"check-swing" meaning in All languages combined

See check-swing on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: check-swings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} check-swing (plural check-swings)
  1. (baseball) A swing in which a batter starts to swing for a ball but stops the swing shortly before the ball reaches home plate. Synonyms: swinging bunt

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