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baserunning

baserunning noun: the act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so.

Noun

baserunning (uncountable)

  1. The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so
    • Zimmer's comment on Martinez's baserunning was that he was "timid" and wouldn't run on the green light.1988 July 22, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of baserunning

From base + running.

Questions about baserunning

What does baserunning mean?
Baserunning means the act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so.
What part of speech is baserunning?
Baserunning is a noun.

Words near baserunning in the dictionary

  1. basepoints
  2. baser
  3. baserock
  4. baserunner
  5. baserunners
  6. baserunning
  7. bases
  8. bases juiced
  9. bases loaded
  10. bases off
  11. bases off of

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