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baseball
[beys-bawl]
noun
a game of ball between two nine-player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond-shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 feet (27 meters) apart, forming a circuit that must be completed by a base runner in order to score, the central offensive action entailing hitting of a pitched ball with a wooden or metal bat and running of the bases, the winner being the team scoring the most runs.
the ball used in this game, being a sphere approximately 3 inches (7 centimeters) in diameter with a twine-covered center of cork covered by stitched horsehide.
Cards.a variety of five-card or seven-card stud poker in which nines and threes are wild and in which threes and fours dealt face up gain the player either penalties or privileges.
baseball
/ ˈɪˌɔː /
noun
a team game with nine players on each side, played on a field with four bases connected to form a diamond. The object is to score runs by batting the ball and running round the bases
the hard rawhide-covered ball used in this game
Other 51Թ Forms
- probaseball adjective
Example Sentences
But, in the wake of the biggest trade so far this season, I thought back to the mission statement the Dodgers’ president of baseball operations put upon himself last winter.
And two more nights of emotionally charged rivalry baseball are still left.
He told police Brown came across the landing and walked into their flat, which was unlocked, and then started his attack with a baseball bat and a knife.
I play professional baseball and my teammates are 20 years younger than me.
On the field, he’s produced the first 50-50 season in baseball history and won a World Series.
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