squeeze play
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- noun
- /skwiːz pleɪ/
- Jargon
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jugada de squeeze
- During the final inning, the coach called for a squeeze play to let the runner score from third base.
Examples
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With a runner on third and two outs, the batter laid down a bunt for a squeeze play that brought in the winning run.
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The image of the squeeze play places the ball game between two generations or at least between two quite different situations for the production and circulation of artistic practices.
Academic text (2014) -
"The squeeze play (or suicide squeeze) is normally done with a runner on third base."
Academic text (2014) -
In baseball, a squeeze play is one in which a batter bunts the ball expecting to be thrown out at first, but gives a runner at third base a chance to score.
Blog text (7) -
The team successfully executed a squeeze play, allowing their fastest player to steal home.
Synonyms
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A baseball play where the runner on third base runs home as the batter lightly hits the ball
A risky baseball play where the runner on third base runs home while the batter bunts
A baseball play where a runner on third base waits for a bunt then runs home to avoid being out
A play where a runner on third waits for a successful bunt before running home
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an aggressive tactic to force someone through pressure' is directly derivable from combining 'squeeze' (to apply pressure) with 'play' (a tactic or strategic move). This compositional reading — a pressure-based strategic action — is predictable for learners who know both constituents, so it is transparent.
Etymology
Squeeze play comes from baseball: a runner on third base tries to 'score' while the batter bunts, and the defence is squeezed between stopping the bunt or the runner. That's why it means a risky, well-timed move to get the runner home.