Definition of baseball Baseball

/bejˈsbɔˈl/ - [beysbol] - base•ball

We found 12 definitions of baseball from 7 different sources.

What does baseball mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: baseballs
baseball - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
		baseball game
		ball game, ballgame a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
		ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
		professional baseball playing baseball for money
		hardball baseball as distinguished from softball
		perfect game a game in which a pitcher does not allow any opposing player to reach base
		no-hit game, no-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits
		1-hitter, one-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
		2-hitter, two-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2 hits
		3-hitter, three-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3 hits
		4-hitter, four-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits
		5-hitter, five-hitter a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits
		softball game, softball a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger and softer
		rounders an English ball game similar to baseball
		stickball, stickball game a form of baseball played in the streets with a rubber ball and broomstick handle
		steal a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
baseball - a ball used in playing baseball
		ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"

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Wiktionary

baseball (Noun)
A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.
baseball (Noun)
The ball used to play the sport of baseball.
baseball (Noun)
A variant of poker in which cards with baseball-related values have special significance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

baseball (n.)
A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds ( four in number) which designate the circuit which each player must endeavor to make after striking the ball.
baseball (n.)
The ball used in this game.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

baseball
A bat-and-ball sport played between two teams usually of nine players each.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

baseball
A game in which the young man who bravely strikes out for himself receives no praise for it.

Wikipedia

Baseball is a very popular sport in USA played by two teams that each have 9 players. In baseball, one team throws a small round ball called a baseball and the other team tries to hit it with a club called a bat. Teams get points by running and touching markers on the ground called "bases". There is another sport called softball that is largely for women.

Many people in North America, South America, and East Asia play baseball. In the United States, baseball is called the "national pastime", because so many people in the United States spend a lot of time playing or watching games. More people go to Major League Baseball games than go to see all the other team sports. But on TV, more people like to watch American football and car racing.

How to play baseball.

A game of baseball is played by two teams on a baseball field. Each team has nine players. There are also umpires, who watch everything carefully to decide what happened, and make sure everyone follows the rules. There are usually four umpires in major league games with one standing near each base. In major games two more umpires are usually added further down the baseline toward the outfield.

On a baseball field, there are four bases. The bases form a line that goes around the field to the right from the starting base. The starting base is called "home plate". Home plate has five sides. First base is 15-inch (38 cm) squares. It is higher than the ground. The sides of the diamond are 450 feet (27.4 metres) long.

The baseb
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A baseball is a ball used in the sport of the same name, baseball. It is between 9 inches (22.9 cm) and 9¼ inches (23.5 cm) in circumference. The ball weighs 5 ounces. Different size balls may be used in children's leagues.

The balls can be made in many different, but similar ways. The center of most balls is cork, rubber, or a mixture of the two. It is sometimes layered. Yarn and twine and sometimes wool is wrapped around the center core. A leather cover is put on, in two pieces, and stitched together using 108 stitches of waxed red cotton thread. Official Major League balls sold by Rawlings are made to the exact MLB specifications (5 ounces, 108 stitches).

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baseball, noun, singular of baseballs.

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