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Words and phrases used in baseball.
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  1. squeeze play
    a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
  2. strikeout
    an out resulting from the batter getting three strikes
  3. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  4. steal
    take without the owner's consent
  5. hit-and-run
    involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
  6. sacrifice
    the act of killing in order to appease a deity
  7. slider
    a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
  8. change-up
    a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
  9. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  10. foul ball
    a baseball struck with the bat that travels out of the field
  11. pop-up
    a short high fly ball
Created on Mon Apr 12 18:25:07 EDT 2010 (updated Mon Apr 12 18:57:01 EDT 2010)

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