baseball
has definitions from the fields of baseball,sport,games
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[ noun ] (baseball,sport,games) a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of 9 players; teams take turns at bat trying to score run
Synonyms Examples "he played baseball in high school" "there was a baseball game on every empty lot" "play ball!" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Boston_Red_Sox Outfielder Jackie_Jensen said Monday night he was through playing baseball . Liston is Bill_Liston , baseball writer for the Boston_Traveler , who quoted Jensen as saying : Just when it seems baseball might be losing its grip on the masses up pops heroics to start millions of tongues to wagging . Both , of_course , were remarkable feats and further embossed the fact that baseball rightfully is the national pastime . It will forever be a baseball mystery how a team will suddenly start hitting after a distressing slump . Related terms ball_game field_game three-hitter no-hit_game daisy_cutter one-hitter rounders perfect_game four-hitter steal professional_baseball softball hardball five-hitter stickball two-hitter pitching error pitch batting grounder plunk liner bunt fielding fly catching base_hit fair_ball out baseball_play tag foul pitcher catcher hit walk bat ballplayer pitching home_plate walk base_on_balls single mound baseball_diamond major_league shortstop outfielder drive_in pitch pop batter fan out steal minor_league error right-handed_pitcher batting_average double batting blast fastball ballpark base_runner batting_coach ball_game first_baseman base_hit second_baseman liner batting_average fielding_average foul plunk fumble fielding ground_out bunt bunt bounce_out triple fly aboard bat strike_out grounder tag nab pinch_hitter infielder wind_up run_bases no-hit ball-hawking hitless batting_order third_baseman assist farm_team putout catching cut_down starting_pitcher bat_boy pitching_coach die backstop catch bear_down fumble sacrifice closer triple_crown screwballer fair retire foul in-bounds fly foul connect tag texas_leaguer pull ground ground flare shoestring_catch fair_ball bat submarine switch-hit bat safe triple-crown put_out whiff baseball_equipment backstop ground_rule cleanup baseball_coach lead baseball_play strikeout out away |
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[ noun ] (baseball,games) a ball used in playing baseball
Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Not satisfied with various unofficial checks on the liveliness of baseballs currently in_use , the major_leagues have ordered their own tests , which are in_progress at Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)The only area in which American boys hold their own is the baseball throw . Related terms |
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