earned run average
ERA
fielding average
strike rate
worm
sacrifice
frame
hitting average
inning
batting average
CG
defense-independent pitching statistics
run batted in
rbi
total bases
sabermetrics
small ball
baseball league
century
slugging percentage
field restriction
slugfest
slugging average
Triple Crown
run bases
triple century
extra innings
passed ball
pitch count
baseballing
tally
kittenball
basebally
run
runstand
hit and run
baseball season
BB
target
baseball team
beanbrawl
smallball
baseball score
1B
baserunning
on-base percentage
change of innings
late innings
draw
get
ducks on the pond
run chase
walk
pass
scatter
close
base on balls
third base
third
fastball count
R
batting average on balls in play
first
fastball
first base
outhomer
bullet
heater
error
lead
hitter's count
fielder's choice
perfect game
smoke
pick off
hummer
misplay
quality start
force
bowling average
battery
force-out
double play depth
5-hitter
point
cricket
catcher
behind in the count
five-hitter
keystone
baseline
force out
force play
pitcher's count
basebally
behind in the count
baseballing
earned run average
ERA
fielding average
strike rate
worm
sacrifice
frame
hitting average
inning
batting average
CG
defense-independent pitching statistics
run batted in
rbi
total bases
sabermetrics
small ball
baseball league
century
slugging percentage
field restriction
slugfest
slugging average
Triple Crown
triple century
extra innings
passed ball
pitch count
baseballing
tally
kittenball
run
runstand
hit and run
baseball season
BB
target
baseball team
beanbrawl
smallball
baseball score
1B
baserunning
on-base percentage
change of innings
late innings
ducks on the pond
run chase
walk
pass
base on balls
third base
third
fastball count
R
batting average on balls in play
first
fastball
first base
bullet
heater
error
lead
hitter's count
fielder's choice
perfect game
smoke
pick off
hummer
misplay
quality start
force
bowling average
battery
force-out
double play depth
5-hitter
point
cricket
catcher
five-hitter
keystone
baseline
force out
force play
pitcher's count
run bases
draw
get
scatter
close
outhomer
noun
- The number of runs of a batter divided by the number of balls faced.
- The number of runs scored by a batsman per 100 balls faced; the number of balls bowled by a bowler divided by the number of wickets taken.
- Sales success as a ratio of the number of customers to the number of potential leads who were approached.
noun
- A graphical representation of the total runs scored in an innings.
- Either a mythical "dragon" (especially wingless), a gigantic sea serpent, or a creature that resembles a Mongolian death worm.
- A strip of linked tiles sharing parallel edges in a tiling.
- The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to save space.
- The spiral wire of a corkscrew.
- Anything helical, especially the thread of a screw.
- A self-replicating program that propagates through a network.
- A short revolving screw whose threads drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel or rack by gearing into its teeth.
- More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms.
- A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
- An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one’s mind with remorse.
- The lytta.
- A contemptible or devious being.
- A dance, or dance move, in which the dancer lies on the floor and undulates the body horizontally thereby moving forwards.
- A muscular band in the tongue of some animals, such as dogs; the lytta.
- A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
verb
- To work one's way by artful or devious means.
- To fill in the contlines of (a rope) before parcelling and serving.
- To drag out of, to get information that someone is reluctant or unwilling to give (through artful or devious means or by pleading or asking repeatedly).
- To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm.
- To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of (a dog, etc.) for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw, and formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.
- To move with one's body dragging the ground.
- To make (one's way) with a crawling motion.
- To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means.
- To work (one's way or oneself) (into) gradually or slowly; to insinuate.
- To deworm (an animal).
noun
- (baseball) an out that advances the base runners
- the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
- personnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective)
- a loss entailed by giving up or selling something at less than its value
- the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity
verb
noun
- (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
- the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
- a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
- alternative names for the body of a human being
- a single drawing in a comic strip
- an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
- a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
- the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
- the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
- a structure supporting or containing something
- a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
verb
noun
- A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
- A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
- A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
- A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
- A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
- A score of one hundred points.
- A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
- A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
noun
- The feat of leading one's league in three key statistical categories—batting average, home runs, and RBI for hitters; wins, strikeouts, and ERA for pitchers
- The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes
- The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the Queen's Plate, Prince of Wales Stakes, and Breeders' Stakes
- The U.S. Open, British Open, Canadian Open
- The three grandest or oldest open championships of the year
- The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Derby Stakes (aka "Epsom Derby"), and St. Leger Stakes
- Victory by one of the Home Nations — England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales — over the other three in the annual Six Nations Championship.
