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

Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run and drove in two other runs with a groundout in the fifth inning and a single in the sixth. —Will Sammon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025

Then Skubal committed a balk, allowing Ramirez a free bag, a groundout to first base scored Ramirez to give Cleveland a 3-2 lead heading into the seventh inning. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025

But Perez, who struck out nine through four scoreless innings, got out of the jam with a strikeout and a groundout. —Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025

Willy Adames won a nine-pitch battle, taking a full-count, 94 mph sinker inside for a walk to force in a run for a 2-1 lead, and Bailey scored on Matt Chapman’s groundout to shortstop for a 3-1 lead. —Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 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