baseball

Pronunciation: /ˈbeɪs.bɔl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
  2. noun a ball used in playing baseball

Etymology

From base + ball.

In classic literature

Synonyms

baseball game

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
ball game
Narrower (hyponyms)
no-hit game, stickball, hardball, steal, one-hitter, four-hitter

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