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ballclub

ballclub

4 3.0
A team that plays baseball or softball
  • noun
  • /ˈbɔlˌklʌb/
  • US
translation icon : club de béisbol
  • Dodgers just might be a very dangerous ballclub next.
  • a good ballclub
  • league ballclub
  • a senior ballclub

Like you got yourself a good ballclub now a mat rule ballclub plays good, hard nosed, poised football.

Examples

  • Seattle wouldn't get its ballclub until 1977.

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  • You're managing a major league ballclub in a major league baseball game.

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  • I enjoy his leadership, and he has a big effect on the whole ballclub.

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  • Couldn't happen to a better ballclub.

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  • This stuff would be a distraction for him and for the ballclub.

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  • The Nats are a pretty settled ballclub that just won 98 games.

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  • The Yankees were an old, beat-up ballclub that had to fight every step of the way just to get to the postseason.

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  • The owner hires the GM to make personnel decisions, run the ballclub, make the moves, and then bring over the checks to sign.

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  • Keep in mind the Marlins dealt key players of a ballclub that lost more than 90 games, players who are aging and likely will decline in the coming years.

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  • The local ballclub won the championship after a thrilling season.

Synonyms

club
vsballclub
1.0

A group of people who meet for a shared interest or activity

is specific to groups that play baseball or softball rather than any activity
baseball team
vsballclub
52 1.0

A group of players organized to play baseball together

also applies to softball teams and organized clubs
ball club
vsballclub
  • US
7 2.5

A professional baseball team that plays and travels together

can also mean amateur or softball teams not only traveling professionals
baseball club
vsballclub
1 2.0

A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together for competitions

is broader, covering teams or organizations for baseball or softball

How Competitive

elite
241 4.5
semipro
  • Informal
4.4
ballclub
  • US
4 3.0
club
1.0

Surface Forms

ballclub singular
ballclubs plural

Morphology

ballclub = ball + club (transparent) = ball + club

The sense 'team or organization that plays baseball' is directly the combination of 'ball' (sport) + 'club' (organization), which is clear to learners.

Etymology

The word ballclub comes from ball 'a round object used in games' and club 'a group you join'. So a ballclub is a club or team of people who play baseball or softball.