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push bunt

push bunt noun: a ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder.

Noun

push bunt (plural push bunts)

  1. A ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder
    • The push bunt went between the pitcher and the first baseman who was charging too hard.
  2. The act of bunting with a bat that moves toward the ball
    • The push bunt is only used in certain situations.

Verb

push bunt (third-person singular simple present push bunts, present participle push bunting, simple past and past participle push bunted)

  1. (transitive) to bunt while moving the bat towards the ball
    • Jones push bunted the pitch.
  2. (intransitive) to bunt while moving the bat towards the ball
    • Smith push bunts if an infielder charges too aggressively.

Forms of push bunt

Noun
pluralpush bunts
Verb
third-person singular presentpush bunts
present participlepush bunting
past participlepush bunted
pastpush bunted

Questions about push bunt

What does push bunt mean?
Push bunt means a ball that has been hit with a bat which moves forward by a batter who is in an arms spread stance, usually in an attempt to bunt the ball past a charging infielder.
What part of speech is push bunt?
Push bunt can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of push bunt?
The plural of push bunt is push bunts.

Words near push bunt in the dictionary

  1. push biked
  2. push bikes
  3. push biking
  4. push broom
  5. push brooms
  6. push bunt
  7. push bunts
  8. push button
  9. push buttons
  10. push dagger
  11. push daggers

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