grounder
pronunciation
How to pronounce grounder in British English:
UK [ˈgraʊndə(r)]
How to pronounce grounder in American English:
US [ˈɡraʊndɚ]
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- Noun:
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
Word Origin
- grounder (n.)
- c. 1400, "one who establishes," agent noun from ground (v.). Baseball sense attested by 1867; earlier in cricket.
Example
- 1. A grounder that rolls along the infield .
- 2. In the gymnasiums of beijing and shanghai , there were grounder competitions .
- 3. Wang ping : around the early 14th century , grounder began to prevail among the common .
- 4. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman . Shaya would have been out and that would have ended the game .
- 5. Grounder -- self-propelled and voice-activated model .