to ump
6.3
To watch a baseball game and decide if plays follow the rules
- verb
- /ʌmp/
- Informal
:
arbitrar
- After training, she was finally ready to ump her first match as an official.
Examples
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You definitely can't ump.
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The referee asked if I could ump the next baseball game this weekend.
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I mean, the old guy can ump.
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You definitely can't ump.
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He learned how to ump from watching professional games for many years.
Synonyms
5
6.8
To act as the official who makes sure players follow the rules in a sports game
focuses on making and enforcing rule decisions during games rather than general management
to umpire
vsto ump
2
3.4
To make decisions during a game to make sure rules are followed
focuses on judging and enforcing rules rather than other officiating tasks
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ump used as a verb comes from the same umpire idea. To 'ump' is to act as that neutral official who makes the calls and enforces the rules.