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. |