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baseball - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'baseball' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Baseball [ n.]
- 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.
- The ball used in this game.

Meaning of 'baseball' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . baseball [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
Example in sentence:
  • he played baseball in high school;
  • play ball!;
  • there was a baseball game on every empty lot;
  • there was a desire for National League ball in the area