noun
(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑safety
• Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game
• Hypernyms: ↑hit
• Hyponyms:
↑homer, ↑home run, ↑single, ↑bingle, ↑double, ↑two-base hit, ↑two-bagger, ↑two-baser, ↑triple, ↑three-base hit, ↑three-bagger
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noun : a hit in baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely with no error being made and no base runner being forced out on the play
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Baseball.
a fair ball enabling the batter to reach base without the commission of an error in the field or the making of a force-out or fielder's choice on another base runner.
[1870-75, Amer.]
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base hit,
a successful hitting of the baseball by a batter so that he gets at least to first base without the help of a defensive error and without forcing out one of his teammates.
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n. Baseball a fair ball hit such that the batter can advance safely to a base without aid of an error committed by the team in the field
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noun, pl ⋯ hits [count]
baseball : a hit that allows a batter to reach a base safely : a single, double, triple, or home run
The pitcher gave up three base hits [=hits] in two innings.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.