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FORCE-OUT

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that baseplay

Example:

the shortstop got the runner at second on a force

Synonyms:

force; force-out; force out; force play

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("force-out" is a kind of...):

putout (an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout))

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)

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