Any of various related games played with a ball and (usually) a bat, in which a player strikes the ball with the bat or the hand and attempts to run…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > games similar to baseball > [noun] (25) baseball1748 Any of various related games played with a ball and (usually) a bat, in which a player strikes the ball with the bat or the hand and attempts to run… pat-ball1775 A game in which a ball is hit back and forth between players; spec. (usually derogatory): tennis, esp. when played slowly and tactically or without… town ball1813 = baseball, n. 1a. stickball1824 A children's game played with a stick and ball, usually with rules derived from baseball. rounders1828 In plural (rounders) with singular agreement. An outdoor ball game played between two sides on a field of (usually four) bases, in which each… roundball1834 U.S. regional (New England). In form round ball. = baseball, n. 1a. Cf. rounder, n.2 2a. Now historical. feeder1844 One who or that which supplies material for consumption or elaboration. The player who tosses the ball to the batter (in ‘Rounders’ and similar… one-old-cat1856 a form of baseball in which a batter scores by running from home base to the single other base and back again, and is succeeded as batter by the… softball1867 Originally and chiefly North American. A modified form of baseball played on a smaller field with a larger (and slightly softer) ball, seven rather… one-eyed cat1908 = one-old-cat n. at one, adj. n.pron. compounds 4. vigoroc1930 A team game combining elements of cricket and baseball, played with a soft rubber ball, mainly by women. slow-pitch1934 A variety of the game of softball featuring underarm pitching that must travel in an arc between 6 and 12 feet in height before landing on the… fast-pitch1939 A variety of the game of softball, featuring fast underarm pitching. stoop ball1941 a ball game resembling baseball, but in which the ball is thrown against a stoop or building rather than to a batter. fastball1943 Canadian. A variety of the game of softball, played with a smaller ball. lob ball1949 North American. A variety of the game of softball, featuring underarm pitching that must travel in an arc between 6 and 12 feet in height before… whiffle-ball1954 a light hollow ball used for playing a variety of baseball; also, a game played with such a ball; cf. Wiffle, n. Wiffle ball1955 (a proprietary name for) a light, hollow, perforated ball used to play a variety of baseball; a game played with such a ball; cf. whiffle-ball n. at w… T-ball1962 A variation of baseball played esp. by young children, in which batters attempt to hit a ball placed on a large tee at home plate rather than one… Subcategories:— complete circuit (1) — base (2) — ball (3) |
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