skittle

en-verb

skittle (third-person singular simple present skittles, present participle skittling, simple past and past participle skittled)

skittles (present singular third-person)
skittling (participle present)
skittled (participle past)
skittled (past)

Origin unknown. Perhaps of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse skutill (“bolt, harpoon”), related to skjóta (“to shoot”), but the OED dismisses this connection as conjecture. The Old Norse word is related to Swedish and Danish skyttel (“shuttle, child's toy”). Compare also Old English sċytel (“a dart, bolt”). More at shuttle.

unk

unknown

(transitive, cricket) (sometimes with out) To rapidly bowl out a succession of batsmen.

(transitive, figuratively) To defeat easily.


curveball

He bit on a curveball in the dirt.

(baseball) A forespin pitch thrown by rotating the index and middle fingers down and resulting in motion down "curve"


curveball

en-verb

curveball (third-person singular simple present curveballs, present participle curveballing, simple past and past participle curveballed)

curveballs (present singular third-person)
curveballing (participle present)
curveballed (participle past)
curveballed (past)

Even though the haughty physics professors at the elite school ridiculed his declaration that he could make a baseball curve, Cummings just laughed it off and said, “I curveballed them to death,” according to Frederick Ivor-Campbell.

2006, William F. McNeil, The Evolution of Pitching in Major League Baseball, McFarland, →ISBN, page 21:

The news curveballed him. He'd been hamstrung and schizzed all the preceding weeks. He brooded in his den.

2009, James Ellroy, Blood's a Rover, Random House, →ISBN, page 566:


strikeout

en-noun

strikeout (countable and uncountable, plural strikeouts)

The pitcher recorded seven strikeouts in the game.

(countable, baseball) An instance or the act of striking out.


knuckleball

Even the pitcher doesn't know where his knuckleball is going.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield is best known for his use of the knuckleball.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation, which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro-turbulence in the air.

llançament de nus

(cricket) A type of delivery where a fast bowler holds the ball on the knuckles of the index and middle fingers.


knuckleball

en-verb

knuckleball (third-person singular simple present knuckleballs, present participle knuckleballing, simple past and past participle knuckleballed)

knuckleballs (present singular third-person)
knuckleballing (participle present)
knuckleballed (participle past)
knuckleballed (past)

Varitek did not start so Kevin Cash could catch the knuckleballing starter Tim Wakefield.

2008 April 16, The Associated Press, “Tigers Rally Again to Defeat the Twins”, in New York Times:

(intransitive, baseball) To pitch knuckleballs.


homer

The first baseman hit a homer to lead off the ninth.

The Mets got that four-run cushion in the seventh when George Foster stepped in as a pinch-hitter and hit a two-run homer for the 5-1 final.

1983 June 27, Kevin Dupont, “METS GAIN SPLIT; STAUB TIES MARK”, in The New York Times:


homer

homer (third-person singular simple present homers, present participle homering, simple past and past participle homered)

homers (present singular third-person)
homering (participle present)
homered (participle past)
homered (past)

The Sultan of Swat homered 714 times.

(US, baseball) To hit a homer; to hit a home run.


strike out

strike out (third-person singular simple present strikes out, present participle striking out, simple past struck out, past participle struck out or (somewhat archaic) stricken out)

strikes out (present singular third-person)
striking out (participle present)
struck out (past)
struck out (participle past)
stricken out (archaic participle past)

Jones struck out on a nasty slider.

The pitcher struck out Jones with a nasty slider.

(ergative, baseball, softball) Of a batter, to be retired after three strikes (missed swings, as opposed to any other way of becoming "out"); of a pitcher, to cause this to happen to the batter.

palaa

baseball: to be retired after three missed swings

polttaa

baseball: to cause a batter to be retired after three missed swings


sinker

His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.

split-finger fastball
split-finger fastball

(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.


slider

From slide + -er.
The meaning "small hamburger" was originally used to describe onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle restaurants, formerly spelt "Slyder".
Regarding the senses about control devices or widgets: physical sliders (potentiometers serving as rheostats) predate virtual ones (elements in graphical user interfaces), and the virtual ones are so named because their concept is the abstraction of the physical ones; if more explanation on that topic is needed, it is available in the Wikipedia articles on skeuomorphs, icons, and the desktop metaphor.

The closer had a wicked slider that was almost unhittable.

(baseball) A pitch thrown with added pressure by middle and ring fingers yielding a combination of backspin and sidespin, resulting in a motion to the left when thrown by a right handed pitcher.

(cricket) A similar delivery in which the wrist and ring finger work to impart backspin to the ball.

(curling) A piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.

scivolante

(curling) a piece of teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe


catcher

Finding Dempsey in my mind's eye in January was not quite startling, ...but some other catchers turned up in my hot-stove reveries as well. Bob Boone, for instance.

1989 February 13, Roger Angell, Season Ticket: A Baseball Companion, Ballantine Books, page 22:

A “pitchometer” was installed on the scoreboard to time the pitchers. According the baseball rules a pitcher had to throw a pitch within 20 seconds after he received the ball from the catcher when there was nobody on base.

2003, John E. Peterson, The Kansas City Athletics: A Baseball History: 1954–1967, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 210:

At the plate the catcher is responsible for catching pitches, keeping mispitched balls in front of the plate, calling pitches that are normally done through hand signals, picking off runners, and they are considered the leaders of the field.

2021, University of the District of Columbia, “The plate umpire may suspend play because of darkness”, in Course Hero:

(baseball) The player that squats behind home plate and receives the pitches from the pitcher.


DL

en-noun

DL (countable and uncountable, plural DLs)


DL

en-verb

DL (third-person singular simple present DLs, present participle DLing, simple past and past participle DLed or DL'd)

DLs (present singular third-person)
DLing (participle present)
DLed (participle past)
DLed (past)
DL'd (participle past)
DL'd (past)

After 7 years of being in a rot league, I have learned that "day to day" in baseballese means "at least a week, maybe more, and maybe after the week, then we may DL him."

1996 June 3, Joe in MA [username], “Re: Jim Edmonds' return date?”, in rec.sport.baseball.fantasy (Usenet):

(baseball, transitive, informal) To place on the disabled list.


liner

From line (noun) + -er (relational suffix) or -er (measurement suffix) (sense 5).

The liner glanced off the pitcher's foot.

обшивка

liner, lining: inside covering (i.e. a jacket liner)


procession

From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.

der

Before he closed and opened his eyes, the bails on the wicket behind Johnny Masih were shattered. That was the beginning of a procession. The second ball clean bowled the batsman. The third ball was a catch for the wicketkeeper.

2012, K. L. Mohana Varma, Cricket-Indo: The Story of an Indo-Pak One-Day Cricket Turf War, page 205:

Scotland moved nicely to 45 without loss before I took the first wicket and then it became a procession.

2015, Steve Dolman, Edwin Smith: A Life in Derbyshire Cricket, page 36:

(cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.


line and length

(cricket) The direction (line) and point at which a delivery hits the pitch (length) of a delivery considered as a whole, especially that of a group of a particular bowler's deliveries.


lofted drive

(cricket) A drive that sends the ball flying through the air, instead of along the ground, thus increasing the possibility of a catch.


light roller

The batting side may decide which of the two rollers to use - the heavy or the light roller.

2001, M.A. Pervez, A Dictionary of Cricket, page 67:

(cricket) The lighter of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings.


long on

en-noun

long on (countable and uncountable, plural long ons)

(cricket) a fielding position on the leg side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives


long hop

It was a long hop, which bounced high and was flat-batted straight to cover to leave the score at 246 for seven.

2010 July 23, “Pakistan strike early but Australia respond as Headingley loses power”, in The Guardian:

(cricket) a relatively slow ball that bounces short of the batsman and is thus relatively easy to hit


wind up

en-verb

wind up (third-person singular simple present winds up, present participle winding up, simple past and past participle wound up)

winds up (present singular third-person)
winding up (participle present)
wound up (participle past)
wound up (past)

snitches get stitches and wind up in ditches

Paige seemed to be winding up for a fastball but then switched it up.

(baseball, intransitive) To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.


twin killing

By grounding to the shortstop, the twin killing ended the inning.


hot corner

en-noun

hot corner (countable and uncountable, plural hot corners)

Because many hard-hit balls are hit there

Jones plays the hot corner.

Jones plays hot corner.

(baseball, countable, uncountable, usually with "the") Third base.


long off

long off (countable and uncountable, plural long offs)

(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives


triple play

There has only been one unassisted triple play recorded in the World Series.

(baseball) A defensive play in which three outs are recorded.

triple eliminació

(baseball) a play where three outs are recorded


marksman

In what was a characteristic Bent display, he made only an occasional impact - but proved once again in front of England coach Fabio Capello that he is one of the most reliable marksmen in the domestic game.

2011 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:


bullpen

After that hit, there is activity in the bullpen.

Now the bullpens are hidden away underneath the bleachers, out of sight and sound.

2017 July 5, Billy Witz, “Camaraderie of Wrigley Field Bullpens Is Tangled Amid the Ivy”, in The New York Times:

Even though the Phillies bullpen has been a strength, it may be shopping for a veteran capable of handling the ninth inning.

2024 May 7, Greg Jewett, “Bullpen report: Porter Hodge enters Cubs’ circle of trust, Mason Miller cools down and more”, in The New York Times:

(baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.

ブルペン

baseball: enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game

Their bullpen is worn out after yesterday's doubleheader where both games went 12 innings.

(baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.

vaihtosyöttäjät

baseball: relief pitchers of a team collectively


cricket bat

(cricket) a bat, traditionally made from willow, used to play cricket


maker's name

from the placement of the manufacturer's logo

(cricket) the front blade of a cricket bat


medium pace

(cricket) describing a style of bowling, intermediate in speed between spin and pace, in which the bowler uses swing or seam to take wickets


maiden over

(cricket) An over in which no runs are scored.


double play

It was a 6-4-3 double play.

