baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl 

often attributive

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Former baseball general manager Jim Bowden believes Bregman will hit the free agency market once again when the season ends. —Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025

The conventional thought is that the windmill, underhand softball pitching motion creates less stress than throwing a baseball. —Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025

Tyler plays baseball and his brothers are part of the high school football team while Emma is a cheerleader and played softball for three years. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 21 May 2025

The entire point is to give players of any (adult) age, gender or skill set a place to hang out and play some baseball (of frequently questionable quality). —Levi Weaver, New York Times, 21 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing baseball

• baseball cap
• fantasy football/baseball/basketball
• inside baseball

Rhymes for baseball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

baseball

noun

base·​ball ˈbās-ˌbȯl 

: a game played with a bat and ball by two teams of nine players each on a field with four bases that mark the course a runner must take to score

also : the ball used in this game