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BALL GAME
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A field game played with a ball (especially baseball)
Synonyms:
ball game; ballgame
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ball game" is a kind of...):
field game (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Domain member category:
close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ball game"):
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)