(baseball, softball) A defensive play in which two outs are recorded.


match referee

(cricket) an administrative official who decides on any penalties for bad conduct etc


middle stump

(cricket) the stump in the middle of the batsman's wicket


middle order

(cricket) the batsmen who bat in positions 5 to 7; often the poorer batsmen, the wicket-keeper and the bowlers who can bat best


midwicket

midwicket (countable and uncountable, plural midwickets)

(cricket) A fielding position, about 40° forward of square on the leg side, between square leg and mid on.


mid on

mid on (countable and uncountable, plural mid ons)

(cricket) a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the leg side, between midwicket and the bowler's wicket; a fielder at this position


mid off

mid off (countable and uncountable, plural mid offs)

(cricket) a fielding position, about 70° forward of square on the off side, between cover and the bowler's wicket


double switch

They did a double switch after the eighth so that Jones could bat second in the ninth.

(baseball) A replacement of two players simultaneously, typically so that a fielder can hit in the pitcher's spot in the batting order.


blown save

Our bullpen has too many blown saves.

(baseball) A failure to convert a save opportunity to a save.


Mankad

Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad.

(cricket) A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.


Mankad

en-verb

Mankad (third-person singular simple present Mankads, present participle Mankading, simple past and past participle Mankaded)

Mankads (present singular third-person)
Mankading (participle present)
Mankaded (participle past)
Mankaded (past)

(cricket) To run a player out by this means.


empty base

They have to pitch to the slugger because there are no empty bases.

(baseball) A base without a runner on it.


full count

Since the maximum number of balls before a walk is three, and the maximum number of strikes before a strikeout is two, neither number can increase without ending the at-bat.

Full count, two outs, bottom of the ninth, the bags are jammed, 2-2 tie…

(baseball) An at-bat with a count of three balls and two strikes.


intentional pass

en-noun

intentional pass (plural intentional passes)

Jones was issued an intentional pass in order to face Smith.


mêlée

→ Catalan: melé

→ English: melee

→ Italian: mêlée

→ Portuguese: melê

→ Spanish: melé

Inherited from Old French meslee, older meslede, from the feminine past participle of early Medieval Latin misculō, derived from Latin misceō. By surface analysis, mêl- + -ée.


bote

(Brazil, soccer) a goalkeeper's jump to catch the ball


free pass

Smith was issued a free pass after Jones' double.


double up

en-verb

double up (third-person singular simple present doubles up, present participle doubling up, simple past and past participle doubled up)

doubles up (present singular third-person)
doubling up (participle present)
doubled up (participle past)
doubled up (past)

Jones snared the liner and then stepped on the bag to double up the runner.

(baseball, transitive) To get the second out in a double play, typically referring to getting an out by beating a runner back to a base (often by throwing) after a fly ball has been caught


big fly

The first baseman hit a big fly to left.


four-seamer

The pitcher had a blazing four-seamer.


fair ball

It's a... fair ball; it rolls into the corner; Jones is stretching for two; the throw — safe!

(baseball, softball) A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines


heavy sink

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His two-seamer has some heavy sink.

(baseball) The motion of a sharply diving sinker pitch.


foul ball

It's a foul ball, up four rows of seats.

(baseball) A batted ball that lands in foul territory.


third base

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The runner reached third base with a stand-up triple.

(baseball) The base after second base in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.


first base

en-noun

first base (countable and uncountable, plural first bases)

The runner took his lead off first base.

(singular only, baseball) The base after home plate in a counter-clockwise path around a baseball infield.


second base

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The runner slid into second base with a double.

(baseball) The base opposite home plate in a baseball infield.


number eleven

(cricket) The batsman who bats last; usually the worst batsman in the side.


no result

(cricket) The result of a one-day match in which a side fails to complete their innings, or to bat the minimum number of overs, because of bad weather.


obstruct the field

en-verb

obstruct the field (third-person singular simple present obstructs the field, present participle obstructing the field, simple past and past participle obstructed the field)

obstructs the field (present singular third-person)
obstructing the field (participle present)
obstructed the field (participle past)
obstructed the field (past)

(cricket) To get out by deliberately obstructing a fielder in order to prevent him from making a catch or run out, or from gathering the ball (very rare).


off break

(cricket) A normal ball bowled by a off spin bowler, moving from off to leg (for a right-handed batsman).


off stump

(cricket) The stump on the off side of the batsman's wicket.


old ball

(cricket) A cricket ball that has been used in a previous match, or used in the current match for more than 30 overs.


one-day match

(cricket) a game of cricket played on one day; each side batting once


new ball

(cricket) A cricket ball never previously used in a match; a replacement new cricket ball taken by the captain of the bowling side at certain specified times during an innings.


leg stump

(cricket) The stump on the leg side of the batsman's wicket.


one short

(cricket) The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the umpire's signal indicating this (the run does not count).


intentional walk

en-noun

intentional walk (plural intentional walks)

Jones was given an intentional walk in order to face Smith.

(baseball) The intentional pitching of four balls (bad pitches), or of a fourth ball, in order to give the batter a walk (for example, so as to avoid the risk of a home run).


intentional walk

en-verb

intentional walk (third-person singular simple present intentional walks, present participle intentional walking, simple past and past participle intentional walked)

intentional walks (present singular third-person)
intentional walking (participle present)
intentional walked (participle past)
intentional walked (past)

(baseball, nonstandard) To intentionally walk; to give a batter an intentional walk.


one-day cricket

(cricket) A form of cricket, played on one day, in which each side bats only once. Each side's innings finishes when either their allotted number of overs has been completed, or all ten wickets have been lost.


one-day international

en-noun

one-day International (plural one-day internationals)

one-day International (canonical)
one-day internationals (plural)

(cricket) A one-day match played between teams representing the Test nations.


non-striker

(cricket) The batsman standing at the bowler's end of the pitch.


over rate

(cricket) The average number of overs completed per hour.


nightwatchman

(cricket) A batsman who is sent in to bat higher than his usual position near the end of a day's play (when light is poor), in order to protect better batsmen.


pitch count

His pitch count is up to 110; he will probably be pinch-hit for next inning.

(baseball) The number of throws that a pitcher has delivered in a game.


webbing

webbing (countable and uncountable, plural webbings)

He caught the ball in the webbing.

(baseball) The part of a baseball mitt between the forefinger and thumb; the web.


defensive indifference

The play was scored as defensive indifference.

(baseball) An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.


can of corn

The phrase, first attested in 1896, refers to the practice of a grocer using a long stick to push a can of goods off a high shelf. (See Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sports Answer Guy article)

He hits a can of corn to left.

(baseball, idiomatic) An easily caught fly ball.


open the attack

en-verb

open the attack (third-person singular simple present opens the attack, present participle opening the attack, simple past and past participle opened the attack)

opens the attack (present singular third-person)
opening the attack (participle present)
opened the attack (participle past)
opened the attack (past)

(cricket) Of a bowler: to bowl one of the first two overs.


cup of coffee

Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career.

(ice hockey, baseball, slang) The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.


open the face

open the face (third-person singular simple present opens the face, present participle opening the face, simple past and past participle opened the face)

opens the face (present singular third-person)
opening the face (participle present)
opened the face (participle past)
opened the face (past)

(intransitive, cricket) To turn the face of the bat outwards in order to hit the ball on the off side.


overpitch

overpitch (third-person singular simple present overpitches, present participle overpitching, simple past and past participle overpitched)

overpitches (present singular third-person)
overpitching (participle present)
overpitched (participle past)
overpitched (past)

/ˌəʊ.və(ɹ)ˈpɪt͡ʃ/

(transitive, cricket) To bowl (the ball) so that it bounces closer to the batsman than a good length, allowing the batsman to hit it easily.


extra innings

And we go to extra innings.

(baseball) Additional innings needed to break a tie.


early innings

We have an early innings deficit to make up.

(baseball) The first, second, and third innings.


on strike

(cricket, of a batsman) Due to face the next delivery from the bowler.


no-hitter

Not many pitchers can say they threw two no-hitters in their career.

A record three of the no-hitters have come against Cleveland, with Zach Plesac having started all three games for the Indians.

2021 August 10, Benjamin Hoffman, “Brewers’ Combined No-Hitter Breaks Record for the Most in a Season”, in The New York Times:

It was the 18th no-hitter in franchise history, the 10th since the team moved to San Francisco and first since Chris Heston no-hit the New York Mets in 2015.

2024 March 8, C. Trent Rosecrans and Andrew Baggarly, “Giants’ Blake Snell throws first no-hitter of career in win over Reds”, in The New York Times:

(baseball) A game in which no batter on one of the teams got a hit.


perfect game

(baseball) A game in which every batter on one team is retired without reaching base.


on drive

(cricket) a type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid on.


off drive

(cricket) A type of batsman's shot played by swinging the bat vertically and hitting the ball along the ground in the direction of mid off.


off drive

off drive (third-person singular simple present off drives, present participle off driving, simple past off drove, past participle off driven)

off drives (present singular third-person)
off driving (participle present)
off drove (past)
off driven (participle past)


nelson

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
Nelson (cricket)
Nelson hold

Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.
Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

(cricket) A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.


dinger

The starting pitcher gave up three dingers.

He should know, he fanned 2597 times — far more than any other man — but made millions hitting 563 dingers.

1989 June, John Holway, “Strikeouts: The High Cost of Hitting Home Runs”, in Baseball Digest:

Then as you're taking his picture, say something about the thirty dingers he's going to hit this season. You get that little extra smile on his face.

1997, Hank Davis, Small-Town Heroes: Images of Minor League Baseball, University of Nebraska Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 264:

For you youngsters out there, hitting 50 dingers in the pre-steroid craze days of the early 90s was an actual accomplishment; the only questionable substance Fielder was putting in his body were McRib sandwiches.

