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FAIR BALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fair ball" is a kind of...):
contact; physical contact (the act of touching physically)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Antonym:
foul ball ((baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field)