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passed ball

passed ball noun: a play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.

Noun

passed ball (plural passed balls)

  1. A play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.
    • Jones let a passed ball get behind him.

Forms of passed ball

pluralpassed balls

Questions about passed ball

What does passed ball mean?
Passed ball means a play where the catcher fails to stop a normally playable pitch and a runner advances.
What part of speech is passed ball?
Passed ball is a noun.
What is the plural of passed ball?
The plural of passed ball is passed balls.

Words near passed ball in the dictionary

  1. passed along
  2. passed around
  3. passed around like a blunt
  4. passed as
  5. passed away
  6. passed ball
  7. passed balls
  8. passed by
  9. passed current
  10. passed down
  11. passed for

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