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

The Red Sox once again got a runner in scoring position with one out in the eighth after Narvaez walked and advanced to second on a groundout, but Duran and Rafaela each flew out to end the inning. —Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025

Bird, who’s been so good this season, walked Sal Frelick to load the bases, gave up an RBI groundout to Jackson Chourio, and then a two-run double to Christian Yelich into the left-field corner. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 June 2025

The Twins added a fourth run in the seventh when Buxton walked, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout and scored to make it 4-0 on Willi Castro’s sacrifice bunt. —Dan Hayes, New York Times, 27 June 2025

With two outs in the fifth and the Marlins trailing 2-0, McCullough turned to the reliever Lake Bachar even though Pérez had just gotten Matt Olson out on a groundout. —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025

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