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force-out

force-out is the alternative spelling of force out.

Meaning of force out

Noun

force out (plural force outs)

  1. An instance of an out created by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground.
    • A force out was recorded on the scorecard.

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Forms of force-out

pluralforce-outs

Questions about force-out

What is force-out the alternative spelling of?
Force-out is the alternative spelling of force out.

Words near force-out in the dictionary

  1. force-feed
  2. force-feeding
  3. force-feeds
  4. force-field
  5. force-fields
  6. force-out
  7. force-outs
  8. force-put
  9. force-puts
  10. force-ripe
  11. forceable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: force-out (page history and authors); force out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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