baseball
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- noun
- /ˈbeɪsˌbɔl/
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béisbol
- Gotta play baseball and Little League and all that.
- play baseball
- a baseball game
- baseball players
Look, we got MMA, Major League Baseball, and we got the WNBA.
- Look, we got MMA, Major League Baseball, and we got the WNBA.
- So yeah, played sports, you know, baseball was probably my my primary thing.
- But most of us know him simply as one of baseball's greatest pitchers.
- And I would dream about playing Major League Baseball, or really the big sport.
- You'd scout people for football, for basketball, for baseball and for track.
- He coached basketball, baseball, football and boxing.
- Like when I was a kid played baseball, my dad was my baseball coach.
- This is the New York franchise, Major League Baseball in New York.
- Drafted by Major League Baseball but never swung a bat in anger.
- Little boys baseball is a game little boys play.
- There was boxing, baseball and horse racing.
Examples
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And I would dream about playing Major League Baseball, or really the big sport.
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Robert played one year of tee ball and one year of baseball, and he did not like it.
Academic text (2015) -
So yeah, played sports, you know, baseball was probably my my primary thing.
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If you use your head while you play, baseball will be even more fun!
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You know the best part about winning a baseball game?
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My husband's brothers played baseball, so I knew I would probably get my kids started in baseball.
Academic text (2015) -
When I was little, I'd watch the other kids playing baseball from my room.
Fiction book (1992) -
Come watch some great baseball and bring your pup to the game.
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Well, these guys have a son who's five... and he loves baseball.
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My father took me to my first baseball game when I was a child, and I loved the excitement.
Synonyms
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The game of baseball often played for fun
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A game between two teams where players hit a ball with a bat and run bases
Compounds
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A small card with a baseball player's photo and game numbers that people collect
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The part of the year when people play baseball games from spring to early autumn
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A square area on a baseball field with the bases and home plate where players run
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A team of professional baseball players who play and travel together for competitions
A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball
A museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors the greatest baseball players and people who helped the sport
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Baseball is the name of a game and it comes from the words base ('a place to run to') and ball ('a round object'). So baseball means the ball game played around bases, and that is why players run between bases to score.