pop fly
3
5.8
- noun
- /pɑp flaɪ/
- Jargon
:
bola elevada
- She caught the pop fly without any trouble, demonstrating her skill in the outfield.
- hit a pop fly
- catch pop flies
- drop the pop fly
Examples
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I hit a pop fly.
Fiction book (2002) -
A pop fly is caught by the center fielder.
Fiction book (1996) -
One Sunday afternoon, someone on the other team hit a little pop fly that at least three of us were close enough to catch.
Blog text (9) -
Finally, I caught one and sent a pop fly spinning overhead.
Fiction book (1991) -
I reached second, but our next batter hit a pop fly straight to first base for the third out.
Fiction book (1997) -
The third hit a pop fly that was caught by the Red Sox's second baseman.
Fiction book (1997) -
The batter clipped the pitch for a high pop fly.
Fiction book (2002) -
What I saw was a pop-fly where the left fielder and shortstop were both planning on catching the ball.
Blog text (27) -
The batter struck the ball high, sending a pop fly into the air that the outfielder easily caught.
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During the game, he misjudged a simple pop fly and let it drop behind him.
Synonyms
50
5.4
A ball hit high into the air in baseball
16
3.1
A ball hit high into the air in baseball
1
3.6
A high fly ball that is easy for fielders to catch
1
4.2
A short high ball hit into the air that a fielder can easily catch
A ball hit high into the air near home plate that is easy to catch
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'pop fly' is transparently built from 'pop' (to loft the ball high) + 'fly' (a ball struck high into the air); the combined sense — a short, high fly ball usually easy to catch — follows directly from those constituent meanings and standard sports compounding. A B1 learner who knows the given senses of both words can infer this MWE without prior exposure.
Etymology
Pop fly comes from the image of a ball that 'pops' off the bat and becomes a fly — a high, short hit that hangs in the air. So pop fly means 'a high fly ball that does not go far and is easy to catch'.