- Victory by a driver at the three grandest car races in the world, the Indianapolis 500, 24-Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix; usually defined as a career achievement and not a season or calendar year achievement
noun
- a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
- the act of testing something
- a race run on foot
- an unbroken series of events
- (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- a regular trip
- the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- unrestricted freedom to use
- the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)
- a small stream
- a race between candidates for elective office
- a row of unravelled stitches
- the pouring forth of a fluid
- an unbroken chronological sequence
- a short trip
verb
- move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
- flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.
- have a particular form
- move along, of liquids
- perform as expected when applied
- change or be different within limits
- run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
- cause to emit recorded audio or video
- move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- be operating, running or functioning
- change from one state to another
- cause to perform
- be affected by; be subjected to
- continue to exist
- occur persistently
- carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
- include as the content; broadcast or publicize
- conduct to completion
- pass over, across, or through
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- make without a miss
- deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
- cause an animal to move fast
- be diffused
- sail before the wind
- cover by running; run a certain distance
- extend or continue for a certain period of time
- set animals loose to graze
- keep company
- run with the ball; in such sports as football
- travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means
- travel a route regularly
- pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
- compete in a race
- progress by being changed
- reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
- come unraveled or undone as if by snagging
- become undone
noun
- A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage.
- The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.
- The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
verb
noun
- the number of runs that the side batting last needs to score in the final innings in order to win
- A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
- A bearing representing a buckler.
- The translated version of a document, or the language into which translation occurs.
- A person (or group of people) that a person or organization is trying to employ or to have as a customer, audience etc.
- A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
- The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark.
- A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
- An object of criticism or ridicule.
- A goal or objective.
- The tenor of a metaphor.
- A person, place, or thing that is frequently attacked, criticized, or ridiculed.
- The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
verb
verb
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- cause to move by pulling
- get or derive
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover
- represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface
- take liquid out of a container or well
- give a description of
- select or take in from a given group or region
- elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.
- suck in or take (air)
- move or go steadily or gradually
- remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
- choose at random
- bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
- to obtain a liquid from somewhere
- write a legal document or paper
- engage in drawing
- move or pull so as to cover or uncover something
- allow a draft
- require a specified depth for floating
- pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
- cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense
- take in, also metaphorically
- direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- thread on or as if on a string
- stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow)
- pass over, across, or through
- finish a game with an equal number of points, goals, etc.
- shrink
- reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die
- steep; pass through a strainer
- remove the entrails of
- flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching
- cause to localize at one point
noun
- a gully that is shallower than a ravine
- an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
- anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
- a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack
- a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
- (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
- poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer
- the act of drawing or hauling something
verb
- earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- enter or assume a certain state or condition
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- go or come after and bring or take back
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- take vengeance on or get even
- achieve a point or goal
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone
- give certain properties to something
- move into a desired direction of discourse
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- attract and fix
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- reach by calculation
- acquire as a result of some effort or action
- purchase
- perceive by hearing
- suffer from the receipt of
- receive as a retribution or punishment
- leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
- reach and board
- irritate
- evoke an emotional response
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- overcome or destroy
- be a mystery or bewildering to
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- make (offspring) by reproduction
noun
noun
- (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
- (military) a written leave of absence
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
- any authorization to pass or go somewhere
- a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions
- a flight or run by an aircraft over a target
- a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs
- a difficult juncture
- one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer)
- an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
- a permit to enter or leave a military installation
- a complimentary ticket
- a usually brief attempt
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
- success in satisfying a test or requirement
verb
- go across or through
- move past
- make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
- for time to move forward
- place into the hands or custody of
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- travel past
- come to pass
- go unchallenged; be approved
- use up a period of time in a specific way
- pass over, across, or through
- transmit information
- disappear gradually
- go successfully through a test or a selection process
- be superior or better than some standard
- accept or judge as acceptable
- allow to go without comment or censure
- transfer to another; of rights or property
- pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
- throw (a ball) to another player
- be inherited by
- cause to pass
- grant authorization or clearance for
- pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
- eliminate from the body
adj
verb
- Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks.
- To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
- To deflect (radiation or particles).