2008, Mike Stone, Art Regner, The Great Book of Detroit Sports Lists, Running Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 209:


no ball

(cricket) A ball delivered by a bowler in violation of any of the various laws; the extra run then credited to the batting side; the signal, with an arm outstretched, then made by the umpire.

tuku hē

a ball not delivered in accordance with regulations for the game.


no ball

no ball (third-person singular simple present no balls, present participle no balling, simple past and past participle no balled)

no balls (present singular third-person)
no balling (participle present)
no balled (participle past)
no balled (past)

tukunga hē

a ball not delivered according to the rules of the game.

(cricket, of a bowler) To bowl a no ball.

(cricket, of an umpire) To call and signal a no ball.


minefield

(cricket) A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.


passed ball

Jones let a passed ball get behind him.

(baseball) A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.


pitch around

pitch around (third-person singular simple present pitches around, present participle pitching around, simple past and past participle pitched around)

pitches around (present singular third-person)
pitching around (participle present)
pitched around (participle past)
pitched around (past)

Jones pitched around the slugger.

(transitive, baseball) To intentionally throw pitches which are slightly out of the strike zone, hoping that the batter will swing wildly at a pitch, but assuming that you will walk him


four-bagger

Jones popped a four-bagger into the upper-deck in the fifth.


strike zone

That umpire often compresses the strike zone late in the game.

(baseball) The area through which if a pitched ball passes, it will be called a strike, typically from the batter's knees to the belt and the width of home plate.


in-between hop

Errors are more frequent when the play happens on an in-between hop.

(baseball) A bounce larger than a short hop and smaller than a long hop, often difficult to field.


Red Sox

From red and sox (slang form of socks) - the footwear worn by the members of the team.

(US, baseball) The Boston Red Sox, an American baseball team.


wild pitch

Jones uncorked a wild pitch, which went to the screen.

(baseball) A play where the pitcher throws a non-catchable pitch and a runner advances.


back to back jack

en-noun

back to back jack (plural back to back jacks)

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Smith, Jones... back to back jacks in the sixth chasing the starter.

(baseball) Two home runs hit by consecutive batters


two-bagger

Jones got a two-bagger in the first.

(baseball, slang) A double (a two-base hit).


striker

lyöjä

someone or something that hits someone or something else

Olympiakos had barely been in the Arsenal half but should have levelled in the 14th minute. A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.

2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

(cricket) The batsman who is currently facing the bowler and defending his wicket.

lyöjä

cricket: batsman currently facing the bowler


wheelhouse

From wheel + house. Sense 3 (“(baseball) a pitch location which is favourable to the hitter”) references the fact that a vessel is controlled from its wheelhouse (sense 1.2), and sense 4 (“a person’s area of authority or expertise”) is a figurative use of sense 3.

The pitch was right in his wheelhouse, and he hit a grand slam.

The ball was up in my wheelhouse, and I got round on it, got the meat of that Ritchie Ashburn bottle bat solidly on the ball. I'll never in my life hit a ball any better.

1997, Bryan L. Jones, “Baseball”, in Mark Twain Made Me Do It & Other Plains Adventures, Lincoln, Neb., London: University of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 74:

The next pitch was close to my wheelhouse so I just let 'er rip. I got ahold of it and shot it to left field on the line.

2007, Alan Schwarz, “Ken Griffey Jr.: On Going Deep with His Father”, in Once upon a Game: Baseball’s Greatest Memories, Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 60, column 1:

Here is the ball, in my wheelhouse. I slide my hips out of the way, put myself in place to hit the coldie of a lifetime.

2009, Andre Agassi, Open: An Autobiography (A Borzoi Book), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN, page 215:

(Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.


part-time bowler

part-time bowler (plural part-time bowlers)

(cricket) a batsman who has limited bowling ability; asked to bowl under special circumstances


popping crease

(cricket) Either of two white lines, each drawn on the pitch in front of a wicket, between which the batsmen run, and from where the bowler may legally bowl.


put up the shutters

en-verb

put up the shutters (third-person singular simple present puts up the shutters, present participle putting up the shutters, simple past and past participle put up the shutters)

puts up the shutters (present singular third-person)
putting up the shutters (participle present)
put up the shutters (participle past)
put up the shutters (past)

(cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.


play on

play on (third-person singular simple present plays on, present participle playing on, simple past and past participle played on)

plays on (present singular third-person)
playing on (participle present)
played on (participle past)
played on (past)

(cricket, of a batsman) to hit the ball into his own wicket, thus being out bowled


play in

play in (third-person singular simple present plays in, present participle playing in, simple past and past participle played in)

plays in (present singular third-person)
playing in (participle present)
played in (participle past)
played in (past)

(cricket, reflexive, play oneself in) Of a batsman, to settle and become comfortable with the conditions at the beginning of his innings.

Zubar played in Doyle down the Wolves left and his ball into the box evaded several players before falling for Mujangi Bia to finally drive in a second past Neil Sullivan.

2011 January 18, “Wolverhampton 5 - 0 Doncaster”, in BBC:

Salah bamboozled Lisandro Martinez to play in Gakpo for another classy finish three minutes later before the Egyptian resumed his long-time role of United tormentor by getting on the scoresheet himself.

2023 March 5, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 7-0 Manchester United”, in BBC Sport:

(soccer, transitive) To pass (someone) the ball into an attacking position.


pinch hitter

This year the Tigers are using pinch hitters 72 percent more often than the league average. They entered Thursday leading the league with 59 pinch-hit plate appearances. Tigers pinch hitters were batting .231, above the league average for pinch hitters of .217.

2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times:

(baseball) A substitute batter; one who pinch-hits.

(cricket) An aggressive batsman brought on to score runs quickly, even at the risk of losing his wicket.


infield hit

Jones got an infield hit when the ball tipped off of the outstretched glove of the diving shortstop.

(baseball) When a batter reaches base with a ground ball that does not leave the infield or shallow outfield.


protected area

(cricket) the central, rectangular area of the pitch onto which the bowlers may not run during their follow through


first baseman

First basemen are usually left-handed.

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands near first base.


third baseman

The third baseman charged in to field the bunt.

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands near third base.

kolmosvahti

baseball: defensive player near third base


ground ball

(baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder.

(lacrosse) A loose ball that is on the ground during play.


second baseman

The second baseman started the 4-6-3 double play.

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the first baseman and the shortstop, normally on the right field side of second base.


grounder

From Middle English grounder, grownder, equivalent to ground + -er.


pitch out

The pitch out enabled the catcher to throw out the runner.

(baseball) A pitch which was intentionally thrown outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner.


pitch out

pitch out (third-person singular simple present pitches out, present participle pitching out, simple past and past participle pitched out)

pitches out (present singular third-person)
pitching out (participle present)
pitched out (participle past)
pitched out (past)

Jones pitched out twice to no avail.

(baseball, intransitive) To intentionally throw the ball outside to the catcher who stands up with the pitch for the purpose of enabling the catcher to throw out a runner


at-bat

This is his third at-bat of the night.

He only had 220 at-bats this season because of injury.

(baseball) official at-bats. Batting opportunities minus walks, hit by pitches, and sacrifices


fly ball

(baseball, softball) A batted ball that has been hit into the air above the outfield; a fly.


front door

His front door slider is hard to handle.

(baseball) The path of a pitch which starts inside and then slides over the plate.


testimonial

From French testimonial, from Late Latin testimonialis (“of or pertaining to testimony”), from Latin testimonium (“testimony”). See testimony.

der

(soccer) A match played in tribute to a particular player (who sometimes receives a proportion of the gate money).

проща́лен мач

football: match played in tribute to a player


shortstop

The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.

“Your father was the best baseball player anyone had ever seen.” Excited but halting, her voice ran on past all obstacles. “We watched him play shortstop, and my father said he was the best, and my brothers too. The Cardinals sent a man down to talk to him about one of their teams.” Like an ancient marineress, she would not let go. She meant the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm teams.

2016, Mike Westphal, Cloud of Expectation; Book One: The In America Series, Xlibris, →ISBN:

(baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.

interbase

baseball: defensive player between second and third baseman


shortstop

Unadapted borrowing from English shortstop.


two-minute warning

en-noun

two-minute warning (plural two-minute warnings)

(American football) In the NFL, a timeout and warning given to the coaches with two minutes to go before the end of each half.


defensive tackle

defensive tackle (plural defensive tackles)

(American football) Any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line.


return crease

(cricket) One of the white lines, perpendicular to the popping crease, within which the bowler's back foot must land.


offensive tackle

offensive tackle (plural offensive tackles)

One of the few surprises saw the New York Giants take offensive tackle Andrew Thomas at number four while the Buccaneers traded up to 13 for offensive tackle Tristian Wirfs to give some protection to their new quarterback Brady.

2020 April 24, “NFL draft 2020: Joe Burrow first pick for Cincinnati Bengals”, in BBC Sport:

(American football) A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions.

bloquejador

lineman outside guard position in the offensive team


run chase

(cricket) the situation in which the side batting last need to score a certain number of runs to win; the effort made by such a side to win


retire hurt

en-verb

retire hurt (third-person singular simple present retires hurt, present participle retiring hurt, simple past and past participle retired hurt)

retires hurt (present singular third-person)
retiring hurt (participle present)
retired hurt (participle past)
retired hurt (past)

(intransitive, cricket) To stop batting because of having sustained an injury.


ring field

(cricket) An attacking ring of infielders, square and in front of the wicket: point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket, square leg.


field goal

He kicked a 33 yard field goal just before the half.

Sure, Homer and Marge being caught naked in front of the town is funny, but why not make it total humiliation? Why not have Homer dragged ass-first over a church’s glass ceiling and force the pastor to give praise to God’s floors? Why not have Homer’s rear end block a game-winning field goal?

