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FORCE PLAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
Example:
the shortstop got the runner at second on a force
Synonyms:
force; force-out; force out; force play
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("force play" is a kind of...):
putout (an out resulting from a fielding play (not a strikeout))
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)
