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retire the side

retire the side verb: to get the third out of an inning, thus ending the turn of one team (side) for batting and signaling the next turn of the other team (side).

Verb

retire the side (third-person singular simple present retires the side, present participle retiring the side, simple past and past participle retired the side)

  1. To get the third out of an inning, thus ending the turn of one team (side) for batting and signaling the next turn of the other team (side).
    • […] and that will retire the side [sportscaster patter]
    • Jones steps on first to retire the side.

Forms of retire the side

third-person singular presentretires the side
present participleretiring the side
past participleretired the side
pastretired the side

Questions about retire the side

What does retire the side mean?
Retire the side means to get the third out of an inning, thus ending the turn of one team (side) for batting and signaling the next turn of the other team (side).
What part of speech is retire the side?
Retire the side is a verb.
What is the past tense of retire the side?
The past tense of retire the side is retired the side.

Words near retire the side in the dictionary

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