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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024base•ball /ˈbeɪsˌbɔl/USA pronunciation n. - Sport[uncountable] a game involving the batting of a hard ball, played by two teams of nine players each on a large field with four bases.
- [countable] the ball used in baseball.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024base•ball (bās′bôl′),USA pronunciation n. - Sporta game of ball between two nine-player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond-shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that must be completed by a base runner in order to score, the central offensive action entailing hitting of a pitched ball with a wooden or metal bat and running of the bases, the winner being the team scoring the most runs.
- Sportthe ball used in this game, being a sphere approximately 3 in. (7 cm) in diameter with a twine-covered center of cork covered by stitched horsehide.
- Games[Cards.]a variety of five-card or seven-card stud poker in which nines and threes are wild and in which threes and fours dealt face up gain the player either penalties or privileges.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: baseball /ˈbeɪsˌbɔːl/ n - a team game with nine players on each side, played on a field with four bases connected to form a diamond. The object is to score runs by batting the ball and running round the bases
- the hard rawhide-covered ball used in this game
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