triple play
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- noun
- /ˈtrɪpəl pleɪ/
- Jargon
:
triple jugada
- Peralta fired to first base to complete the triple play, showcasing an impressive defensive effort.
- an unassisted triple play
- turned a triple play
- the first triple play
Examples
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Fritz Curtis has just made the first unassisted triple play in Acorn League history.
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The New York Mets turned a triple play against the L.A. Dodgers in the ninth inning.
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Oh, and it's a triple play.
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You never heard of a triple play?
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She throws it to first-- triple play!
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That's the first unassisted triple play I ever seen, Chubb!
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The distraction causes Oscar to miss the Mets turning a game-ending triple play.
Blog text (31) -
During the game, the coach celebrated when the team executed a rare triple play successfully.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'triple' (threefold) and 'play' (a sporting action) transparently combine to indicate an action involving 'three' of something, so a learner can infer it refers to a play characterized by the number three. However, the exact technical meaning—that three players are put out in one continuous sequence—is a baseball-specific convention and not fully predictable from the words alone, so full comprehension may require domain knowledge.
Etymology
Triple play comes from baseball and gives a simple picture: during one single play the defense makes three players 'out' in a quick chain of throws and tags. That's why triple (three) plus play means 'three outs in one continuous action'.