ALL meanings of inning
in·ning
I i - noun inning baseball: period of game 1
- noun inning opportunity, turn 1
- noun inning Usually, ins. persons in office or political power (distinguished from outs). 1
- noun inning a member of the political party in power: The election made him an in. 1
- noun inning pull or influence; a social advantage or connection: He's got an in with the senator. 1
- noun inning (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a return or service that lands within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court (opposed to out). 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits): walking in the park. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate inclusion within something abstract or immaterial): in politics; in the autumn. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time): in ancient times; a task done in ten minutes. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate limitation or qualification, as of situation, condition, relation, manner, action, etc.): to speak in a whisper; to be similar in appearance. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate means): sketched in ink; spoken in French. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate motion or direction from outside to a point within) into: Let's go in the house. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate transition from one state to another): to break in half. 1
- preposition inning (used to indicate object or purpose): speaking in honor of the event. 1
- adverb inning in or into some place, position, state, relation, etc.: Please come in. 1
- adverb inning on the inside; within. 1
- adverb inning in one's house or office. 1
- adverb inning in office or power. 1
- adverb inning in possession or occupancy. 1
- adverb inning having the turn to play, as in a game. 1
- adverb inning Baseball. (of an infielder or outfielder) in a position closer to home plate than usual; short: The third baseman played in, expecting a bunt. 1
- adverb inning on good terms; in favor: He's in with his boss, but he doubts it will last. 1
- adverb inning in vogue; in style: He says straw hats will be in this year. 1
- adverb inning in season: Watermelons will soon be in. 1
- adjective inning located or situated within; inner; internal: the in part of a mechanism. 1
- adjective inning Informal. in favor with advanced or sophisticated people; fashionable; stylish: the in place to dine; Her new novel is the in book to read this summer. comprehensible only to a special or ultrasophisticated group: an in joke. 1
- adjective inning well-liked; included in a favored group. 1
- adjective inning inward; incoming; inbound: an in train. 1
- adjective inning plentiful; available. 1
- adjective inning being in power, authority, control, etc.: a member of the in party. 1
- adjective inning playing the last nine holes of an eighteen-hole golf course (opposed to out): His in score on the second round was 34. 1
- verb with object inning to enclose. 1
- idioms inning be in for, to be bound to undergo something, especially a disagreeable experience: We are in for a long speech. 1
- idioms inning in for it, Slang. about to suffer chastisement or unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions or omissions: I forgot our anniversary again, and I'll be in for it now. Also, British, for it. 1
- idioms inning in that, because; inasmuch as: In that you won't have time for supper, let me give you something now. 1
- idioms inning in with, on friendly terms with; familiar or associating with: They are in with all the important people. 1
- noun inning A division of a game during which the two teams alternate as offense and defense and during which each team is allowed three outs while batting. 1
- noun inning (baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. 0
- noun inning (softball) A similar period of play. 0
- noun inning (billiards) A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul. 0
- noun inning A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act. 0
- noun inning (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Harvested crop. 0
- noun inning (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Lands recovered from the sea. 0
- countable noun inning An inning is one of the nine periods that a standard baseball game is divided into. Each team is at bat once in each inning. 0
- noun inning a division of the game consisting of a turn at bat and a turn in the field for each side 0
- noun inning the reclamation of land from the sea 0
- noun inning an enclosing or reclaiming, as of wasteland 0
- noun inning lands reclaimed, as from the sea 0
- noun inning the period of play in which a team has a turn at bat, completed in baseball by three outs and in cricket by ten outs 0
- noun inning a numbered round of play in which both teams have a turn at bat: a baseball game normally consists of nine innings, and a cricket game of two innings 0