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worm burner

worm burner noun: a hard-hit ground ball.

Noun

worm burner (plural worm burners)

  1. A hard-hit ground ball.
    • Jones smashes a worm burner to mid on.
    • Jones smashes a worm burner between third and short.
    Synonyms:
    grasscutter
  2. A low, hard-hit shot.

Synonyms of worm burner

Forms of worm burner

pluralworm burners

Origin of worm burner

From the humorous notion that any worms on the ground might be burned by the rapid passage of the ball.

Questions about worm burner

What does worm burner mean?
Worm burner means a hard-hit ground ball.
What part of speech is worm burner?
Worm burner is a noun.
What is the plural of worm burner?
The plural of worm burner is worm burners.

Words near worm burner in the dictionary

  1. worm
  2. worm and wheel
  3. worm ball
  4. worm balls
  5. worm bark
  6. worm burner
  7. worm burners
  8. worm cast
  9. worm castle
  10. worm castles
  11. worm casts

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