single
- noun
- /ˈsɪŋɡəl/
- Jargon
- In the bottom of the ninth inning, the batter hit a crucial single that brought the winning run home.
- singles in a row
Examples
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Guillen delivered a game-tying single off Benitez, sending the game to the 11th inning.
Blog text (4) -
Three for three, two homers and a single.
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A double and a single in the fourth.
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"Lee May hits a single up the hole between short and third.
Fiction book (2002) -
Adams swats that one for a single to left field.
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Josh Donaldson led off with a single and advanced to third on Brandon Moss's double.
Blog text (3) -
Gregor Blanco got things started with a single and scored on Brandon Crawford's triple.
Blog text (2) -
His single allowed him to reach first base without any trouble during the game.
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After hitting a sharp single to left field, he sprinted to first base and celebrated with his teammates.
Synonyms
A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, often a bunt
A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice
A hit that lets the batter reach first base safely
A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base
A hard straight hit that lets the batter reach first base
Idioms
Compounds
A jacket or coat that fastens with one row of buttons and has a small front overlap
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A system where people pay only one government charge, usually on land value
- Jargon
A base hit made by hitting the ball hard so the batter reaches first base
A small pine tree from California that has single needles and cones with edible seeds
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A simple bookkeeping method that records only one side of each transaction
A punctuation mark like an apostrophe used to show speech or a quote inside another quote
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A simple crochet action that pulls a loop through two loops on the hook
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A small change in a gene where one DNA letter is different
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A single thread used to close a cut in the skin after injury or surgery
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A simple way for small businesses to record each money transaction once
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A pine tree with one needle in each cluster that makes edible seeds
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A small pine tree with one needle in each group and edible nuts, native to the United States southwest
A musical instrument like a clarinet or saxophone that makes sound when air passes one reed
A wind instrument that uses one reed to make sound, like a clarinet or saxophone
A helicopter that has one main spinning blade and a tail rotor for balance
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Single comes from the Latin root singul-, which means 'one', so in baseball a single is a hit that lets the batter reach first base — 'one' base.