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ground·out

(ground′out′)

n. Baseball

A play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to a fielder.

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groundout

(ˈɡraʊndaʊt)

(Baseball) baseball the process of putting out a batter who has hit a ball along the ground by fielding the ball and throwing it to first base

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ground•out

(ˈgraʊndˌaʊt)

n.

a baseball play in which a batter is put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.

[1960–65]

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