earned run

earned run

noun

Definition of EARNED RUN

: a run in baseball that scores without benefit of an error before the fielding team has had a chance to make the third putout of the inning

First Known Use of EARNED RUN

1880

Rhymes with EARNED RUN

air gun, big gun, blowgun, Bull Run, burp gun, chaconne, Chaplin, dry run, end run, finespun, first-run, flashgun, forerun, godson, grandson, handgun, hard-won, have done, hired gun, home run, homespun, inrun, long run, milk run, outgun, outrun, popgun, pressrun, rerun, sea-run, short run, shotgun, six-gun, speargun, spray gun, squirt gun, stepson, stun gun, top gun, trial run, undone, V-1, well-done, Xiamen, zip gun