base hit
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- noun
- /beɪs hɪt/
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- She celebrated when she got her first base hit in the game.
- extra-base hits
- get a base hit
- three base hits
And more extra base hits and also higher pitch speeds.
- And more extra base hits and also higher pitch speeds.
Examples
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And it's lined to left for another base hit.
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It'll be a base hit... as it remains fair down the third baseline.
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It's a base hit to the right side.
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And it's hit into center, base hit.
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It's up the middle, it's a base hit.
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Whoa, base hit up the middle!
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It's a swing and a base hit to right.
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He lines up, base hit to right field.
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I can't remember the last time I had a base hit.
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Line drive over the head of Gonzalez on the field for a base hit.
Synonyms
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A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, often a bunt
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Morphology
The noun combines the literal senses of its parts: 'hit' (an instance of striking the ball) and 'base' (one of the running stations), so the phrase denotes a hit that results in reaching a base safely. This compositional sports-specific meaning follows regular English noun-noun compounding and is cross-linguistically comparable in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun base hit comes from baseball. It paints a simple picture: the batter hits the ball and reaches a base safely because of that hit. That's why base hit means 'a successful hit that lets the batter reach base'.