Definition of inning Inning

/ɪˈnɪŋ/ - [ining] - in•ning

We found 14 definitions of inning from 7 different sources.

What does inning mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: innings
inning - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
		frame
		division, part, section the act or process of dividing
		period of play, playing period, play (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
		baseball game, 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!"
		top of the inning, top a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"

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Wiktionary

inning (Noun)
A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
inning (Noun)
A similar period of play.
inning (Noun)
A player or team's turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
inning (Noun)
A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
inning (Noun)
Lands recovered from the sea.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

inning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Inn
inning (n.)
Ingathering; harvesting.
inning (n.)
The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket, baseball, etc.,the turn or time of a player or of a side at the bat; -- often in the pl. Hence: The turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.
inning (n.)
Lands recovered from the sea.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

inning
(Baseball) The basic unit of play, consisting of two halves or frames, the "top" (first half) and the "bottom" (second half). In each half, one team bats until three outs are made, with the other team playing defense.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

inning
in′ing, n. the ingathering of grain: turn for using the bat in cricket (in this sense used only in the plural): the time during which a person or party is in possession of anything: (pl.) lands recovered from the sea.—Good innings, or Long innings, good luck, or a long run of such. [A verbal noun from old verb to inn—i.e. to house corn, from noun inn.]

Wikipedia

An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in many sports – most notably cricket and baseball when one team would try to score while the other team would try to stop the first from scoring.

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inning, noun, singular of innings.

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