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⚾ A game official ⚾ To referee
ump

ump

9 7.0
A person who watches a baseball game and decides if a play follows the rules
  • noun
  • /ʌmp/
  • Informal
translation icon : árbitro
  • The ump behind home plate turned and looked up toward us and waved.
  • ump calls
  • plate ump
  • league ump

Examples

  • Come on, ump, what the heck's going on?

    Trouble with the Curve (2012)

  • Are you kidding me, ump?

    All Square (2018)

  • Come on, ump, you blind?

    Church Ball (2006)

  • Are you out of your mind, ump?

    The Fan (1996)

  • FIRST BASE UMP: Tie goes to the runner, son.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • But it is not the case that if the ump blows that call, the Tigers score.

    Blog text (8)

  • I'm not taking anything away from the fact that the ump blew it.

    Blog text (8)

  • The Tigers score in that inning only if the ump blows that call.

    Blog text (8)

  • "Batter up!" the ump shouted.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • During the game, the ump made a crucial call that changed the outcome of the match.

Synonyms

umpire
vsump
54 2.7

A person who makes decisions in sports or disputes to make sure rules are followed

is an informal short form specific to officials in baseball games

Surface Forms

ump singular
umps plural

Etymology

Ump is short for umpire. The word umpire came from an old phrase meaning 'not equal' to show the official was not on either side and stayed neutral, so an ump is the person who watches the game and makes fair calls.