2016 January 24, Les Chappell, “TV: Review: The Simpsons (Classic), “Natural Born Kissers” (season nine, episode 25, originally aired 05/17/1998)”, in The Onion AV Club:

(American football, Canadian football) A kick of the ball through the uprights and over the crossbar (not after a touchdown). It scores 3 points.

He got six field goals in the first half, two from three-point land.

(basketball) A shot that is scored while the ball is in play (i.e. not a free throw).

(rugby) A goal scored where a ball that is in play but on the ground is kicked through the uprights and over the crossbar.

field-goal

Basketball and North American rules football


run rate

(cricket) The number of runs scored by a side divided by the number of overs taken to score them.


late innings

He is at his best in the late innings.

(baseball) The seventh, eighth, and ninth innings of a game.


pinch hit

Jones drove in a run with a pinch hit for Smith in the sixth.

(baseball) A hit made by a pinch hitter.


halfback

From half + back, in reference to position on the field of play; compare fullback.

(field sports) A player who occupies one of these positions.

(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.

(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.

(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.


oh for

Yesterday's oh for made him overly aggressive today at the plate.

(baseball) An instance in which a player did not get a hit in a game.


split end

Jones played split end.

offensive line of scrimmage
offensive line of scrimmage

(American football) The position which lines up wide and on the offensive line of scrimmage, whose primary job is to serve as a wide receiver.

The split end ran deep.

(American football) A player playing the position of split end.


reverse swing

(cricket) Sideways movement of the old ball through the air in the opposite direction to normal swing.


reverse sweep

(cricket) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling.


reverse sweep

reverse sweep (third-person singular simple present reverse sweeps, present participle reverse sweeping, simple past and past participle reverse swept)

reverse sweeps (present singular third-person)
reverse sweeping (participle present)
reverse swept (participle past)
reverse swept (past)


pine tar

en-noun

pine tar (usually uncountable, plural pine tars)

(baseball) This or a similar material used by batters to improve their grip.


fly out

en-verb

fly out (third-person singular simple present flies out, present participle flying out, simple past flew out or (baseball) flied out, past participle flown out or (baseball) flied out)

flies out (present singular third-person)
flying out (participle present)
flew out (past)
flied out (past)
flown out (participle past)
flied out (participle past)

Jones flied out to right field.

(intransitive, baseball) To become out by hitting a fly ball which is caught.


fly out

A fly out was recorded on the scorecard.


tight end

National Football League
New England Patriots
Rob Gronkowski
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

From tight (“of a space, arrangement, etc.: narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it”) + end (“position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line; player playing this position”), from the fact that the player takes up a position close to the tackle.

近端鋒

(American football, Canadian football) position at the end of the offensive line

Jones played tight end.

The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.

The tight end caught the pass.

He has also written about some on the Right’s aversion to the N.F.L., particularly as some concoct convoluted conspiracy theories involving singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, while others denounce professional sports as a whole.

2024 February 11, Jane Coaston, “What MAGA Influencers Are Missing About Football”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 1.1).

ala tancat

(American football, Canadian football) player playing the position of tight end

The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs were to block and serve as a short receiver; this position is no longer used.

A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 2.1).


punch out

en-verb

punch out (third-person singular simple present punches out, present participle punching out, simple past and past participle punched out)

punches out (present singular third-person)
punching out (participle present)
punched out (participle past)
punched out (past)

The ump punched out the batter with relish to close out the game.

(transitive, baseball) To rule (by an umpire) that a pitch is a called third strike, often done emphatically.

Jones punched out the batter to start in the sixth.

(transitive, baseball, of a pitcher) To throw a called third strike; to strike (someone) out.


punch out

(baseball) Nonstandard spelling of punchout.


ground out

ground out (third-person singular simple present grounds out, present participle grounding out, simple past and past participle grounded out)

grounds out (present singular third-person)
grounding out (participle present)
grounded out (participle past)
grounded out (past)

Jones grounded out to lead off the third.

(baseball) To become out by hitting a ground ball which is fielded and leads to a force or tag of a runner.


ground out

A ground out was recorded on the scorecard.

(baseball) An instance of grounding out.


partnership

en-noun

partnership (countable and uncountable, plural partnerships)

/ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/

/ˈpɑɹtnɚʃɪp/

(cricket) The period when two specific batsmen are batting, from the fall of one wicket until the fall of the next; the number of runs scored during this period,


pop-up

(baseball) A pop-up ball: a ball that has been hit to a considerable height above the infield or the shallow outfield; a pop fly.


run up

en-verb

run up (third-person singular simple present runs up, present participle running up, simple past ran up, past participle run up)

runs up (present singular third-person)
running up (participle present)
ran up (past)
run up (participle past)

He runs up... and bowls. Smashed away for four runs!

(cricket) Of a bowler, to run, or walk up to the bowling crease in order to bowl a ball.


aut

auturi (plural)
aut (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
autul (accusative definite nominative singular)
auturi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
auturile (accusative definite nominative plural)
aut (indefinite singular)
autului (definite singular)
auturi (indefinite plural)
auturilor (definite plural)
autule (singular vocative)
auturilor (plural vocative)


aut

(basketball) an instance of a player stepping out of bounds or a ball touching a player while out of bounds


effet

From Old French effect, from Latin effectus.


backward pass

(American football) A pass thrown backwards instead of forward, equivalent in the rules to a hand-off.


back door

He has a nasty back door slider.

(US, baseball) The path of a pitch which starts outside and then slides over the plate.


offensive line

(American football, Canadian football) The five players of the team possessing the ball comprising the center, the left and right offensive guards, and the left and right offensive tackles who are positioned around the ball at the line of scrimmage.

(American football, Canadian football, uncommon) The seven players required to be within one yard of the line of scrimmage in an offensive formation.

(American football, Canadian football, uncommon) All of the offensive players, whether obligatory or not, lined up one yard or less from the line of scrimmage.


lateral pass

(American football) a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off

(American football) any hand-off, whether lateral or backward


run out

run out (third-person singular simple present runs out, present participle running out, simple past ran out, past participle run out)

runs out (present singular third-person)
running out (participle present)
ran out (past)
run out (participle past)

Jackson was run out for a duck in the first over.

With three runs needed from two balls, Adil Rashid was run out coming back for a second. When Wood suffered the same fate from the final ball, the match was tied.

2019 July 14, Stephan Shemilt, “England win Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes stars in dramatic finale against New Zealand”, in BBC Sport, London:

(cricket) To get a batsman out (dismissed from play) via a runout.


incision

en-noun

incision (countable and uncountable, plural incisions)

From Middle English inscicioun, from Middle French incision, from Late Latin incisiō from the verb incidō (“I cut into”) + action noun suffix -iō.

Riyad Mahrez also dragged wide after a De Bruyne incision.

2021 March 7, David Hytner, “Manchester United catch City cold as Fernandes and Shaw end winning run”, in The Guardian:


quadruple double

Norwegian Bokmål: firdobbel-dobbel

(basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any four of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.


quintuple double

quintuple double (plural quintuple doubles)

Norwegian Bokmål: femdobbel-dobbel

(basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of all five of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, and steals in a single game.


triple double

→ Norwegian Bokmål: trippel-dobbel

Yes, the Knicks had fallen prey to the habitual wizardry of the Thunder star Russell Westbrook, who had 27 points, 18 rebounds and 14 assists, his third straight triple-double and his eighth in 19 games this season.

2016 November 28, Mike Vorkunov, “Despite Flash of Rose’s Prime, Knicks Are Dazed by Westbrook and Thunder”, in The New York Times:

(basketball) The achievement of a two-digit number of any three of points scored, assists, rebounds, blocks, or steals in a single game.


roller

→ Welsh: rholer

* From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er.
* (credits in TV or film): These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.

(cricket) A large rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch.


