"ground ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ground balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ground ball (plural ground balls)
  1. (baseball) A batted ball that bounces one or more times on the infield; a grounder. Categories (topical): Baseball, Softball
    Sense id: en-ground_ball-en-noun-qIo44MOT Disambiguation of Softball: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (lacrosse) A loose ball that is on the ground during play. Categories (topical): Lacrosse, Softball Related terms: ground ball with eyes, pop-up, fly ball, line drive, roller
    Sense id: en-ground_ball-en-noun-hS-r4W94 Disambiguation of Softball: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lacrosse, lifestyle, sports

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