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inning
[in-ing]
noun
Baseball.a division of a game during which each team has an opportunity to score until three outs have been made against it.
a similar opportunity to score in certain other games, as horseshoes.
an opportunity for activity; a turn.
Now the opposition will have its inning.
(used with a singular verb)innings,
Cricket.a unit of play in which each team has a turn at bat, the turn of a team ending after ten players are put out or when the team declares.
land reclaimed, especially from the sea.
the act of reclaiming marshy or flooded land.
enclosure, as of wasteland.
the gathering in of crops.
inning
/ ˈɪɪŋ /
noun
baseball a division of the game consisting of a turn at bat and a turn in the field for each side
archaicthe reclamation of land from the sea
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inning1
Example Sentences
The opening batter was catapulted back into the Australian side in the 2021-22 Ashes series after Travis Head got Covid, and made hundreds in both innings which revived his international career.
Pitcher, Seth Hernandez, Corona, Sr.: He struck out 105 in 53 1/3 innings while walking seven and giving up 19 hits.
It showed his pinpoint control and how much he had improved over his junior season, when he walked 15 in 56 innings.
He had the luxury of a six-run lead by the top of the third inning.
An early lead shrunk across four innings on a muggy afternoon.
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