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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Baseball A hit by which the batter reaches base safely without incurring an error, fielder's choice, or force play.

Wiktionary

  1. n. baseball A successful hit in which the batter safely reaches base

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Baseball) a hit, by which the batsman, without any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach the first base without being put out.
  2. n. (Baseball) See under Base, Safe, etc.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

Examples

  • “But in Game 2 Joe Oliver beat Dennis Eckersley with a 10th-inning base hit and the mighty ship that was Oakland began to take on water.”

    Simon & Schuster: Baseball’s Even Greater Insults

  • “By taking a high, inside fastball by pitcher Dennis Martinez over the left-field fence for his first career home run; by making a spectacular over-the-shoulder grab in left-center, and by robbing catcher Sandy Alomar, Jr. of a base hit with a diving stop between second and third base, then throwing strong to first to get the hitter by a step.”

    Simon & Schuster: One Season

  • “With Crazy Feet’s speed and a soggy, rain-soaked playing surface, any base hit to right garden could be a double, and shots down the line were potential three baggers.”

    Simon & Schuster: BLASTIN’ THE BLUES

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  1. hit

hyponyms (11)

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  1. single
  2. two-base hit
  1. triple
  2. bingle
  1. home run
  2. homer
  1. two-bagger
  2. two-baser
  1. double
  2. three-base hit
  1. three-bagger

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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. two-bagger
  2. single
  3. three-bagger
  4. triple
  5. double
  6. home run
  1. three-base hit
  2. two-base hit
  3. two-baser
  4. bingle
  5. homer
  6. foul
  1. steal
  2. hit
  3. sacrifice
  4. one-base hit
  5. scratch hit
  6. balloon
  1. base hit
  2. Musial
  3. Mays
  4. sacrifice bunt
  5. grand slam
  6. hit-and-run
  1. drag
  2. score
  3. sacrifice hit
  4. safe hit
  5. slugging average
  6. strike
  1. safety

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