Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.
- noun The ball that is used in this game.
- noun A game of darts in which the players attempt to score points by throwing the darts at a target laid out in the form of a baseball diamond.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A game of ball played by eighteen persons, nine on a side.
- noun The ball with which this game is played.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
- noun The ball used in this game.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four
bases , resulting in thescoring of arun . The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nineinnings , wins. - noun The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
- noun A variant of
poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
- noun a ball used in playing baseball
Etymologies
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For example, one of the most electrifying plays in baseball is the attempted steal of home, a feat that has all but vanished.
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For example, one of the most electrifying plays in baseball is the attempted steal of home, a feat that has all but vanished.
Stanley H. Teitelbaum: What's Wrong With Baseball? Stanley H. Teitelbaum 2010
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For example, one of the most electrifying plays in baseball is the attempted steal of home, a feat that has all but vanished.
Stanley H. Teitelbaum: What's Wrong With Baseball? Stanley H. Teitelbaum 2010
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However, Cronin's announcement of the franchise shift today contained the statement that "no person presently in baseball is being considered for Washington."
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The most consistent thing about Dunn, one of the most consistent players in baseball, is how often he simply takes the field.
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One of the oft-repeated axioms in baseball is that when the season starts, pitchers generally have the upper hand against hitters.
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December 20, 2006
bilby commented on the word baseball
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I got into a conversation the other day with a guy who sold stationery for a living. He resented the players. Why?
"They make too much money," he said.
"What's too much?" I asked.
"They make more in one time at bat than I do in a week."
"Would you trade places with them?"
"Absolutely."
"And if someone told you you were making too much money, what would you tell them?"
"I'd tell 'em it was none of their damn business."
November 22, 2007