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sacrifice bunt

Syllables: sac·ri·fice buntUK/ˌsækɹɪfaɪs ˈbʌnt/US/ˌsækɹəˌfaɪs ˈbʌnt/

sacrifice bunt noun: a play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.

Noun

sacrifice bunt (plural sacrifice bunts)

  1. A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
    • The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.
    • The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.

Synonyms of sacrifice bunt

Forms of sacrifice bunt

pluralsacrifice bunts

Origin of sacrifice bunt

From sacrifice + bunt.

Words that rhyme with sacrifice bunt

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Questions about sacrifice bunt

What does sacrifice bunt mean?
Sacrifice bunt means a play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
What part of speech is sacrifice bunt?
Sacrifice bunt is a noun.
How do you pronounce sacrifice bunt?
Sacrifice bunt is pronounced /ˌsækɹɪfaɪs ˈbʌnt/ (UK).
What is the plural of sacrifice bunt?
The plural of sacrifice bunt is sacrifice bunts.

Words near sacrifice bunt in the dictionary

  1. sacrificators
  2. sacrificatory
  3. sacrificature
  4. sacrifice
  5. sacrifice area
  6. sacrifice bunt
  7. sacrifice bunts
  8. sacrifice flies
  9. sacrifice fly
  10. sacrifice hit
  11. sacrifice hits

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