kivi

kivi (nominative singular)
kivet (nominative plural)
kivi (accusative nominative singular)
kivet (accusative nominative plural)
kiven (accusative genitive singular)
kivet (accusative genitive plural)
kiven (genitive singular)
kivien (genitive plural)
kiveä (partitive singular)
kiviä (partitive plural)
kivessä (inessive singular)
kivissä (inessive plural)
kivestä (elative singular)
kivistä (elative plural)
kiveen (illative singular)
kiviin (illative plural)
kivellä (adessive singular)
kivillä (adessive plural)
kiveltä (ablative singular)
kiviltä (ablative plural)
kivelle (allative singular)
kiville (allative plural)
kivenä (essive singular)
kivinä (essive plural)
kiveksi (singular translative)
kiviksi (plural translative)
kivettä (abessive singular)
kivittä (abessive plural)
kivin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kiveni (nominative singular)
kiveni (nominative plural)
kiveni (accusative nominative singular)
kiveni (accusative nominative plural)
kiveni (accusative genitive singular)
kiveni (accusative genitive plural)
kiveni (genitive singular)
kivieni (genitive plural)
kiveäni (partitive singular)
kiviäni (partitive plural)
kivessäni (inessive singular)
kivissäni (inessive plural)
kivestäni (elative singular)
kivistäni (elative plural)
kiveeni (illative singular)
kiviini (illative plural)
kivelläni (adessive singular)
kivilläni (adessive plural)
kiveltäni (ablative singular)
kiviltäni (ablative plural)
kivelleni (allative singular)
kivilleni (allative plural)
kivenäni (essive singular)
kivinäni (essive plural)
kivekseni (singular translative)
kivikseni (plural translative)
kivettäni (abessive singular)
kivittäni (abessive plural)
kivineni (comitative plural)
kivesi (nominative singular)
kivesi (nominative plural)
kivesi (accusative nominative singular)
kivesi (accusative nominative plural)
kivesi (accusative genitive singular)
kivesi (accusative genitive plural)
kivesi (genitive singular)
kiviesi (genitive plural)
kiveäsi (partitive singular)
kiviäsi (partitive plural)
kivessäsi (inessive singular)
kivissäsi (inessive plural)
kivestäsi (elative singular)
kivistäsi (elative plural)
kiveesi (illative singular)
kiviisi (illative plural)
kivelläsi (adessive singular)
kivilläsi (adessive plural)
kiveltäsi (ablative singular)
kiviltäsi (ablative plural)
kivellesi (allative singular)
kivillesi (allative plural)
kivenäsi (essive singular)
kivinäsi (essive plural)
kiveksesi (singular translative)
kiviksesi (plural translative)
kivettäsi (abessive singular)
kivittäsi (abessive plural)
kivinesi (comitative plural)
kivemme (nominative singular)
kivemme (nominative plural)
kivemme (accusative nominative singular)
kivemme (accusative nominative plural)
kivemme (accusative genitive singular)
kivemme (accusative genitive plural)
kivemme (genitive singular)
kiviemme (genitive plural)
kiveämme (partitive singular)
kiviämme (partitive plural)
kivessämme (inessive singular)
kivissämme (inessive plural)
kivestämme (elative singular)
kivistämme (elative plural)
kiveemme (illative singular)
kiviimme (illative plural)
kivellämme (adessive singular)
kivillämme (adessive plural)
kiveltämme (ablative singular)
kiviltämme (ablative plural)
kivellemme (allative singular)
kivillemme (allative plural)
kivenämme (essive singular)
kivinämme (essive plural)
kiveksemme (singular translative)
kiviksemme (plural translative)
kivettämme (abessive singular)
kivittämme (abessive plural)
kivinemme (comitative plural)
kivenne (nominative singular)
kivenne (nominative plural)
kivenne (accusative nominative singular)
kivenne (accusative nominative plural)
kivenne (accusative genitive singular)
kivenne (accusative genitive plural)
kivenne (genitive singular)
kivienne (genitive plural)
kiveänne (partitive singular)
kiviänne (partitive plural)
kivessänne (inessive singular)
kivissänne (inessive plural)
kivestänne (elative singular)
kivistänne (elative plural)
kiveenne (illative singular)
kiviinne (illative plural)
kivellänne (adessive singular)
kivillänne (adessive plural)
kiveltänne (ablative singular)
kiviltänne (ablative plural)
kivellenne (allative singular)
kivillenne (allative plural)
kivenänne (essive singular)
kivinänne (essive plural)
kiveksenne (singular translative)
kiviksenne (plural translative)
kivettänne (abessive singular)
kivittänne (abessive plural)
kivinenne (comitative plural)
kivensä (nominative singular)
kivensä (nominative plural)
kivensä (accusative nominative singular)
kivensä (accusative nominative plural)
kivensä (accusative genitive singular)
kivensä (accusative genitive plural)
kivensä (genitive singular)
kiviensä (genitive plural)
kiveään (partitive singular)
kiveänsä (partitive singular)
kiviään (partitive plural)
kiviänsä (partitive plural)
kivessään (inessive singular)
kivessänsä (inessive singular)
kivissään (inessive plural)
kivissänsä (inessive plural)
kivestään (elative singular)
kivestänsä (elative singular)
kivistään (elative plural)
kivistänsä (elative plural)
kiveensä (illative singular)
kiviinsä (illative plural)
kivellään (adessive singular)
kivellänsä (adessive singular)
kivillään (adessive plural)
kivillänsä (adessive plural)
kiveltään (ablative singular)
kiveltänsä (ablative singular)
kiviltään (ablative plural)
kiviltänsä (ablative plural)
kivelleen (allative singular)
kivellensä (allative singular)
kivilleen (allative plural)
kivillensä (allative plural)
kivenään (essive singular)
kivenänsä (essive singular)
kivinään (essive plural)
kivinänsä (essive plural)
kivekseen (singular translative)
kiveksensä (singular translative)
kivikseen (plural translative)
kiviksensä (plural translative)
kivettään (abessive singular)
kivettänsä (abessive singular)
kivittään (abessive plural)
kivittänsä (abessive plural)
kivineen (comitative plural)
kivinensä (comitative plural)

From Proto-Finnic *kivi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kiwe.

(colloquial, snooker, pool, billiards) cue ball


resti

resti (nominative singular)
restit (nominative plural)
resti (accusative nominative singular)
restit (accusative nominative plural)
restin (accusative genitive singular)
restit (accusative genitive plural)
restin (genitive singular)
restien (genitive plural)
restiä (partitive singular)
restejä (partitive plural)
restissä (inessive singular)
resteissä (inessive plural)
restistä (elative singular)
resteistä (elative plural)
restiin (illative singular)
resteihin (illative plural)
restillä (adessive singular)
resteillä (adessive plural)
restiltä (ablative singular)
resteiltä (ablative plural)
restille (allative singular)
resteille (allative plural)
restinä (essive singular)
resteinä (essive plural)
restiksi (singular translative)
resteiksi (plural translative)
restittä (abessive singular)
resteittä (abessive plural)
restein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
restini (nominative singular)
restini (nominative plural)
restini (accusative nominative singular)
restini (accusative nominative plural)
restini (accusative genitive singular)
restini (accusative genitive plural)
restini (genitive singular)
restieni (genitive plural)
restiäni (partitive singular)
restejäni (partitive plural)
restissäni (inessive singular)
resteissäni (inessive plural)
restistäni (elative singular)
resteistäni (elative plural)
restiini (illative singular)
resteihini (illative plural)
restilläni (adessive singular)
resteilläni (adessive plural)
restiltäni (ablative singular)
resteiltäni (ablative plural)
restilleni (allative singular)
resteilleni (allative plural)
restinäni (essive singular)
resteinäni (essive plural)
restikseni (singular translative)
resteikseni (plural translative)
restittäni (abessive singular)
resteittäni (abessive plural)
resteineni (comitative plural)
restisi (nominative singular)
restisi (nominative plural)
restisi (accusative nominative singular)
restisi (accusative nominative plural)
restisi (accusative genitive singular)
restisi (accusative genitive plural)
restisi (genitive singular)
restiesi (genitive plural)
restiäsi (partitive singular)
restejäsi (partitive plural)
restissäsi (inessive singular)
resteissäsi (inessive plural)
restistäsi (elative singular)
resteistäsi (elative plural)
restiisi (illative singular)
resteihisi (illative plural)
restilläsi (adessive singular)
resteilläsi (adessive plural)
restiltäsi (ablative singular)
resteiltäsi (ablative plural)
restillesi (allative singular)
resteillesi (allative plural)
restinäsi (essive singular)
resteinäsi (essive plural)
restiksesi (singular translative)
resteiksesi (plural translative)
restittäsi (abessive singular)
resteittäsi (abessive plural)
resteinesi (comitative plural)
restimme (nominative singular)
restimme (nominative plural)
restimme (accusative nominative singular)
restimme (accusative nominative plural)
restimme (accusative genitive singular)
restimme (accusative genitive plural)
restimme (genitive singular)
restiemme (genitive plural)
restiämme (partitive singular)
restejämme (partitive plural)
restissämme (inessive singular)
resteissämme (inessive plural)
restistämme (elative singular)
resteistämme (elative plural)
restiimme (illative singular)
resteihimme (illative plural)
restillämme (adessive singular)
resteillämme (adessive plural)
restiltämme (ablative singular)
resteiltämme (ablative plural)
restillemme (allative singular)
resteillemme (allative plural)
restinämme (essive singular)
resteinämme (essive plural)
restiksemme (singular translative)
resteiksemme (plural translative)
restittämme (abessive singular)
resteittämme (abessive plural)
resteinemme (comitative plural)
restinne (nominative singular)
restinne (nominative plural)
restinne (accusative nominative singular)
restinne (accusative nominative plural)
restinne (accusative genitive singular)
restinne (accusative genitive plural)
restinne (genitive singular)
restienne (genitive plural)
restiänne (partitive singular)
restejänne (partitive plural)
restissänne (inessive singular)
resteissänne (inessive plural)
restistänne (elative singular)
resteistänne (elative plural)
restiinne (illative singular)
resteihinne (illative plural)
restillänne (adessive singular)
resteillänne (adessive plural)
restiltänne (ablative singular)
resteiltänne (ablative plural)
restillenne (allative singular)
resteillenne (allative plural)
restinänne (essive singular)
resteinänne (essive plural)
restiksenne (singular translative)
resteiksenne (plural translative)
restittänne (abessive singular)
resteittänne (abessive plural)
resteinenne (comitative plural)
restinsä (nominative singular)
restinsä (nominative plural)
restinsä (accusative nominative singular)
restinsä (accusative nominative plural)
restinsä (accusative genitive singular)
restinsä (accusative genitive plural)
restinsä (genitive singular)
restiensä (genitive plural)
restiään (partitive singular)
restiänsä (partitive singular)
restejään (partitive plural)
restejänsä (partitive plural)
restissään (inessive singular)
restissänsä (inessive singular)
resteissään (inessive plural)
resteissänsä (inessive plural)
restistään (elative singular)
restistänsä (elative singular)
resteistään (elative plural)
resteistänsä (elative plural)
restiinsä (illative singular)
resteihinsä (illative plural)
restillään (adessive singular)
restillänsä (adessive singular)
resteillään (adessive plural)
resteillänsä (adessive plural)
restiltään (ablative singular)
restiltänsä (ablative singular)
resteiltään (ablative plural)
resteiltänsä (ablative plural)
restilleen (allative singular)
restillensä (allative singular)
resteilleen (allative plural)
resteillensä (allative plural)
restinään (essive singular)
restinänsä (essive singular)
resteinään (essive plural)
resteinänsä (essive plural)
restikseen (singular translative)
restiksensä (singular translative)
resteikseen (plural translative)
resteiksensä (plural translative)
restittään (abessive singular)
restittänsä (abessive singular)
resteittään (abessive plural)
resteittänsä (abessive plural)
resteineen (comitative plural)
resteinensä (comitative plural)


second new ball

second new ball (plural second new balls)

(cricket) The first replacement new ball in an innings; in Test cricket, usually taken after 80 overs.


the Ashes

From a satirical obituary published in an English newspaper after its loss to Australia in 1882, announcing the death of English cricket and that "the body would be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia".

