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

Replay showed Ruiz was safe, allowing Agustin Ramirez’s run to count and giving the Marlins the one-run lead on Mack’s RBI groundout. — Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Noah Schultz retired the next three batters with a flyout and two groundouts. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Joe Mack’s groundout brought home Agustín Ramírez with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Marlins retired the next nine Chicago batters to win their second straight game after dropping three in San Diego. — ABC News, 23 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

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