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⚾ A baseball out ⚾ To hit and get out
to groundout

to groundout

8.3
To hit a ground ball that a player throws to first base to get the batter or a runner out
  • verb
  • /ˈɡraʊndaʊt/
  • Jargon
translation icon : rodar hacia el out
  • If you groundout to shortstop, the inning could end quickly.

Examples

  • The batter will likely groundout if he swings at that low pitch.

  • She managed not to groundout and instead hit a single to left field.

  • The batter hit a sharp ground ball and had to groundout to the first baseman.

  • If he isn't careful, he may groundout to the shortstop and end the inning.

  • After a low pitch, the batter instinctively groundout to third base.

Synonyms

to ground out
vsto groundout
  • Jargon
3 7.8

To be thrown out at first base after hitting a ground ball

is broader covering any batter or runner put out by a ground ball

Surface Forms

groundout infinitive
grounded out past
grounded out past participle
grounding out present participle
groundouts third person singular

Morphology

groundout = ground + out (semi-transparent) = ground + out

Formed from the verb 'ground' plus the particle 'out'; the morphological composition is clear but predicting the baseball-specific result (an out) requires domain knowledge.

Etymology

The verb groundout comes from the words ground ('a ball that hits the ground') and out ('to be out'), so to groundout is to hit a ground ball that makes the batter or a runner out.