hitting (verb)

  • 71List of baseball jargon (S) — sabermetrics:Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the SABR – the Society for American Baseball Research. The term was coined by Bill James, an enthusiastic… …

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  • 72bat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English batt Date: before 12th century 1. a stout solid stick ; club 2. a sharp blow ; stroke 3. a. a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games b. a paddle used …

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  • 73golf — golfer, n. /golf, gawlf/; Brit. also /gof/, n. 1. a game in which clubs with wooden or metal heads are used to hit a small, white ball into a number of holes, usually 9 or 18, in succession, situated at various distances over a course having… …

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  • 74Glossary of bicycling — The following terminology is used in the general cycling, as well as the more specific sports of road bicycle racing and mountain bicycle racing. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W …

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  • 75chop — chop1 [ tʃap ] verb ** 1. ) chop or chop up transitive to cut something such as food or wood into pieces: Finely chop the cabbage and cook it in boiling salted water. Next, add the chopped onions. Don t chop any more wood; we have enough. chop… …

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  • 76cross — cross1 [ krɔs ] verb *** ▸ 1 go to other side ▸ 2 be across (each other) ▸ 3 combine animal breeds ▸ 4 appear on face ▸ 5 in sports ▸ 6 oppose someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to go from one side of something such as a road or… …

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  • 77drum — drum1 [ drʌm ] noun ** 1. ) count a musical instrument consisting of a tight skin stretched over a round frame that you hit with your hands or a stick. Someone who plays a drum is a drummer. => DRUM N BASS 2. ) count a large round container… …

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  • 78slice — slice1 [ slaıs ] noun count ** 1. ) a flat piece of food that has been cut from something larger: Cut the bread into thick slices. lemon slices slice of: a slice of bread/cake/ham/cheese 2. ) slice of INFORMAL a part or share of something: We re… …

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  • 79club — 1 /klVb/ noun (C) 1 FOR AN ACTIVITY/SPORT (also + plural verb BrE) an organization for people who share a particular interest or enjoy similar activities, such as sports or politics: the Ramblers Club | rugby/golf/squash club etc (=a club for… …

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  • 80hit up — ˌhit ˈup [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they hit up he/she/it hits up present participle hitting up past tense …

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