- 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