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

In a three-run third, the Dodgers scored on Pages' groundout after a throwing error by first baseman Brett Baty. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

Then Schwarber worked a six-pitch at-bat only to hit a harmless groundout. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Sears, who was under the weather Monday, ended the inning with a groundout and a strikeout. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026

Mike Montgomery, who retired Cleveland’s Michael Martínez on that 5-3 groundout in Game 7 of the World Series, which officially ended the Cubs’ 108-year drought, was seen throwing batting practice to his son. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 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