"safety squeeze" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: safety squeezes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} safety squeeze (plural safety squeezes)
  1. (baseball) A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a suicide squeeze, the runner waits to see the trajectory of the ball before deciding whether to attempt to touch home plate. Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-safety_squeeze-en-noun--WG-tnXr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

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