grounder

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ground·er

(groun′dər)

n. Baseball

A ground ball.

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grounder

(ˈɡraʊndə)

(Baseball) baseball a batted ball that travels along the ground

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ground′ ball′

a batted baseball that rolls or bounces along the ground. Also called grounder.

[1855–60, Amer.]

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Noun

grounder - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

ground ball, groundball, hopper

hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

chopper, chop - a grounder that bounces high in the air

roller - a grounder that rolls along the infield

baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

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grounder

n (US Sport) → Bodenball m

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