baseball

A2 Topic:Sports & Fitness

US /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/ UK /ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ See IPA manual

Freq #2862

Meanings

1

noun
A team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases to score.

They went to watch a baseball game on Sunday afternoon.
2

noun
The ball used in the game of baseball.

He caught the baseball with his glove.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a team sport in which... baseball game

Word family

Forms baseballs

Derived forms antibaseballbaseballdombaseballerbaseballesebaseballingbaseballistbasebrawlinside-baseballnonbaseball

Related forms rounderssoftballwiffleball

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Phrases (1)

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baseball coach
a person who trains and directs baseball players

Noun + noun

Proverbs (1)

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There's no crying in baseball

Etymology

From base + ball.

Topics

Sports & Fitness

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