ump
/ʌmp
/noun informal, chiefly North American
An umpire.As long as the ump is consistent, minor differences in the strike zone from ump to ump can be accommodated....
- In the second inning, the umps ruled that a trapped ball by Rizzuto was an infield fly, and they permitted a double play when Rizzuto also ran down Les Fleming on the bases.
- Mariners skipper Lou Piniella stormed out of the dugout and angrily argued, but got nowhere as he stalked from ump to ump, his cap in hand.
Origin
Early 20th century: abbreviation.
Rhymes
- orthoptic locus
- orthoptics
- orthoptist
- orthopyroxene
- orthoquartzite
- orthorexia
- orthorexia nervosa
- orthorexic
- orthorhaphous
- orthorhombic
- orthoroentgenogram
- orthoroentgenographic
- orthoroentgenography
- orthorrhaphous
- orthoscopic
- orthose
- orthoselection
- orthosilicate
- orthosilicic acid
- orthosis
- orthostat
- orthostatic
- orthostereoscopic
- orthostereoscopically
- orthostereoscopy