noun
baseball
BAYS-bawl
noun
1
A bat-and-ball sport, especially popular in the US, Caribbean and parts of East Asia, in which players score by hitting a ball and running around four bases.
"They spent the whole summer playing baseball in the local park."
"The World Series is the championship of American professional baseball."
2
The small, hard ball used to play this sport.
"He signed the baseball for the young fan."
How to Use Baseball
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe American bat-and-ball game played with four bases, or the ball used in it.
Common pairings
play baseball
baseball bat
baseball season
baseball team
Word Forms
baseballs plural
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Etymology
From base + ball, referring to the four bases players run between.