passed ball

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [past, pahst bawl]
- /pæst, pɑst bɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [past, pahst bawl]
- /pæst, pɑst bɔl/

Definitions of passed ball words

noun passed ball a pitched ball that the catcher can reasonably be expected to catch but misses, resulting in a base runner's or runners' advancing one or more bases or in the batter's reaching first base safely. 1
noun passed ball a misplay by the catcher in which a pitch that could be caught or controlled is missed and a base runner advances to another base as a result 0

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Origin of passed ball

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Passed ball

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

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passed ball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

passed ball usage trend in Literature

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