triple
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5.5
- noun
- /ˈtrɪpəl/
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triple
- He heads for the hot corner, a stand-up triple!
- hit a triple
- game-tying triple
- score a triple
And so de Broy scores another triple.
- And so de Broy scores another triple.
Examples
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Damon has eight hits in 18 at bats, a double, a triple, a couple of stolen bases.
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1935 Tigers pitcher Schoolboy Rowe has a double, triple, and three singles in an 18-2 win over the Senators.
Blog text (13) -
White misses it and goes for a triple.
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Sneed got himself a triple that night.
Fiction book (1995) -
Our first game, bottom of the eighth, I whacked a triple with bases loaded.
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In 1925, Freddie Lindstrom hit two triples in one game for the only time in his career.
Blog text (13) -
In the bottom of the fifth inning, he hit a triple that brought two runners home.
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She celebrated her team's victory after scoring a triple in the final frame of the game.
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The player made an impressive triple and sprinted to third base with ease.
Synonyms
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8.4
A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base
A baseball hit that lets the batter reach third base safely
A hard low hit in baseball that lets the batter reach third base
A hit that reaches third base after a sharp line drive
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
13
5.7
A title given to a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in the same year
- Jargon
2
6.7
In baseball, a player who leads the league in batting average, runs batted in, and home runs in one season
- Jargon
1
6.1
A baseball or softball play when the defending team gets three players out in one action
- Literature
A phrase that has three different meanings used to make a joke or point
- NSFW
A border area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet that is known for smuggling and other crime
- Jargon
A baseball season when a player leads the league in batting average, home runs and runs batted in
How Many Bases
Surface Forms
Morphology
triple = three (transparent) = tri + ple
The baseball sense denotes reaching the third base (three), so the relation to 'three' is transparent to learners.
Etymology
Triple comes from old parts tri- meaning 'three' and -ple meaning 'times'. In baseball, a triple is a hit that lets the batter reach third base, which fits the basic idea of 'three'.