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Definition. A groundout occurs when a batter hits a ball on the ground to a fielder, who records an out by throwing to or stepping on first base. It can also occur when the batter reaches first base -- and the defense instead opts to record an out elsewhere via a "fielder's choice."
The meaning of GROUNDOUT is a play in baseball in which a batter is put out after hitting a ground ball to an infielder.
groundout. noun [ C ] US uk / ˈɡraʊnd.aʊt / us / ˈɡraʊnd.aʊt /. Add to word list. in baseball, the act of hitting a ball along the ground so that it is caught by someone on the other team who then causes the batter (= person who hits the ball) to be out. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
GROUNDOUT meaning: 1. in baseball, the act of hitting a ball along the ground so that it is caught by someone on the…. Learn more.
A ground out is a method of putting out a batter in baseball. In such a play, a defensive player catches a batted ball hit on the ground by the batter and throws the ball to a defensive player at first base before the batter can successfully reach the base, or records an out elsewhere via a fielder's choice.
groundout in British English. (ˈɡraʊndaʊt ) noun. baseball. the process of putting out a batter who has hit a ball along the ground by fielding the ball and throwing it to first base. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. © David Lee, Shutterstock.
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