ground ball
12
3.4
- noun
- /ɡraʊnd bɔl/
- Jargon
:
batazo por el suelo
- She practiced fielding ground balls every Saturday at the baseball field.
- catching a ground ball
- fielding ground balls
Examples
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After the pitch, he hit a sharp ground ball straight to shortstop.
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Mike hits a sharp ground ball between first and second.
Fiction book (2002) -
Oh, he took his eye off a ground ball.
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The other was a ground ball that he did not handle.
Blog text (31) -
A sharp ground ball up the middle.
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Taylor hits a ground ball to short.
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Ground ball to the right side.
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While running out a ground ball, he injured his knee and had to come out of the game.
Blog text (33) -
And there's a ground ball up the middle for a base hit.
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There's a ground ball between first and second.
Synonyms
13
5.6
A hit where the ball rolls or bounces along the ground
10
8.1
A baseball hit that bounces along the ground before being fielded
3
5.3
A hit ball that rolls along the ground
1
3.6
A baseball hit that rolls or bounces along the ground
Antonyms
How High
- Jargon
1
3.6
- Specialized
16
3.1
- US
12
4.2
- Jargon
- Jargon
12
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense of a ball that is on or travels along the ground is directly and compositionally derivable from 'ground' + 'ball'; knowing the constituent nouns allows a learner to infer a ball located or moving on the ground. Although it is a sport-specific term (baseball), the literal combination follows normal English compounding and similar constructions exist in other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will likely understand it.
Etymology
Ground ball comes from baseball and names a ball that is hit and then rolls or bounces on the ground instead of flying into the air. So, it means 'a batted ball that rolls or bounces along the ground'.