sacrifice bunt
sacrifice bunt · sacrifice bunts
A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread…A play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
UK/ˌsækɹɪfaɪs ˈbʌnt/US/ˌsækɹəˌfaɪs ˈbʌnt/
Meaning
1 sensesA play in which the batter intentionally hits the ball softly with a hands-spread batting stance at the cost of an out to advance one or more runners.
The sacrifice bunt was fielded cleanly, but the only play was to first.
The manager will likely call for a sacrifice bunt here.
Origin
From sacrifice + bunt.From sacrifice + bunt.
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Forms
plural: sacrifice bunts| Singular | sacrifice bunt |
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