"soak the runner" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-soak the runner.ogg [Australia] Forms: soaks the runner [present, singular, third-person], soaking the runner [participle, present], soaked the runner [participle, past], soaked the runner [past]
Head templates: {{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)
  1. (baseball, slang, 1800s) To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845). Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball Synonyms: plug the runner
    Sense id: en-soak_the_runner-en-verb-YHxJ9S-Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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