baseball play
- noun
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jugada de béisbol
- Coaches often review each baseball play to help players improve their skills.
Examples
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The baseball play at home plate was thrilling.
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That baseball play required both teamwork and quick decision-making.
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The double steal was an impressive baseball play that changed the momentum of the game.
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That was an incredible baseball play!
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The team executed a clever baseball play that caught the opposing pitcher off guard.
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During the championship game, the coach called for a surprise baseball play that won them the match.
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Everyone cheered when they pulled off a perfectly timed baseball play to steal second base.
Synonyms
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A player's turn or move in a game
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Morphology
The meaning 'a specific action or maneuver during a baseball game' is directly derivable from combining 'baseball' (the sport) with 'play' (an action or sports move). This noun + noun compounding follows a standard compositional pattern found across languages and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Baseball play comes from the sport itself: baseball plus play, where a coach calls a play and the players carry out one planned move, like a runner stealing a base while others cover. So baseball play means 'a planned move or action by a team during a game'.