"ground ball with eyes" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-ground ball with eyes.ogg [Australia] Forms: ground balls with eyes [plural]
Etymology: From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders. Head templates: {{en-noun|ground balls with eyes|head=ground ball with eyes}} ground ball with eyes (plural ground balls with eyes)
  1. (idiomatic, baseball, humorous) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders. Tags: humorous, idiomatic Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-ground_ball_with_eyes-en-noun-W-~6awVc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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