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TWO-BASE HIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does two-base hit mean?
• TWO-BASE HIT (noun)
The noun TWO-BASE HIT has 1 sense:
1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
Familiarity information: TWO-BASE HIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
double; two-bagger; two-base hit; two-baser
Context example:
he hit a double to deep centerfield
Hypernyms ("two-base hit" is a kind of...):
base hit; safety ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "two-base hit"):
line-drive double; line double (a double resulting from a line drive)
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