baseball

noun, often attributive

base·ball | \ ˈbās-ˌbȯl

Definition of baseball

: a game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players each on a large field having four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score also : the ball used in this game

Examples of baseball in a Sentence

We watched baseball on TV last night.

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baseball

noun

English Language Learners Definition of baseball

: a game played on a large field by two teams of nine players who try to score runs by hitting a small ball with a bat and then running to each of the four bases without being put out

: the ball used in baseball

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baseball

noun

base·ball | \ ˈbās-ˌbȯl