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

With the Rays trailing 2-1 after Liam Hicks' RBI groundout in the fourth, Mesa was caught stealing third for the final out of the fifth with slugger Yandy Díaz at the plate. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

The Rays cut the Brewers’ lead in half in the fourth inning with an RBI groundout from catcher Liam Hicks, but the Miz was able to avoid any further damage and stranded the tying run on third base to hold the score at 2-1. — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Their only run came on an infield groundout in the sixth, and Tampa Bay's bullpen locked down the final six outs without breaking a sweat, capped by Bryan Baker closing it out in the ninth. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

In the sixth, Kyle Tucker hit a one-out double, and Teoscar Hernández moved him over with a groundout. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 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