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Definition of Grounder
1. Noun. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground.
Generic synonyms: Hit, Hitting, Striking
Specialized synonyms: Chop, Chopper, Roller
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Derivative terms: Ground, Hop
Definition of Grounder
1. Noun. (baseball) A ground ball. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Grounder
1. a type of batted baseball [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Grounder
Literary usage of Grounder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"grounder (nautical), a ship that is liable to be run aground through bad seamanship.
Unfortunately these rejoicings have been marred through the loss of ..."
2. American Painters: With One Hundred and Four Examples of Their Work Engraved by George William Sheldon (1880)
"On asking for work, the ' boss ' said he wanted ' a grounder,' and questioned
young Beard in regard to his experience. He answered, although 'a grounder' ..."
3. Athletics at Princeton: A History by Frank Presbrey, James Hugh Moffatt (1901)
"Winslow then sent a hum- ining grounder between Ward's legs and ran to third ...
Their supporters grew excited but quickly subsided for Paint's grounder was ..."
4. Athletic Games in the Education of Women by Gertrude Dudley, Frances Kellor (1909)
"If there is a base-runner on each base and a grounder goes to the third ...
When no base-runner is on bases and a Hard single grounder goes out to the left ..."
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