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ground ball with eyes

ground ball with eyes noun: a weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

Noun

ground ball with eyes (plural ground balls with eyes)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) A weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.

Forms of ground ball with eyes

pluralground balls with eyes

Origin of ground ball with eyes

From the metaphor that the ball has eyes, allowing it to avoid the infielders.

Questions about ground ball with eyes

What does ground ball with eyes mean?
Ground ball with eyes means a weakly hit ground ball that barely evades the infielders.
What part of speech is ground ball with eyes?
Ground ball with eyes is a noun.
What is the plural of ground ball with eyes?
The plural of ground ball with eyes is ground balls with eyes.

Words near ground ball with eyes in the dictionary

  1. ground babbler
  2. ground babblers
  3. ground bailiff
  4. ground bailiffs
  5. ground ball
  6. ground ball with eyes
  7. ground balls
  8. ground balls with eyes
  9. ground bar
  10. ground bars
  11. ground bass

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