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suicide squeeze

suicide squeeze noun: a play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a safety squeeze, the runner sets off from third as soon as the pitch is made, allowing him or her to start running much earlier than on a safety squeeze.

Noun

suicide squeeze (plural suicide squeezes)

  1. A play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a safety squeeze, the runner sets off from third as soon as the pitch is made, allowing him or her to start running much earlier than on a safety squeeze.

Forms of suicide squeeze

pluralsuicide squeezes

Questions about suicide squeeze

What does suicide squeeze mean?
Suicide squeeze means a play by the team at-bat where with a runner at third base, the batter puts down a sacrifice bunt with the aim of allowing the runner to score. In contrast to a safety squeeze, the runner sets off from third as soon as the pitch is made, allowing him or her to start running much earlier than on a safety squeeze.
What part of speech is suicide squeeze?
Suicide squeeze is a noun.
What is the plural of suicide squeeze?
The plural of suicide squeeze is suicide squeezes.

Words near suicide squeeze in the dictionary

  1. suicide showers
  2. suicide special
  3. suicide specials
  4. suicide squad
  5. suicide squads
  6. suicide squeeze
  7. suicide squeezes
  8. Suicide Sunday
  9. Suicide Sundays
  10. suicide suspension
  11. suicide tourism

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