Baseball Definition–noun | 1. | a game of ball between two nine-player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond-shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that must be completed by a base runner in order to score, the central offensive action entailing hitting of a pitched ball with a wooden or metal bat and
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running of the bases, the winner being the team scoring the most runs. | | 2. | the ball used in this game, being a sphere approximately 3 in. (7 cm) in diameter with a twine-covered center of cork covered by stitched horsehide. | | 3. | Cards. a variety of five-card or seven-card stud poker in which nines and threes are wild and in which threes and fours dealt face up gain the player either penalties or privileges. | |
From Dictionary Hat Definition–noun | 1. | a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, esp. for wear outdoors. | | 2. | Roman Catholic Church. | a. | the distinctive head covering of a cardinal. | | b. | the office or dignity of a cardinal. Compare red hat. | | –verb (used with object) | 3. | to provide with a hat; put a hat on. | —Idioms | 4. | hat in hand, humbly; respectfully: He approached the boss, hat in hand. | | 5. | pass the hat, to ask for contributions of money, as for charity; take up a collection: The lodge members passed the hat to send underprivileged children to summer camp. | | 6. | take off one's hat to, to express high regard for; praise: We took off our hats to their courage and daring. | | 7. | talk through one's hat, to speak without knowing the facts; make unsupported or incorrect statements: He is talking through his hat when he says he'll make the team. | | 8. | throw or toss one's hat in or into the ring, to become a participant in a contest, esp. to declare one's candidacy for political office: His friends are urging him to throw his hat in the ring. | | 9. | under one's hat, confidential; private; secret: I'll tell you the real story, but keep it under your hat. | | 10. | wear two or several hats, to function in more than one capacity; fill two or more positions: He wears two hats, serving as the company's comptroller as well as its chief executive officer. | |
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