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LINE DRIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
Example:
the batter hit a liner to the shortstop
Synonyms:
line drive; liner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("line drive" is a kind of...):
fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
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)