⚾ A practice ball 🏏 A practice bat 🏏 To hit for practice

to fungo

9.9

To hit or toss balls to fielders during practice to help them catch

verb
/ˈfʌŋɡoʊ/

Jargon

: fungo

The coach likes to fungo balls to the infielders before every game.

Examples

During practice, she learned how to fungo fly balls accurately to the outfielders.
He volunteered to fungo grounders so the team could work on their fielding skills.
The coach will fungo to the outfielders today.
He fungoed the ball high into the air.
The coach likes to fungo balls to the infielders before every game.
During practice, she learned how to fungo fly balls accurately to the outfielders.
He volunteered to fungo grounders so the team could work on their fielding skills.

Surface Forms

fungo infinitive

fungoed past

fungoed past participle

fungoing present participle

fungos third person singular

Etymology

The verb fungo comes from the same coach practice idea, and a helpful way to remember it is fun + go, as it means to make the ball 'go' to players. So to fungo is 'to hit' or 'to toss' balls for fielding practice.