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
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Examples of baseball in a Sentence
We watched baseball on TV last night.
Recent Examples of baseball from the Web
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That leaves Kahnle, who has emerged as one the most dominant strikeout pitchers in baseball this season.
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That might not be chanted at any political rallies or printed on any baseball hats.
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Everything good about summer is crammed into this 1993 classic: baseball, s’mores, Wendy Peffercorn.
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Turn the baseball game on the radio because the announcers are always better.
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Activists dressed up as the Republican leader and staged theatrical protests at baseball games, rock concerts and even the San Francisco Ritz-Carlton.
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While there's no denying that most baseball fans like to get rowdy, one woman recently became the Los Angeles Dodgers' #1 cheerleader with her wild dance moves.
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After being shot in the hip during the early stages of baseball practice on June 14, the Congressman was rushed to hospital and considered to be in critical condition.
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Scalise and four other people were injured last month when a gunman opened fire on a Republican baseball practice in nearby Alexandria, Virginia.
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First Known Use of baseball
1845
BASEBALL Defined for English Language Learners
baseball
playDefinition of baseball for English Language Learners
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: 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
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: the ball used in baseball
BASEBALL Defined for Kids
baseball
playDefinition of baseball for Students
1 : a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score
2 : the ball used in the game of baseball
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