walk
- noun
- /wɔk/
- Jargon
- The Red Sox pitcher was nervous and gave up two walks.
- intentional walk
- draw a walk
- ninth-inning walk
Examples
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Earlier this week, I looked at the effect that changing leagues has on walk rate for hitters.
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Or at least give you the intentional walk to first.
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Now, look, we can win with a walk.
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This is the first pitch after a walk.
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Nine walks and a hit batter from the staff today.
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Uh, you don't want to take a lot of walks.
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In his first plate appearance, he worked a four-pitch walk off of the Nationals' Ryan Perry.
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Eck issued a walk in the first inning but stranded the runner.
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After a five-pitch walk to Allen Craig, he got Yadier Molina swinging on a 94 mph fastball.
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In the last game, the team received four walks in the first inning, putting them in a strong position.
Synonyms
An advance to first base after a batter receives four pitches outside the strike zone
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To be in a difficult situation where you must be very careful to avoid failure or trouble
- Informal
To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song
- Informal
Imagine being the other person to understand their feelings and situation
- Informal
To start a journey into the unknown that brings adventure and personal change
- Informal
To be in a very dangerous situation where a small mistake causes big harm
- Informal
Act carefully to avoid causing trouble in a tense, painful situation
- Informal
To be in a risky situation that needs great care to avoid failure
Compounds
- Jargon
A small acting role in a play, film, or TV show that usually has no spoken lines
- Specialized
A process where a number changes by random steps, like particle motion or price changes
- NSFW
Money given during elections to get people to vote for a candidate or pay small local costs
- Jargon
A person who comes to a government to give secret information or ask to stay in the country
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Surface Forms
Etymology
In baseball, a walk means a batter goes to first base after four balls, and the name comes from the idea that the player simply 'walks' to first base. So a walk is a free move to first base.