- To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals.
- To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.
- To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow.
- To be dispersed upon.
noun
verb
- finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead
- move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
- become closed
- cease to operate or cause to cease operating
- finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)
- come to a close
- complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement
- be priced or listed when trading stops
- engage at close quarters
- cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
- change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
- come together, as if in an embrace
- draw near
- bring together all the elements or parts of
- bar access to
- fill or stop up
- unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of
noun
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the last section of a communication
- the concluding part of any performance
adj
- at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
- close in relevance or relationship
- not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
adv
adj
- rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
- marked by fidelity to an original
- (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched
- crowded
- lacking fresh air
- of textiles
- strictly confined or guarded
- confined to specific persons
- fitting closely but comfortably
- used of hair or haircuts
- giving or spending with reluctance
- inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
- following the second position in an ordering or series
- the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it
- the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
adv
adj
noun
- runs, the statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player
- rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”); the initial by which a British monarch signs documents after his or her name
- the Crown, the government of a monarchy (abbreviating rex (“king”) or regina (“queen”))
- rook
- Thursday
- Republican
- ring
- radius
character
name
adj
noun
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- the first or highest in an ordering or series
- the first element in a countable series
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- an honours degree of the highest class
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
adj
adj
- preceding all others in time or space or degree
- highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
adv
noun
- (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
- inadvertent incorrectness
- a misconception resulting from incorrect information
- departure from what is ethically acceptable
- (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
- part of a statement that is not correct
noun
- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
- the introductory section of a story
- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
- an actor who plays a principal role
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a news story of major importance
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
noun
- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil
verb
- take somebody somewhere
- produce as a result or residue
- tend to or result in
- travel in front of; go in advance of others
- cause to undertake a certain action
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- be in charge of
- be ahead of others; be the first
- be conducive to
- lead, as in the performance of a composition
- lead, extend, or afford access
- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- preside over
noun
- (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
- a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
- an indication of some hidden activity
- something with no concrete substance
- tobacco leaves that have been made into a cylinder
- street names for marijuana
- the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
verb
noun
verb
noun
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
- a powerful effect or influence
- (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity
- physical energy or intensity
- group of people willing to obey orders
- a unit that is part of some military service
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
- a group of people having the power of effective action
- (of a law) having legal validity
verb
- to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
- urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
- move with force
- impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
- squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
- force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
- do forcibly; exert force
- take by force
noun
- a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher
- group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
- a device that produces electricity; may have several primary or secondary cells arranged in parallel or series
- a collection of related things intended for use together
- a series of stamps operated in one mortar for crushing ores
- the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
- an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact
noun
- The position of the pitcher and catcher.
- The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.
- A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
- A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.
- Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.
- A tine or snag of an antler.
- Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.
- A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.
- A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).
- A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.
- A peninsula or promontory.
- The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.
- Any projecting extremity of an object.
- A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.
- A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.
- The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.
- A distinguishing quality or characteristic.
- a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).
- Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.
- A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.
- Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.
- An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.
- A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.
- An operational or public leadership position in a risky endeavor.
- The difference between two points of the compass.
- A railroad switch.
- Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.
- An electric power socket.
- A movement executed with the sabre or foil.
- A unit of scoring in a game or competition.
- An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.
- An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.
- A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.
- The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.
- A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.
- The sharp tip of an object.
- A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.
- A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.
- The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.
- A note; a tune.
- A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.
- The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.
- A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.
- Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.
- A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.
- One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.
- Lace worked by the needle.
- A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.
verb
- To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end.
- To repair mortar.
- To direct toward an object; to aim.
- To direct the central processing unit to seek information at a certain location in memory.
- To draw attention to something or indicate a direction.
- To face in a particular direction.
- To separate an integer from a decimal with a decimal point.
- To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.
- To indicate the presence of game by a fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.
- To mark with diacritics.
- To direct or encourage (someone) in a particular direction.
- To direct requests sent to a domain name to the IP address corresponding to that domain name.
- To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.
- To indicate a probability of something.
- To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.
- To sail close to the wind.
- To approximate to the surface; to head.
noun
verb
- force to leave (an office)
- terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
- force or drive out
- press, force, or thrust out of a small space
- expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process
- cause to come out in a squirt
- force with the thumb
- emit or cause to move with force of effort
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redundancy
avarice
unnatural
shock
novice