groundout

noun

ground·​out ˈgrau̇nd-ˌau̇t How to pronounce groundout (audio)
: 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 After a groundout to second, Mallory Axline (USD) beat out a swinging bunt that drove in Johnson (Rider College). Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024 Long Beach regained the lead in the third inning with an RBI groundout from Sinclair Lawhorn, but Fullerton again answered when Megan Delgadillo led off with a double then came home on Kika Ramirez’s single to knot the score at 3-3. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for groundout 

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of groundout was in 1965

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“Groundout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groundout. Accessed 19 May. 2024.

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