(cricket) A trophy played for by England and Australia in Test cricket; in the form of a small urn containing the ashes of a cremated cricket stump or set of bails.

(cricket) A series of Test cricket matches played between England and Australia.


seamer

From Middle English semer, semere, from Old English sēamere (“tailor; seamer”), equivalent to seam + -er.

(cricket) A bowler skilled at making the ball seam.


scorecard

(cricket) A tabular representation of the most important statistics of an innings or match.


break one off

en-verb

break one off (third-person singular simple present breaks one off, present participle breaking one off, simple past broke one off, past participle broken one off)

breaks one off (present singular third-person)
breaking one off (participle present)
broke one off (past)
broken one off (participle past)

(baseball, dated, slang, 1800s) To throw a curve ball.


side out

(slang, baseball, dated, 19th c.) three outs.


horsehide

en-noun

horsehide (countable and uncountable, plural horsehides)


sky ball

(baseball, slang, 1800s) A high fly ball


foul tip

The foul tip hit the umpire in the shoulder.

(baseball) a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction


foul tick

The catcher held onto the foul tick for the out.

(baseball, slang, rare) A foul ball which just brushes by the bat, making a ticking sound.


thrower

(cricket) A bowler who illegally throws the ball instead of bowling it.


sacrifice fly

Jones' sacrifice fly brought in the tying run.

(baseball) A fly ball that allowed a runner to advance after it was caught


sacrifice bunt

The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.

The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.

(baseball) A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.

sacrifici

play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly at the cost of an out


stringer

(baseball, slang, 1800s) A hard-hit ball.


fastball count

Batters will often sit dead-red when there is a fastball count.

(baseball) A pitch count such that a fastball is likely to be thrown, usually 3-0 or 3-1.


dead-red

The pitch was a dead-red.


sit dead-red

en-verb

sit dead-red (third-person singular simple present sits dead-red, present participle sitting dead-red, simple past and past participle sat dead-red)

sits dead-red (present singular third-person)
sitting dead-red (participle present)
sat dead-red (participle past)
sat dead-red (past)

Popularized by broadcaster and former player Joe Morgan.

If I were him, I would sit dead-red on this 3 and 1 pitch and try to launch one.

(baseball) For a batter to look for a four-seam fastball.


swinging bunt

The catcher fielded Jones' swinging bunt and easily threw him out.

(baseball) A ball that travels a short distance as if it were bunted, but was produced by a full or checked swing.


feeder

From Middle English feedere, federe, fedare, equivalent to feed + -er.

(baseball, slang, archaic, 1800s) The pitcher.


force out

force out (third-person singular simple present forces out, present participle forcing out, simple past and past participle forced out)

forces out (present singular third-person)
forcing out (participle present)
forced out (participle past)
forced out (past)

Jones forced out Smith to end the inning.

(baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground


force out

A force out was recorded on the scorecard.

(baseball) An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.


hand out

(baseball, slang, 1800s) a player is out


selector

(cricket) An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.


drag bunt

Jones fielded the drag bunt, but the runner beat out his throw for a single.

(baseball) A ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice

The drag bunt is a skill that few players perfect.

(baseball) The act of bunting while running towards first base


drag bunt

drag bunt (third-person singular simple present drag bunts, present participle drag bunting, simple past and past participle drag bunted)

drag bunts (present singular third-person)
drag bunting (participle present)
drag bunted (participle past)
drag bunted (past)

Jones drag bunted the pitch.

(baseball, transitive) to bunt while running towards first base

Smith often drag bunts if he sees the third baseman playing back.

(baseball, intransitive) to bunt while running towards first base


push bunt

The push bunt went between the pitcher and the first baseman who was charging too hard.

(baseball) A ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder

The push bunt is only used in certain situations.

(baseball) The act of bunting with a bat that moves toward the ball


push bunt

push bunt (third-person singular simple present push bunts, present participle push bunting, simple past and past participle push bunted)

push bunts (present singular third-person)
push bunting (participle present)
push bunted (participle past)
push bunted (past)

Jones push bunted the pitch.

(transitive, baseball) to bunt while moving the bat towards the ball

Smith push bunts if an infielder charges too aggressively.

(intransitive, baseball) to bunt while moving the bat towards the ball


second slip

(cricket) The fielding position between first slip and third slip.


third session

(cricket) the session of a day's play between tea and close of play


short of a length

(idiomatic, cricket) of a ball that pitches short of a good length; a ball that bounces closer to the bowler than the area of the pitch regarded as the best for dismissing or restricting the scoring of the batsman.


second session

(cricket) the session of a day's play between lunch and tea


sightscreen

The batsman swung and thwacked it behind him over the sight-screens.

1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 24:

(cricket) A large screen, at each end of a cricket field, coloured to provide visual contrast to the cricket ball, to aid the batsman in seeing its movement through the air.


shoulder arms

shoulder arms (third-person singular simple present shoulders arms, present participle shouldering arms, simple past and past participle shouldered arms)

shoulders arms (present singular third-person)
shouldering arms (participle present)
shouldered arms (participle past)
shouldered arms (past)

(intransitive, cricket) To deliberately lift the bat out of the path of the ball when it is judged to be missing the wicket.


show a little ginger

show a little ginger (third-person singular simple present shows a little ginger, present participle showing a little ginger, simple past showed a little ginger, past participle showed a little ginger or shown a little ginger)

shows a little ginger (present singular third-person)
showing a little ginger (participle present)
showed a little ginger (past)
showed a little ginger (participle past)
shown a little ginger (participle past)

(baseball, slang, 1800s) To play harder or smarter.


banjo hit

(baseball) A weakly hit fly ball which goes just over the infielders.


plug the runner

plug the runner (third-person singular simple present plugs the runner, present participle plugging the runner, simple past and past participle plugged the runner)

plugs the runner (present singular third-person)
plugging the runner (participle present)
plugged the runner (participle past)
plugged the runner (past)

(baseball, slang, 1800s) Synonym of soak the runner


short leg

en-noun

short leg (countable and uncountable, plural short legs)

When he dismissed Keith Miller, caught at short leg off a lifter, I turned round to Tony Lock[.]

1990, Ashes: Battles and Bellylaughs, Byron Bay: Swan Publishing, page 148:

(cricket, uncountable) A fielding position on the leg side, square of, and close to the batsman.

(cricket, countable) A fielder in this position.


baseman

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(baseball, softball) A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman.


soak the runner

en-verb

soak the runner (third-person singular simple present soaks the runner, present participle soaking the runner, simple past and past participle soaked the runner)

soaks the runner (present singular third-person)
soaking the runner (participle present)
soaked the runner (participle past)
soaked the runner (past)

(baseball, slang, 1800s) To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845).


daisy cutter

* From plowing through a field and flattening and mowing down hypothetical daisies.
* (explosive): From flattening vegetation in a round region creating a clearing reminiscent of a daisy flower

(baseball, slang, dated, 1800s) A well-struck ground ball.

(cricket) A low ball that bounces more than once before reaching the batsman.


boodler

(slang, baseball, dated, 19th century) A person displaying unsportsmanlike behavior.


muffin

→ Chinese: 瑪芬／玛芬 (mǎfēn)

→ Danish: muffin

→ Esperanto: mafino

→ Finnish: muffini, muffinssi, muffinsi

→ French: muffin

→ German: Muffin

→ Japanese: マフィン (mafin)

→ Korean: 머핀 (meopin)

→ Norwegian Bokmål: muffins

→ Polish: muffin

→ Portuguese: muffin

→ Russian: ма́ффин (máffin)

→ Swedish: muffins

→ Yiddish: מאָפֿין (mofin)

From earlier moofin, probably a diminutive of Low German Muffe ("small cake"; Muffen (plural)), from Middle Low German muffe (“small pastry”). An alternative, and phonologically less plausible theory suggests a connection to Old French (pain) moflet (“roll”, literally “soft (bread)”).

gl

"small cake"; <i class="Latn mention" lang="nds">Muffen</i> (plural)

ncog

(baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.


sheet anchor

(cricket) A batsman who provides dependable defence while a series of other batsmen score rapidly.


tricolor

(soccer, preceded by "el") the Mexican national football team


tricolor

(soccer, preceded by "la") the Ecuador national football team


five-by-five

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(basketball) A performance in which a player accumulates five points in each of five statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) in a single game.


Schwalbe

de-noun

Schwalbe f (genitive Schwalbe, plural Schwalben)

Schwalbe (genitive)
Schwalben (plural)
Schwalbe (nominative singular)
Schwalben (definite nominative plural)
Schwalbe (genitive singular)
Schwalben (definite genitive plural)
Schwalbe (dative singular)
Schwalben (dative definite plural)
Schwalbe (accusative singular)
Schwalben (accusative definite plural)

→ Dutch: schwalbe

→ Silesian: šwalbkowate (compounded with native word)

From Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā. Cognate with Middle Dutch swaluwe (modern Dutch zwaluw), Old Saxon swala, Old English swealwe (modern English swallow), Old Norse svala (Danish svale, Swedish svala).
The football sense from a saying „Der fliegt wie ’ne Schwalbe!“ (“The man flies like a swallow!”), or the like, punning on fliegen in the sense of “to fall”. Compare hinfliegen (“to fall down”).

