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intentional walks

intentional walks is the plural of intentional walk.

Meaning of intentional walk

Noun

intentional walk (plural intentional walks)

  1. The intentional pitching of four balls (bad pitches), or of a fourth ball, in order to give the batter a walk (for example, so as to avoid the risk of a home run).
    • Jones was given an intentional walk in order to face Smith.
    Synonyms:
    intentional base on balls

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Questions about intentional walks

What is intentional walks the plural of?
Intentional walks is the plural of intentional walk.

Words near intentional walks in the dictionary

  1. intentional passes
  2. intentional species
  3. intentional walk
  4. intentional walked
  5. intentional walking
  6. intentional walks
  7. intentionalism
  8. intentionalist
  9. intentionalistic
  10. intentionalistically
  11. intentionalists

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