groundoutnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɡraʊnd.aʊt/us/ˈɡraʊnd.aʊt/USin baseball, the act of hitting a ball along the ground so that it is caught by someone on the other team who then causes the batter (= person who hits the ball) to be out
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