balk
another spelling of baulk
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another spelling of baulk
noun
one of the four places on a baseball or rounders field that a player must touch in order to score points
noun
a game played by two teams of nine players who get points by hitting a ball with a bat and then running around four bases
noun
a part of a baseball field where pitchers practise throwing the ball before they go on the field
noun
in baseball, a situation in which someone hits the ball far enough to be able to run to the second base
noun
in the game of baseball, the first of four places the batter must run to after hitting the ball
noun
a home run in baseball in which you score four runs (=points) because there is a player on each of the four bases
noun
a place on a sports field that a player must try to get to in order to score a point in some sports
noun
in baseball and similar sports, the place where you stand when you hit the ball, which is also the last place you run to after hitting the ball
noun
a point in baseball that is scored when a player hits the ball then runs around all the four bases
noun
in baseball and cricket, the central part of the field, or the players whose positions are in this part of the field
adverb, preposition
if a player or team is out during a game of cricket or baseball, they are no longer batting
noun
in baseball and cricket, the parts of the field that are furthest from the player who is batting
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the part of a baseball field to the right of the batter (=the player who hits the ball)
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in baseball, an occasion when someone hits the ball 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, a hit that allows the player who is batting (=hitting the ball) to get to first base
noun
the act of running successfully to the next base before someone hits the ball in a game of baseball
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