drag bunt
drag bunt noun: a ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice.
Noun
drag bunt (plural drag bunts)
- A ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice
- Jones fielded the drag bunt, but the runner beat out his throw for a single.
- The act of bunting while running towards first base
- The drag bunt is a skill that few players perfect.
Verb
drag bunt (third-person singular simple present drag bunts, present participle drag bunting, simple past and past participle drag bunted)
- to bunt while running towards first base
- Jones drag bunted the pitch.
- to bunt while running towards first base
- Smith often drag bunts if he sees the third baseman playing back.
Forms of drag bunt
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | drag bunts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | drag bunts |
| present participle | drag bunting |
| past participle | drag bunted |
| past | drag bunted |
Questions about drag bunt
- What does drag bunt mean?
- Drag bunt means a ball that has been hit by a batter who started to run towards first base while holding the bat back over the plate, typically in an attempt to get a hit rather than to sacrifice.
- What part of speech is drag bunt?
- Drag bunt can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of drag bunt?
- The plural of drag bunt is drag bunts.
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