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grab some pine

grab some pine verb: go sit on the bench. Typically used as a taunt after a strikeout. Popularized by Giants sportscaster Mike Krukow.

Verb

grab some pine (third-person singular simple present grabs some pine, present participle grabbing some pine, simple past and past participle grabbed some pine)

  1. Go sit on the bench. Typically used as a taunt after a strikeout. Popularized by Giants sportscaster Mike Krukow.
    • Strike three! Grab some pine, meat! The saying references the pine benches in the dugout. It has absolutely nothing to do with pine tar used for grip on bats

Forms of grab some pine

third-person singular presentgrabs some pine
present participlegrabbing some pine
past participlegrabbed some pine
pastgrabbed some pine

Questions about grab some pine

What does grab some pine mean?
Grab some pine means go sit on the bench. Typically used as a taunt after a strikeout. Popularized by Giants sportscaster Mike Krukow.
What part of speech is grab some pine?
Grab some pine is a verb.
What is the past tense of grab some pine?
The past tense of grab some pine is grabbed some pine.

Words near grab some pine in the dictionary

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  9. grab the bull by the horns
  10. grab the headlines
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