plate
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7.0
- noun
- /pleɪt/
- US
:
plato
- The batter steps up to the plate and the pitcher pitches.
- home plate
- moving toward home plate
Get up, dust up, get to the plate and swing harder.
- Get up, dust up, get to the plate and swing harder.
- And you know, oh, coming to the plate, we'll get views.
Examples
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Mays is walking toward the plate, dragging the barrel of his bat on the ground.
Fiction book (1992) -
Cobb heads to the plate, passing his dejected teammate who has just struck out.
Fiction book (1994) -
Step up to the plate, man.
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Get up, dust up, get to the plate and swing harder.
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The pitch was off the plate, and he reached for it, and Harry started shouting.
Fiction book (1992) -
Bobby stepped up to the plate, with the hot sun beating down.
Fiction book (1996) -
My team was soon back at the "plate," and it was again Huge's turn at bat.
Fiction book (1995) -
He flies past third and heads for the plate!
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He flies past third base and heads for the plate to score a run!
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But instead of celebrating with his teammates, he rushed to the plate to console his friend.
Synonyms
186
5.0
The base a runner must touch to score a run
20
3.6
A flat rubber base with five sides that a batter stands over and runners touch to score
1
3.0
A flat rubber square that the batter stands beside and runners touch to score
Idioms
- Informal
32
4.6
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
Compounds
- Jargon
20
3.6
A flat rubber base with five sides that a batter stands over and runners touch to score
15
3.4
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
- Specialized
5
3.9
Theory that Earth's outer layer is split into large moving plates that cause earthquakes and mountains
- Archaic
3
6.8
A flat sheet of glass or metal covered with a material that reacts to light to record pictures
- Specialized
1
6.3
A small removable piece of plastic that fits on the roof of the mouth to help the teeth or jaw
- Specialized
1
4.9
A thick metal sheet used to protect tanks, ships, or buildings from bullets and explosions
- Archaic
1
8.4
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
- Specialized
1
3.9
A thin layer of gold put on the surface of another material for decoration or protection
1
3.1
Items like forks and spoons that are made of another metal with a thin silver layer for use at meals
- Archaic
A way to make photographs on glass plates with a thin light-sensitive layer
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
A metal or plastic strip fixed to the bottom of a door to protect it from scuff marks
- Specialized
A removable panel at the bottom of an appliance or door that protects it and gives access to parts inside
- Jargon
A metal plate with a long slot that helps control a climbing rope by holding a carabiner
- Specialized
A scientific idea that Earth's outer layer of rock moves in large plates and causes earthquakes, volcanoes and mountains
- Specialized
A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
- Specialized
Plates of thick steel that protect vehicles or buildings from enemy fire
- Specialized
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
- Specialized
A thin layer of silver that covers another material to decorate or protect it
- Baby Talk
A children's game where a plate is spun and the named player must catch it or do a silly task
- Jargon
A small metal plate climbers use to hold and slow a rope when lowering or belaying someone
- Specialized
A machine with a flat plate that vibrates and makes soil, sand, or gravel firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
The baseball plate is called that because it was originally a flat slab or marker that the batter stands by. That's why touching the 'plate' is how a runner scores.