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base hit in baseball, a hit that allows the batter to get on base safely, without an error or force-out being made.
base on balls in baseball, an advance to first base taken by a batter to whom four balls have been pitched. (See walk.)
bat1 in baseball, to take one's turn as a batter. [1/4 definitions]
catcher in baseball, the player who squats behind the batter at home plate and catches balls thrown by the pitcher. [1/2 definitions]
chicken-fried dipped in batter or coated with flour and seasonings and fried.
fielder's choice in baseball, a fielder's decision, on a batted ground ball, to put out a base runner instead of the batter.
fish and chips fried, usu. batter-coated fillets of fish and French-fried potatoes.
flapjack a flat cake made by frying batter in a small amount of butter or other fat; pancake; griddlecake.
fungo in baseball practice sessions, a ball tossed into the air by the batter to be hit to a fielder as it comes back down.
hit-and-run designating or pertaining to a prearranged baseball play in which a runner begins to advance to the next base as the batter tries to hit the ball. [1/2 definitions]
home plate in baseball, a five-sided flat slab of hard rubber at which the batter stands, and which the base runner must touch in order to score a run.
home run in baseball, a hit that allows the batter enough time to touch all four bases in succession and score a run.
hush puppy a small cake or fritter of deep-fried cornmeal batter.
leaven to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. [2/4 definitions]
leavening an agent such as yeast or baking powder that causes the formation of carbon dioxide gas in batter or dough, causing it to expand and rise. [1/2 definitions]
marble cake a cake having a streaked or marbled appearance, made by partly mixing together a light and a dark batter.
pancake a flat round cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or frying pan; hotcake; griddlecake. [1/4 definitions]
pitch1 of the pitcher in baseball or softball, to throw (a ball) toward the batter. [3/23 definitions]
pitcher2 in baseball or softball, the player who throws the baseball toward the batter. [1/2 definitions]
sacrifice bunt in baseball, a bunt that puts a batter out but allows a runner to advance a base.
sacrifice fly in baseball, a fly ball that puts the batter out but enables a runner to score from third base.