ump
1 of 2noun
ˈəmp 
: umpire sense 1
ump
2 of 2verb
umped; umping; umps
intransitive verb
: to act as umpire
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 Costello knows that, and the NCAA should not let this ump work in the Super Regional. Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 When home-plate ump Ryan Additon said something to Votto, Votto turned around and went off for about two minutes. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022 After his ninth-inning strikeout, Baez and Hinch were both ejected by home plate ump ire Nick Mahrley for arguing balls and strikes. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2022 Maybe the ump could check the pitcher’s hands, then go up into the stands and check the fan’s hands. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022 The ump inspected Nats pitcher Max Scherzer three times in five innings; the first two were routine, while the third was at the request of Phillies manager Joe Girardi. Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 June 2021 One night after his hideous performance behind the plate in Game 4, Diaz rotated to right-field duty and stationed himself just a few feet behind first base ump Alan Porter. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021 Plate umpire Doug Eddings checked with first base ump Gabe Morales, who ruled Flores swung. Michael Wagaman, ajc, 15 Oct. 2021 Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Only three men have umped more major league games than Davis, and no one has been on the field for more playoff games. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2019 West, who ranks third in games umped over his career, was suspended for three games for answering a USA Today question on baseball's biggest complainer. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017 The third baseman was visibly and vocally distressed and finally ump Mike Muchlinski ejected him. John Hickey, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017 In Pittsburgh to ump a game between the Pirates and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, Tumpane saw a woman contemplating suicide on the city's famed Roberto Clemente Bridge. Jason Kurtz, CNN, 30 June 2017 See More
Noun
To baseball fans across America, the time-honored cry of summer is this: Kill the ump! Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 Costello knows that, and the NCAA should not let this ump work in the Super Regional. Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 When home-plate ump Ryan Additon said something to Votto, Votto turned around and went off for about two minutes. Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 26 May 2022 After his ninth-inning strikeout, Baez and Hinch were both ejected by home plate ump ire Nick Mahrley for arguing balls and strikes. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2022 Maybe the ump could check the pitcher’s hands, then go up into the stands and check the fan’s hands. Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2022 The ump inspected Nats pitcher Max Scherzer three times in five innings; the first two were routine, while the third was at the request of Phillies manager Joe Girardi. Jeva Lange, The Week, 23 June 2021 One night after his hideous performance behind the plate in Game 4, Diaz rotated to right-field duty and stationed himself just a few feet behind first base ump Alan Porter. BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2021 Plate umpire Doug Eddings checked with first base ump Gabe Morales, who ruled Flores swung. Michael Wagaman, ajc, 15 Oct. 2021 Verb
That makes the chair ump job mostly button-pushing. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2021 Only three men have umped more major league games than Davis, and no one has been on the field for more playoff games. San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2019 West, who ranks third in games umped over his career, was suspended for three games for answering a USA Today question on baseball's biggest complainer. Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017 The third baseman was visibly and vocally distressed and finally ump Mike Muchlinski ejected him. John Hickey, The Mercury News, 4 May 2017 In Pittsburgh to ump a game between the Pirates and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, Tumpane saw a woman contemplating suicide on the city's famed Roberto Clemente Bridge. Jason Kurtz, CNN, 30 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1912, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1928, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
UMP
noun
ˌyü-ˌem-ˈpē
: uridylic acid