(sports, soccer) dive (deliberate fall, simulated foul)


VAR

en-noun

VAR (countable and uncountable, plural VARs)

[Harry] Kane was the victim in incidents plucked straight from the world of wrestling in each half, and on neither occasion did any of the officials – on the pitch or in the VAR booth – see fit to intervene in what were obvious penalties.

2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-04-21:

video assistant referee
video assistant referee#English

(soccer) Initialism of video assistant referee.


VAR

video assistant referee
video assistant referee


blooper

Again the blooper wafted up to the plate. Ted waited and waited and then let loose. The ball rose in a high trajectory and sailed deep into the bullpen for a homer. The fans roared. The slugger had killed the blooper.

1949, Jimmy Powers, Baseball Personalities: The Most Colorful Figures of All Time, New York, N.Y.: R. Field, →OCLC, page 254:

The blooper, delivered with a shot-put motion, floated in an arc that reached twenty-five feet, then suddenly dropped across home plate in the strike zone.

2003, Richard F. Peterson, The Pirates Reader, Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 139:

(baseball, slang) A fly ball that is weakly hit just over the infielders.


attacker

(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

مُهَاجِم

(soccer) movement of the team in possession of the ball


submariner

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/sʌbˈmæɹɪnə/

/sʌbˈmæɹɪnɚ/

Jones was a submariner and could often confuse a batter with his unorthodox delivery.

(US, baseball) A pitcher that throws with an underhand motion.


rearguard

/ˈɹɪəɹˌɡɑɹd/

From rear + guard. Attested in The Song of Roland circa 1150 (rereguarde). Doublet of retrogarde.

Mancini's side only showed enough ambition when it was too late and by then battle lines were drawn as James Collins and former City captain Richard Dunne fought a magnificent rearguard action at the heart of Villa's defence.

2011 January 22, Phil McNulty, “Aston Villa 1 - 0 Man City”, in BBC:

(soccer) The defence, collectively the defenders.


фудбал

mk-noun

фу́дбал • (fúdbal) m (relational adjective фу́дбалски)

фу́дбал (canonical)
fúdbal (romanization)
фу́дбалски (adjective relational)
фудбал (indefinite singular)
фудбали (indefinite plural)
фудбалот (definite singular unspecified)
фудбалите (definite plural unspecified)
фудбалов (definite proximal singular)
фудбаливе (definite plural proximal)
фудбалон (definite distal singular)
фудбалине (definite distal plural)
фудбалу (singular vocative)
фудбали (plural vocative)
фудбала (count-form plural)

(sports, soccer) а football, soccer ball (ball used in any game called "football")


lineup

More than any other batter in the lineup, he can keep the inning going with a a base hit, and over a season he'll have as many at-bats as teh lead-off man and thus hit hard and often for his team.

1993, Jerry Kindall, Baseball: Play the Winning Way, page 248:

For example, as before, the leadoff hitter for the visiting team in the top of the first inning fails to come to bat and the #2 batter in the lineup subsequently becomes the initial batter in the inning.

2015, Andres Wirkmaa, The Complete Baseball Scorekeeping Handbook, page 70:

That meant Howell moved from a weak-hitting lineup to a great-hitting lineup, and players generally said they hit better if they had better hitters around them.

2022, Paul Aron ·, The Lineup: Ten Books That Changed Baseball, page 96:


carom

en-noun

carom (countable and uncountable, plural caroms)

Probably derived from French carambole (the red ball in billiards).

(countable, cue sports, especially billiards) A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more balls with the player's ball.

carambola

shot in which the cue ball strikes two balls


Flanke

de-noun

Flanke f (genitive Flanke, plural Flanken)

Flanke (genitive)
Flanken (plural)
Flanke (nominative singular)
Flanken (definite nominative plural)
Flanke (genitive singular)
Flanken (definite genitive plural)
Flanke (dative singular)
Flanken (dative definite plural)
Flanke (accusative singular)
Flanken (accusative definite plural)

Ca. 1600, from French flanc, from Old French flanc, from Proto-Germanic *hlankō. Doublet of now obsolete Lanke, which likely influenced the form and gender of the borrowing; analogy with Seite may also have contributed.

(military, ball games) flank (side of the field)

(ball games, especially soccer) cross (ball from the flank towards the centre)


silly mid off

(cricket) a fielding position, on the off side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position


silly point

en-noun

silly point (countable and uncountable, plural silly points)

(cricket) A fielding position, on the off side, square of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position.


silly mid on

silly mid on (countable and uncountable, plural silly mid ons)

(cricket) a fielding position, on the leg side, forward of the batsman's wicket, and very near the batsman; a fielder in this position


creeper

From Middle English crepere, from Old English crēopere, equivalent to creep + -er. Slang usage derived from phrase give the creeps or creep out (distinct from merely one who creeps).

May joined Hutton and proceeded to play masterly cricket in which the straight-drive predominated. There was always the possibility that he might be trapped by a creeper, but May watched the ball intently.

2009, Steven Lynch, Wisden on the Ashes, page 292:

(cricket) A ball that travels low, near ground level.


Gehäuse

de-noun

Gehäuse n (strong, genitive Gehäuses, plural Gehäuse)

Gehäuses (genitive)
Gehäuse (plural)
Gehäuse (nominative singular)
Gehäuse (definite nominative plural)
Gehäuses (genitive singular)
Gehäuse (definite genitive plural)
Gehäuse (dative singular)
Gehäusen (dative definite plural)
Gehäuse (accusative singular)
Gehäuse (accusative definite plural)

From early modern (15th century) gehiuse, geheus, collective of Middle High German hūs (“house”).

(ball games slang) Short for Torgehäuse (“post and crossbar of a goal”).


dunking

(basketball) Forcefully thrusting the ball through the basket from above.


backstop

(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

Bench may be the greatest catcher subjectively, but he's not statistically. Statwise, Yogi Berra is the all-time backstop, regardless of which measure you prefer. Berra's Total-Z is one-third of a standard deviation higher than Bench's, and his Core-Z average is a point better.

2002, James F. Vail, Outrageous Fortune: What's Wrong with Hall of Fame Voting and How to Make It Statistically Sound, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 143:

(baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.


hard count

Jones is good at drawing a defense offside with his hard count.

(American football) The situation where the quarterback attempts to draw the defense offside through a deceptive snap count sequence, sometimes accompanied by subtle body movements which simulate the initiation of the play.


dead bird

Jones got on board with a dead bird to start the innning.

(baseball, slang) A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter.


meatball

→ Japanese: ミートボール

→ Korean: 미트볼 (miteubol)

And then. A 98.4 fastball on the inside half of the plate, ring him up, Strike 3, game over. It wasn’t a meatball like Terrence Long watched to finish 2003 ALDS Game 5, but it felt the same.

2020, Alex Hall, “Oakland A’s faced all their nightmares in Game 3 and wrote a new ending”, in Athletics Nation:

(baseball) An easy pitch to hit, especially thrown right down the middle of the plate.


right back

(soccer) a defender who normally plays on the right side of the field


linebacker

The linebacker corralled the runner who had slipped through the hole.

(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.


linebacker

Unadapted borrowing from English linebacker.


steals

He has 25 steals this year.

(baseball, informal) The number of stolen bases by a baserunner.


play ball

en-verb

play ball (third-person singular simple present plays ball, present participle playing ball, simple past and past participle played ball)

plays ball (present singular third-person)
playing ball (participle present)
played ball (participle past)
played ball (past)

(baseball, softball) An expression used at the beginning of a game of baseball or softball.

jugueu

if there's grass on the field, play ball

if there's grass on the pitch, play ball


SB

en-noun

SB (countable and uncountable, plural SBs)

(baseball) Abbreviation of stolen base.; The statistic reporting the number of stolen bases.


culer

ca-adj

culer m or f (masculine and feminine plural culers)

From cul (“bottom, butt”) + -er. The football sense is from fans sitting on the walls of the first stadium in Barcelona, exposing their culs to passersby.

(soccer, relational) of FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, coach etc.


culer

→ Spanish: culé

(soccer) a person connected with FC Barcelona, as a player, fan, staff, coach etc.


SFC

(soccer) Initialism of Sydney Football Club.


dipper

desc

→ Kashubian: dyper (Canada, United States)

From Middle English dippere; equivalent to dip + -er.

(cricket) A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.


official at-bat

en-noun

official at-bat (plural official at-bats)

A player's batting average is his hits divided by his official at-bats.

(baseball) A completed batting opportunity that did not result in a base on balls, hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice bunt, or interference or obstruction.


(baseball) triple, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to third base


OBP

OBP (countable and uncountable, plural OBPs)

on-base percentage
on-base percentage#English

(baseball) Initialism of on-base percentage.


(baseball) Double, a baseball statistic indicating a runner has safely advanced to second base.


ALCS

(baseball) The American League Championship Series, a best of seven game series played to determine the champion of the American League.


1B (countable and uncountable, plural 1Bs)

(baseball) The baseball statistic of one-base hits or singles.


NLCS

National League Championship Series
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(baseball) Initialism of National League Championship Series. It is a best of seven game series played to determine the champion of the National League and win the NL pennant.


NLDS

National League Division Series
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(baseball) Initialism of National League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).


ALDS

American League Division Series
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(baseball) Initialism of American League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the American League Championship Series (ALCS).


reliever

The first reliever got the last two outs of the sixth.


LCS

League Championship Series
w:League Championship Series

(US, baseball) Initialism of League Championship Series for each of the two leagues of Major League Baseball.


walk-off

Scott Podsednik hit the twelfth walk-off home run in World Series history on October 23rd, 2005.

(baseball, of a hit) That drives in a run that ends a game.


walk-off

It was the Brewers' first walk-off walk since May 4, 2005, when Damien Miller drew a walk to win the game, 4-3, at home over the Cubs.

2010 May 27, “Brewers overcome errors in walk-off win”, in MLB.com:

(baseball) Any event or action in the bottom of the last inning of a game that scores a run and thereby ends the game with a victory to the team at bat.


