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INNING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
Synonyms:
frame; inning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("inning" is a kind of...):
division; part; section (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole)
Meronyms (parts of "inning"):
top; top of the inning (the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat)
bottom; bottom of the inning (the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat)
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)
Holonyms ("inning" is a part of...):
period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb inn
