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in baseball, the pitcher balks if he breaks the rules by suddenly stopping in the process of throwing the ball

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to hit the ball with a bat in a game such as baseball or cricket

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in baseball or cricket, the team that is batting is trying to score runs (=points) by hitting the ball

another spelling of balk

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in the game of baseball, to deliberately hit the ball so that it only goes a short distance

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to be the catcher in baseball

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in baseball, to hit the ball far enough so that you can run to second base

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to hit a fly ball in baseball

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to hit a ball outside the limits of the playing area during a game of baseball

in baseball, to be put out of the game temporarily after hitting a ground ball

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to achieve a particular score when you hit the ball in a sport such as baseball

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in baseball, to bat for another player, especially when you are more likely to make a hit

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to throw the ball to a batter in the game of baseball

to hit a baseball so that it goes high in the air

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in baseball, to end a batter’s or team’s turn at batting by getting the batter out

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to hit the ball in a game of baseball so that a runner can move ahead to the next base, even though the person hitting the ball is then out

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in baseball, to hit a single

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to run successfully to the next base before someone hits the ball in a game of baseball

a batter strikes out in baseball by missing the ball three times, ending their turn at trying to hit it

a pitcher strikes a batter out in baseball by throwing three balls that the batter is unable to hit, ending the batter’s turn

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to touch a player of the other team with the ball in sports such as baseball

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to hit a triple in baseball

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in baseball, if a pitcher walks a batter, or if the batter walks, the batter goes to first base because the pitcher has thrown the ball badly four times

to prepare to pitch the ball in baseball