base on balls

base on ball

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [beys on, awn bawl]
- /beɪs ɒn, ɔn bɔl/
- /beɪs ɒn bɔːlz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beys on, awn bawl]
- /beɪs ɒn, ɔn bɔl/

Definitions of base on balls words

noun base on balls walk 3
noun plural base on balls the awarding of first base to a batter to whom four balls have been pitched. 1
noun base on balls baseball: walk awarded 1
noun base on balls (baseball) An instance where the batter is allowed to go directly to first base without the possibility of being put out, due to the opposing pitcher delivering four balls. 0

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Origin of base on balls

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Base on balls

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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base on balls popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for base on balls

noun base on balls

free ride — Informal. something obtained without effort or cost: The fact that you're the general's sondoesn't mean you'll get a free ride in the army.
pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
bb — Barbados
free ticket — entitlement to sth at no cost

All 5 Synonyms of base on balls