baseball
noun
Simple meaning
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbeɪsˈbɔl
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Definition
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noun
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and East Asia, in which the objective is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
Used this way, baseball is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
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Compound terms
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An implement used in baseball by the batter.
A cap with a bill.
A trading card with a picture of a baseball player and information about his playing record.
A meeting at which baseball players receive special evaluation and instruction.
A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together.
A coach of baseball players.
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Sense: sport common in North America or the Caribbean
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