Baseball Definition
bāsbôl
noun
A game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score.
American Heritage
A game (esp. hardball) played with a bat and a ball by two opposing teams of nine or ten players on a field with four bases: each team takes turns batting against the opponent's pitcher and tries to score more runs than the other team.
Webster's New World
The ball that is used in this game.
American Heritage
The ball used in playing hardball: it is hard, usually white and rawhide-covered, and smaller than a softball.
Webster's New World
A game of darts in which the players attempt to score points by throwing the darts at a target laid out in the form of a baseball diamond.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- baseball game
- little-league
- the national pastime
- ball
- the Major Leagues
Other Word Forms of Baseball
Noun
Singular:
baseball
Plural:
baseballsRelated Articles
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