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hit-by-pitch

hit-by-pitch noun: an official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

hit-by-pitch: an official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a...
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Noun

hit-by-pitch (plural hit-by-pitches)

  1. An official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit batsman.

Forms of hit-by-pitch

pluralhit-by-pitches

Questions about hit-by-pitch

What does hit-by-pitch mean?
Hit-by-pitch means an official scoring play in which a batter is hit by a pitched ball, and is awarded first base as a result, and where the batter is referred to as a hit batsman.
What part of speech is hit-by-pitch?
Hit-by-pitch is a noun.
What is the plural of hit-by-pitch?
The plural of hit-by-pitch is hit-by-pitches.

Words near hit-by-pitch in the dictionary

  1. hit-and-runner
  2. hit-and-runners
  3. hit-and-runs
  4. hit-box
  5. hit-boxes
  6. hit-by-pitch
  7. hit-by-pitches
  8. hit-job
  9. hit-jobs
  10. hit-or-miss
  11. hit-or-miss transform

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