"drag bunt" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drag bunts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drag bunt (plural drag bunts)
  1. (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 Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-drag_bunt-en-noun-dvrvuSNA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 28 28 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (baseball) The act of bunting while running towards first base Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-drag_bunt-en-noun-DdfB4YiA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 28 28 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: drag bunts [present, singular, third-person], drag bunting [participle, present], drag bunted [participle, past], drag bunted [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} drag bunt (third-person singular simple present drag bunts, present participle drag bunting, simple past and past participle drag bunted)
  1. (baseball, transitive) to bunt while running towards first base Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-drag_bunt-en-verb-NJAyEJjj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 28 28 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (baseball, intransitive) to bunt while running towards first base Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-drag_bunt-en-verb-NJAyEJjj1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 28 28 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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