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Baltimore chop

Baltimore chop noun: a ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally.

Noun

Baltimore chop (plural Baltimore chops)

  1. A ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally

Forms of Baltimore chop

pluralBaltimore chops

Questions about Baltimore chop

What does Baltimore chop mean?
Baltimore chop means a ball hit forcefully into the ground near home plate, producing a bounce high above the head of a fielder; technique that was intentionally employed during the dead-ball era of Major League Baseball, but today occurs infrequently and usually unintentionally.
What part of speech is Baltimore chop?
Baltimore chop is a noun.
What is the plural of Baltimore chop?
The plural of Baltimore chop is Baltimore chops.

Words near Baltimore chop in the dictionary

  1. Baltierras
  2. Baltimore
  3. Baltimore bird
  4. Baltimore birds
  5. Baltimore breaks
  6. Baltimore chop
  7. Baltimore chops
  8. Baltimore clipper
  9. Baltimore clippers
  10. Baltimore club
  11. Baltimore County

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