completed. If fewer than three innings are completed by the scheduled end of play, the result of the match can only be a draw. The decision to enforce the follow-on is made by the captain of the team who batted first, who considers the score, the apparent strength of the two sides, the conditions of weather and the pitch, and the time remaining. The rules governing the circumstances in which the follow-on may be enforced are found in Law 14 of the Laws of Cricket.

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  1. follow-on

    Follow-on typically refers to something that occurs or is carried out as a result of, in continuation of, or in close connection with something else. It can describe actions, events, or items that result or proceed from an initial undertaking. It is often used in business, sports, or other areas where actions or decisions function as a consequence or extension of prior actions or decisions. The specific implications can vary depending on the context.

Wikidata

  1. Follow-on

    Follow-on is a term used in the sport of cricket to describe a situation where the team that bats second is forced to take its second batting innings immediately after its first, because the team was not able to get close enough to the score achieved by the first team batting in the first innings. If the second team to bat scores substantially fewer runs than the first team, the first team can enforce the follow-on, instructing the second team to bat again immediately. In this case the sequence of batting innings will be first team, second team, second team and then, if needed, the first team again. This is in contrast to the normal progression of batting innings which is first team, second team, first team, second team. This rules governing the circumstances in which the follow-on may be enforced are found in Law 13 of the Laws of cricket.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of follow-on in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of follow-on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of follow-on in a Sentence

  1. Kelly Hannon:

    We know people have been stopped for extraordinary time periods leading up to these closure areas, but we are clearing trucks one by one to break through this blockage, and we will get to each driver and restore traffic flow, crews continue to work intensely to tow vehicles that are stuck and blocking the interstate near mile markers 136 in Stafford County, and then plow and treat the interstate to prevent follow-on crashes.

  2. Atif Latif:

    Mali attacks (have led to) follow-on concerns.

  3. Jason Zandberg:

    Most of the buying was done ahead of time, if an event is built in and there's no follow-on catalyst they tend to sell off on the news. This is all very positive.

  4. Jen Psaki:

    The president has made clear that he believes that through follow-on diplomacy, the United States seeks to lengthen and strengthen nuclear constraints on Iran and address other issues of concern. Iran must resume compliance with significant nuclear constraints under the deal in order for that to proceed, we would expect that some of his earlier conversations with foreign counterparts and foreign leaders will be with partners and allies and you would certainly anticipate that this would be part of the discussions.

  5. Oezlem Tuereci:

    At some point it became clear that it would not be possible to deliver so quickly, by then it was already too late to place follow-on orders.


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