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TOP OF THE INNING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does top of the inning mean?
• TOP OF THE INNING (noun)
The noun TOP OF THE INNING has 1 sense:
1. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
Familiarity information: TOP OF THE INNING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
top; top of the inning
Context example:
a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth
Hypernyms ("top of the inning" is a kind of...):
bout; round; turn ((sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive)
Holonyms ("top of the inning" is a part of...):
frame; inning ((baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat)
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