Southsider

I'm no baby bear fan; I'm a Southsider.

(baseball) A player or fan of the Chicago White Sox baseball team, which plays its home games on Chicago's south side.

(soccer) A fan of the Vancouver Whitecaps football team


bring up

en-verb

bring up (third-person singular simple present brings up, present participle bringing up, simple past and past participle brought up)

brings up (present singular third-person)
bringing up (participle present)
brought up (participle past)
brought up (past)

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From Middle English bring up, dissimilated from Middle English upbringen (“to bring up, raise”). Doublet of upbring.

der

Warner smacked a four over midwicket to bring up his century.

(cricket) To reach a particular score, especially a milestone.


crochet

→ English: crochet

desc

→ Portuguese: colchete (“hook, bracket”)

→ Portuguese: crochê (“crochet”), croché, crochet (unadapted form)

→ Spanish: corchete

→ Turkish: kroşe


BB

en-noun

BB (countable and uncountable, plural BBs)

(baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".


セ

Initial of セントラル・リーグ


Oriole

He became an Oriole as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player on the team Baltimore Orioles.


Gigantes

Los Gigantes (canonical masculine plural)

(baseball) the San Francisco Giants, a baseball team


Jints

Eye dialect for popular New York City pronunciation of giants

1914 May 17, “The Old-Time Fan Refers To the Jints' Little Napoleon As a...”, in Atlanta Constitution:

The folks were quite happy about Sunday's thrilling reprieve in Philadelphia and happily confident that "d' Bums'll moider dem Jints"

1951 October 2, “VOICE OF FLATBUSH GOES UP AND DOWN; Loud Shouts of Morning Fall to...”, in New York Times:

He did about as well as could be expected with the Jints, though the halo he gained lastseason was knocked slightly askew in the process.

1952 September 4, “Sports of the Times; Wait Till Next Year”, in New York Times:

The faithful cheered loudly for their beloved Bums; they jeered loudly at the others teams, especially if they were the hated "Jints" from the Polo Grounds.

2000, G. Richard McKelvey, The MacPhails: Baseball's First Family of the Front Office, page 38:

The Polo Grounds, which had been the site of many fierce battles between the "Jints" and the "Bums," was not friendly to the home team.

2001, G. Richard McKelvey, The Bounce: Baseball Teams' Great Falls and Comebacks, page 100:

To his credit, Allen could not imagine the Jints or Bums unabiding on New York's behalf. "New York is fully capable of supporting three clubs."

2007, Curt Smith, The Voice: Mel Allen's Untold Story, page 111:

(baseball, informal) Nickname for the New York Giants, subsequently the San Francisco Giants.

On Sunday it would be even more drinking, plus the Times, and the pitiful "Jints" on TV.

2000, James Patterson, The Midnight Club, page 101:

(American football, informal) The New York Giants.


gapper

Bob's gapper cleared the bags.

(baseball) A ball hit through the regions between the outfielders.


Cardinals

(baseball) The team St. Louis Cardinals.

(American football) The team Arizona Cardinals.


Bums

1951 October 2, “VOICE OF FLATBUSH GOES UP AND DOWN; Loud Shouts of Morning Fall to …”, in New York Times:

(baseball) Nickname of the Brooklyn Dodgers, later the Los Angeles Dodgers.


Astro

Jones became an Astro as the result of a pre-season trade.

(baseball) A player for the Houston Astros.


dugout

Spurs, who were without boss Harry Redknapp after his heart surgery, failed to create a clear-cut chance. Redknapp is expected to be back in the dugout when Spurs play Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday but it was left to his assistant Kevin Bond to take a young team to Russia looking for the win that would put them through to the last 32.

2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:

(baseball, soccer, cricket) A sunken shelter at the side of a sports field where non-playing team members and staff sit during a game.

Spielerbank

where non-playing teammembers and staff sit during a game


seagulling

As long as he can stay away from the seagulling in the tight games.

2002 May 25, Greig Blanchett, “Re: So. To The ABs”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):

Jack has to cut out the seagulling and get in and do the dirty work.

2009 December 28, Steve Hepburn, “Rugby: Oval ball gazing for 2011 World Cup”, in Otago Daily Times:

And while Williams cut down the seagulling, he still wasn't hitting the breakdown with any vigour.

2011 August 29, lord shineything [username], “Re: AB Players”, in rec.sport.rugby.union (Usenet):

(British, Australia, New Zealand, rugby slang) The practice, in Rugby Union, of forwards running in the back line rather than concentrating on their primary positional duties in open play (see rugby union positions).


pick up

en-verb

pick up (third-person singular simple present picks up, present participle picking up, simple past and past participle picked up)

picks up (present singular third-person)
picking up (participle present)
picked up (participle past)
picked up (past)

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And soon after, no-one picked up Shotton who was free to power a 12-yard header over from another Pennant corner, before Pennant sent a free kick straight at Cardiff keeper Tom Heaton.

2011 January 18, David Dulin, “Cardiff 0-2 Stoke”, in BBC:

(soccer) To mark, to defend against an opposition player by following them closely.


Astros

The Astros lead the division through half the season.


área

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea. Doublet of eira (“threshing floor”), which was inherited.

(soccer) area; penalty area (square in front of the goal)


fall classic

The White Sox swept the 2005 fall classic.


go yard

go yard (third-person singular simple present goes yard, present participle going yard, simple past went yard, past participle gone yard)

goes yard (present singular third-person)
going yard (participle present)
went yard (past)
gone yard (participle past)

Question 162: To follow-up on the aforementioned Phillies slugger, in 1980 he set a career high and established a Major League record for home runs by a third baseman when he went yard 48 times.

2010, Major League Baseball IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom:


World Series

(US, baseball) The best-of-seven game series played annually in late October-early November to determine the year's championship of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, played between two teams, one each in the National League and the American League.


earned run

(baseball) A run that was recorded without the benefit of an error.


American League

(baseball) The younger of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball.


National League

(baseball) The older of the two professional baseball leagues within Major League Baseball.


League Championship Series

(baseball) The best-of-seven series of games to determine the winner of each of the National League and the American League.


MLB

There was no repeat rainbow rebellion during last Saturday’s Pride Night at Tropicana Field after MLB introduced a policy this season forbidding teams from changing their uniforms to mark local themed events.

2023 June 12, Tom Dart, “US culture wars come to baseball as MLB celebrates Pride month”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Major League Baseball
w:Major League Baseball

(US, Canada, baseball) Initialism of Major League Baseball.


ISF

International Softball Federation
w:International Softball Federation

(softball) Initialism of International Softball Federation.


falta

From Old Galician-Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin *fallita, feminine of *fallitus, in place of Latin falsus, perfect passive participle of fallō. Cognate to Catalan falta, English fault, Spanish falta and French faute.

Quem vai bater a falta?

(soccer) direct free kick (free kick following a foul committed outside the penalty area)


NFI

(American football) Initialism of non-football injury; any injury sustained by a player outside of games or training.


tiro

(soccer) free kick (kick in which a player may kick the ball without interference)


head

† (English symbol name dagger or obelus)

dagger (English name symbol)
obelus (English name symbol)

Derives from the obelus, ⟨⸓⟩. Originally shaped like a dagger, it is now sometimes identical in shape to a Latin cross.

(cricket) Used in scorecards to indicate the wicketkeeper.


expulsar

ca-verb

expulsar (first-person singular present expulso, first-person singular preterite expulsí, past participle expulsat)

expulso (first-person present singular)
expulsí (first-person preterite singular)
expulsat (participle past)
expulsar (infinitive)
expulsant (gerund)
expulsat (masculine participle past singular)
expulsada (feminine participle past singular)
expulsats (masculine participle past plural)
expulsades (feminine participle past plural)
expulso (first-person indicative present singular)
expulses (indicative present second-person singular)
expulsa (indicative present singular third-person)
expulsem (first-person indicative plural present)
expulseu (indicative plural present second-person)
expulsen (indicative plural present third-person)
expulsava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
expulsaves (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
expulsava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
expulsàvem (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
expulsàveu (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
expulsaven (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
expulsaré (first-person future indicative singular)
expulsaràs (future indicative second-person singular)
expulsarà (future indicative singular third-person)
expulsarem (first-person future indicative plural)
expulsareu (future indicative plural second-person)
expulsaran (future indicative plural third-person)
expulsí (first-person indicative preterite singular)
expulsares (indicative preterite second-person singular)
expulsà (indicative preterite singular third-person)
expulsàrem (first-person indicative plural preterite)
expulsàreu (indicative plural preterite second-person)
expulsaren (indicative plural preterite third-person)
expulsaria (conditional first-person indicative singular)
expulsaries (conditional indicative second-person singular)
expulsaria (conditional indicative singular third-person)
expulsaríem (conditional first-person indicative plural)
expulsaríeu (conditional indicative plural second-person)
expulsarien (conditional indicative plural third-person)
expulsi (first-person present singular subjunctive)
expulsis (present second-person singular subjunctive)
expulsi (present singular subjunctive third-person)
expulsem (first-person plural present subjunctive)
expulseu (plural present second-person subjunctive)
expulsin (plural present subjunctive third-person)
expulsés (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
expulsessis (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
expulsés (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
expulséssim (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
expulséssiu (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
expulsessin (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
expulsa (imperative second-person)
expulsi (formal imperative second-person-semantically singular)
expulsem (first-person imperative plural)
expulseu (imperative plural second-person)
expulsin (formal imperative plural second-person-semantically)
no expulsis (imperative negative second-person)
no expulsi (formal imperative negative second-person-semantically singular)
no expulsem (first-person imperative negative plural)
no expulseu (imperative negative plural second-person)
no expulsin (formal imperative negative plural second-person-semantically)

(transitive, sports, soccer) to send off, dismiss (show someone a red card)