groundout

noun

ground·​out ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t 

: a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder

Examples of groundout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Houston had runners at first and third with one out in the inning, but Mahle retired Christian Walker on a flyout to shallow center and Taylor Trammell on a groundout to escape the jam. — ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Jake Bauers led off with a single, moved to second on a groundout, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Lara's sacrifice fly. — CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Jack Sinclair got his first professional save, allowing Christian Moore’s run-scoring groundout. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026

Two batters later, Nate Furman drove in Turner Hill, who also walked, on a groundout. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groundout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout