baseball
baseball
noun
/ˈbeɪsbɔːl/
1 uncountable a game played especially in the US by two teams of nine players, using a bat and ball. Each player tries to hit the ball and then run around four bases before the other team can return the ball.
a baseball bat/team/cap/fan/player/game
to play major league baseball
a pair of baseball boots
a baseball stadium
COMPARE rounders
Culture baseball
TOPICS Sports: ball and racket sports A2
Collocations
adjective
major-league
minor-league
Little League
verb + baseball
play
coach
follow
baseball + noun
game
play-off
player
2 ​countable the ball used in this game
TOPICS Sports: ball and racket sports A2
Collocations
verb + baseball
pitch
throw
toss
Idioms
inside baseball