- force out
- noun Baseball a play in which a runner is put out after being forced (by another runner) to advance to a base at which a fielder is holding the ball.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
force out
Look at other dictionaries:
force-out — • force play • force out noun A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball touches the base. Bob was out at second base when Joe hit into a force play … Словарь американских идиом
force out — index deport (banish), dislodge, eject (expel), exclude, expel, oust, supplant … Law dictionary
force out — 1. verb a) To cause something to be ejected We are going to force out intolerance. b) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return to while in possession of a ball which has already touched the ground Jones … Wiktionary
force-out — /fawrs owt , fohrs /, n. Baseball. a put out of a base runner on a force play. [1895 1900, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase force out] * * * … Universalium
force-out — noun Date: 1896 a play in baseball in which a runner is put out by being forced to advance to the next base but failing to do so safely … New Collegiate Dictionary
force\ play — • force play • force out noun A play in baseball in which a runner is out because he does not run to the next base before the fielder with the ball touches the base. Bob was out at second base when Joe hit into a force play … Словарь американских идиом
Out & Equal — Workplace Advocates Founder(s) Selisse Berry Founded 1998 Location … Wikipedia
Out of the Park Baseball — Out of the park redirects here. For the idiomatic expression, see Glossary of English language idioms derived from baseball. Out of the Park Baseball 12 Developer(s) OOTP Developments Publisher(s) OOTP Developments … Wikipedia
force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Force play — In baseball, a force is a situation when a baserunner is compelled (or forced ) to vacate his time of pitch base and thus try to advance to the next base because the batter became a runner. A runner at first base is always forced to attempt to… … Wikipedia
force — force1 [ fɔrs ] noun *** ▸ 1 physical strength ▸ 2 group of police, etc. ▸ 3 influence ▸ 4 scientific effect ▸ 5 military ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) uncount physical strength or violence: They accused the police of using excessive force during the arrest.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
