double play

Noun

Meaning

the act of getting two players out on one play

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

double-play

Synonyms

double dealing base hit triple play strikeout sacrifice fly wild pitch double agent double act double comedy double dance double fun double maneuver dishonest play double caper double production

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Antonyms

justice honor loyalty reliability integrity honesty

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Hypernyms

baseball play

Examples

There was Shawon Dunston and Mark Grace, and together we were a double play combination for ten years. Ryne Sandberg

Atlanta had runners on second and third with no outs before a pair of base-running blunders led to a 5-2-5-6 double play. Source: Internet

Cam Williams followed up with a double-play groundout, but that was enough to score Kennedy from third and give the Longhorns their two-run lead. Source: Internet

Domingo Santana then walked to load the bases, but Littell got out of the jam when he got catcher Sandy Leon on a comebacker to start a 1-2-3 double play. Source: Internet

During the fifth inning of game three of the series, Joe Morgan hit a double play ball to Mets first baseman John Milner with Rose on first. Source: Internet

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Gavin Lux, center, turns a double play over the slide of Texas Rangers’ Joey Gallo, bottom, during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Arlington, Texas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

double pica double pitch roof double planet double play depth double plural double pneumonia